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‘‘(1) the travel from the Commonwealth or possession of 
the United States to receive the specialty care services; and 
‘‘(2) the return travel. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘primary care pro-
vider’ and ‘specialty care provider’ refer to a medical or dental 
professional who provides health care services under chapter 55 
of this title. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to implement this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2641a the following new item: 
‘‘2641b. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: retired members 
residing in Commonwealths and possessions of the United States for 
certain health care services.’’. 
SEC. 375. RECOVERY OF MISSING MILITARY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 2788. Property accountability: regulations 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may prescribe regula-
tions for the accounting for the property of that department and 
the fixing of responsibility for that property. 
‘‘§ 2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No member of the armed forces may sell, 
lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment fur-
nished to such member by the United States to any person other 
than a member of the armed forces or an officer of the United 
States who is authorized to receive it. 
‘‘(b) SEIZURE OF IMPROPERLY DISPOSED PROPERTY.—If a member 
of the armed forces has disposed of property in violation of sub-
section (a) and the property is in the possession of a person who 
is neither a member of the armed forces nor an officer of the 
United States who is authorized to receive it, that person has 
no right to or interest in the property, and any civil or military 
officer of the United States may seize the property, wherever found, 
subject to applicable regulations. Possession of such property fur-
nished by the United States to a member of the armed forces 
by a person who is neither a member of the armed forces, nor 
an officer of the United States, is prima facie evidence that the 
property has been disposed of in violation of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DELIVERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY.—If an officer who seizes 
property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for 
the United States, the officer shall deliver the property to a person 
who is authorized to retain it.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new items: 
‘‘2788. Property accountability: regulations. 
‘‘2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such title is further amended by striking 
the following sections: 
(A) Section 4832. 
(B) Section 4836.
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(C) Section 9832. 
(D) Section 9836. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 453.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 453 of such title is amended by striking 
the items relating to sections 4832 and 4836. 
(B) CHAPTER 953.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 953 of such title is amended by striking 
the items relating to sections 9832 and 9836. 
SEC. 376. RETENTION OF COMBAT UNIFORMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) RETENTION OF COMBAT UNIFORMS.—Chapter 152 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2568. Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed 
in support of contingency operations 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may authorize a 
member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
who has been deployed in support of a contingency operation for 
at least 30 days to retain, after that member is no longer so 
deployed, the combat uniform issued to that member as organiza-
tional clothing and individual equipment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘2568. Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency 
operations.’’. 
SEC. 377. ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OF THE NAVY OTHER 
THAN TO ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subtitle C of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 667—ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL 
OTHER THAN TO ARMED FORCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘7911. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institutions not maintaining units 
of R.O.T.C. 
‘‘7912. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having 
corps of midshipmen. 
‘‘7913. Supplies: military instruction camps. 
‘‘§ 7911. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institu-
tions not maintaining units of R.O.T.C. 
‘‘Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary 
of the Navy may issue arms, tentage, and equipment that the 
Secretary considers necessary for proper military training, to any 
educational institution at which no unit of the Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps is maintained, but which has a course in military 
training prescribed by the Secretary and which has at least 50 
physically fit students over 14 years of age.
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‘‘§ 7912. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: edu-
cational institutions having corps of midshipmen 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO LEND.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
lend, without expense to the United States, magazine rifles and 
appendages that are not of the existing service models in use 
at the time and that are not necessary for a proper reserve supply, 
to any educational institution having a uniformed corps of mid-
shipmen of sufficient number for target practice. The Secretary 
may also issue 40 rounds of ball cartridges for each midshipman 
for each range at which target practice is held, but not more 
than 120 rounds each year for each midshipman participating in 
target practice. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF INSTITUTIONS.—The institutions to 
which property is lent under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) use the property for target practice; 
‘‘(2) take proper care of the property; and 
‘‘(3) return the property when required. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section, containing such other require-
ments as he considers necessary to safeguard the interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘§ 7913. Supplies: military instruction camps 
‘‘Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary 
of the Navy may issue, to any educational institution at which 
an officer of the naval service is detailed as professor of naval 
science, such supplies as are necessary to establish and maintain 
a camp for the military instruction of its students. The Secretary 
shall require a bond in the value of the property issued under 
this section, for the care and safekeeping of that property and 
except for property properly expended, for its return when 
required.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at the begin-
ning of subtitle C of such title, and the table of chapters at the 
beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting 
after the item relating to chapter 665 the following new item: 
‘‘667. Issue of serviceable material other than to Armed Forces ........................ 7911.’’. 
SEC. 378. REAUTHORIZATION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps active duty 
end strengths for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
Sec. 404. Increase in authorized strengths for Army officers on active duty in the 
grade of major. 
Sec. 405. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy officers on active duty in the 
grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain. 
Sec. 406. Increase in authorized daily average of number of members in pay grade 
E–9.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2008 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Future authorizations and accounting for certain reserve component per-
sonnel authorized to be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty 
to provide operational support. 
Sec. 417. Revision of variances authorized for Selected Reserve end strengths. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2008, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 525,400. 
(2) The Navy, 329,098. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 189,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 329,563. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) ARMY.—The authorized strength for the Army provided 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for active duty personnel 
for fiscal year 2008 is subject to the condition that costs of 
active duty personnel of the Army for that fiscal year in excess 
of 489,400 shall be paid out of funds authorized to be appro-
priated for that fiscal year by section 1514. 
(2) MARINE CORPS.—The authorized strength for the Marine 
Corps provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) for active 
duty personnel for fiscal year 2008 is subject to the condition 
that costs of active duty personnel of the Marine Corps for 
that fiscal year in excess of 180,000 shall be paid out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year by section 
1514. 
SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 525,400. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 328,400. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 189,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 328,600.’’. 
SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES OF ARMY AND 
MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTHS FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 2010. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
INCREASE
ARMY
ACTIVE
DUTY
END 
STRENGTHS.—For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the Secretary 
of Defense may, as the Secretary determines necessary for the 
purposes described in subsection (c), establish the active-duty end 
strength for the Army at a number greater than the number other-
wise authorized by law up to the number equal to the fiscal- 
year 2008 baseline plus 22,000.
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(b) MARINE CORPS.—For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 
the Secretary of Defense may, as the Secretary determines nec-
essary for the purposes described in subsection (c), establish the 
active-duty end strength for the Marine Corps at a number greater 
than the number otherwise authorized by law up to the number 
equal to the fiscal-year 2008 baseline plus 13,000. 
(c) PURPOSE OF INCREASES.—The purposes for which increases 
may be made in Army and Marine Corps active duty end strengths 
under this section are— 
(1) to support operational missions; and 
(2) to achieve transformational reorganization objectives, 
including objectives for increased numbers of combat brigades 
and battalions, increased unit manning, force stabilization and 
shaping, and rebalancing of the active and reserve component 
forces. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO
PRESIDENTIAL
WAIVER
AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the President’s 
authority under section 123a of title 10, United States Code, to 
waive any statutory end strength in a time of war or national 
emergency. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
VARIANCE
AUTHORITY.—The 
authority under this section is in addition to the authority to 
vary authorized end strengths that is provided in subsections (e) 
and (f) of section 115 of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) BUDGET TREATMENT.— 
(1) FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 2010 BUDGETS.—The budget for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 
as submitted to Congress shall comply, with respect to funding, 
with subsections (c) and (d) of section 691 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) OTHER INCREASES.—If the Secretary of Defense plans 
to increase the Army or Marine Corps active duty end strength 
for a fiscal year under this section, then the budget for the 
Department of Defense for that fiscal year as submitted to 
Congress shall include the amounts necessary for funding that 
active duty end strength in excess of the fiscal year 2008 
active duty end strength authorized for that service under 
section 401. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FISCAL-YEAR 2008 BASELINE.—The term ‘‘fiscal-year 2008 
baseline’’, with respect to the Army and Marine Corps, means 
the active-duty end strength authorized for those services in 
section 401. 
(2) ACTIVE-DUTY END STRENGTH.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘active-duty end strength’’ means the strength for active- 
duty personnel of one of the Armed Forces as of the last 
day of a fiscal year. 
(h) REPEAL OF OTHER DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO TEMPO-
RARILY INCREASE ARMY
AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTHS.—Section 403 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108– 
375; 10 U.S.C. 115 note), as amended by section 403 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2169), is repealed.
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SEC. 404. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR ARMY OFFICERS 
ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR. 
The portion of the table in section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, relating to the Army is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Total number of commissioned 
officers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection 
(b)) on active duty: 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Major 
Lieutenant 
Colonel 
Colonel 
Army: 
20,000 .......................................
7,768 
5,253 
1,613
25,000 .......................................
8,689 
5,642 
1,796
30,000 .......................................
9,611 
6,030 
1,980
35,000 .......................................
10,532 
6,419 
2,163
40,000 .......................................
11,454 
6,807 
2,347
45,000 .......................................
12,375 
7,196 
2,530
50,000 .......................................
13,297 
7,584 
2,713
55,000 .......................................
14,218 
7,973 
2,897
60,000 .......................................
15,140 
8,361 
3,080
65,000 .......................................
16,061 
8,750 
3,264
70,000 .......................................
16,983 
9,138 
3,447
75,000 .......................................
17,903 
9,527 
3,631
80,000 .......................................
18,825 
9,915 
3,814
85,000 .......................................
19,746 
10,304 
3,997
90,000 .......................................
20,668 
10,692 
4,181
95,000 .......................................
21,589 
11,081 
4,364
100,000 .....................................
22,511 
11,469 
4,548
110,000 .....................................
24,354 
12,246 
4,915
120,000 .....................................
26,197 
13,023 
5,281
130,000 .....................................
28,040 
13,800 
5,648
170,000 .....................................
35,412 
16,908 
7,116’’. 
SEC. 405. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR NAVY OFFICERS 
ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADES OF LIEUTENANT COM-
MANDER, COMMANDER, AND CAPTAIN. 
The table in section 523(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Total number of commissioned 
officers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection 
(b)) on active duty: 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Lieutenant 
Com-
mander 
Com-
mander 
Captain 
Navy: 
30,000 .......................................
7,698 
5,269 
2,222
33,000 .......................................
8,189 
5,501 
2,334
36,000 .......................................
8,680 
5,733 
2,447
39,000 .......................................
9,172 
5,965 
2,559
42,000 .......................................
9,663 
6,197 
2,671
45,000 .......................................
10,155 
6,429 
2,784
48,000 .......................................
10,646 
6,660 
2,896
51,000 .......................................
11,136 
6,889 
3,007
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‘‘Total number of commissioned 
officers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection 
(b)) on active duty: 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Lieutenant 
Com-
mander 
Com-
mander 
Captain 
54,000 .......................................
11,628 
7,121 
3,120
57,000 .......................................
12,118 
7,352 
3,232
60,000 .......................................
12,609 
7,583 
3,344
63,000 .......................................
13,100 
7,813 
3,457
66,000 .......................................
13,591 
8,044 
3,568
70,000 .......................................
14,245 
8,352 
3,718
90,000 .......................................
17,517 
9,890 
4,467’’. 
SEC. 406. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED DAILY AVERAGE OF NUMBER 
OF MEMBERS IN PAY GRADE E–9. 
Section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1.25 percent’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 
September 30, 2008, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 351,300. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 67,800. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 
shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 
the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in units 
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component who are on active duty (other than for training 
or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are 
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 
reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total 
authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of 
such individual members.
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SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2008, the following number of Reserves to be serving 
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 29,204. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 15,870. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 11,579. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 13,936. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,721. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 
as of the last day of fiscal year 2008 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,249. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
26,502. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,909. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,553. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in 
section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2008, 
may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
30, 2008, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2008, the maximum number of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 
at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 
115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 416. FUTURE AUTHORIZATIONS AND ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN 
RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE 
ON ACTIVE DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY 
TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
(a) REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT MISSIONS PERFORMED 
BY CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review of the long-term operational support missions 
performed by members of the reserve components authorized 
under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, to be 
on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose 
of providing operational support, with the objectives of such 
review being— 
(A) minimizing the number of reserve component mem-
bers who perform such service for a period greater than 
1,095 consecutive days, or cumulatively for 1,095 days out 
of the previous 1,460 days; and 
(B) determining which long-term operational support 
missions being performed by such members would more 
appropriately be performed by members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty under other provisions of title 10, 
United States Code, or by full-time support personnel of 
reserve components. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than March 1, 2008, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of the review, 
including a description of the adjustments in Department of 
Defense policy to be implemented as a result of the review 
and such recommendations for changes in statute, as the Sec-
retary considers to be appropriate. 
(b) IMPROVED ACCOUNTING
FOR RESERVE COMPONENT PER-
SONNEL PROVIDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.—Section 115(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) As part of the budget justification materials submitted 
by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in support of the end 
strength authorizations required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of subsection (a)(1) for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year there-
after, the Secretary shall provide the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of members, specified by reserve compo-
nent, authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1) who were serving on active duty or full-time National Guard 
duty for operational support beyond each of the limits specified 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) at the end 
of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the budget 
justification materials are submitted. 
‘‘(B) The number of members, specified by reserve compo-
nent, on active duty for operational support who, at the end 
of the fiscal year for which the budget justification materials 
are submitted, are projected to be serving on active duty or 
full-time National Guard duty for operational support beyond 
such limits. 
‘‘(C) The number of members, specified by reserve compo-
nent, on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for oper-
ational support who are included in, and counted against, the