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full-time National Guard duty to perform Active 
Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is de-
fined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)’’; 
(5) in paragraph (3) of section 715(a), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 541 or 542 of this 
title’’; and 
(6) in section 904— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘duty’’ and inserting ‘‘activities’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘consid-
ered to be full-time National Guard duty under 
section 502(f) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
formed as full-time National Guard duty under 
section 541 of this title’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘duty under this chapter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘activities under this chapter’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (c) and insert-
ing the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO REQUIRED TRAINING.—A 
member of the National Guard performing activities under 
this chapter shall, in addition to performing such activi-
ties, participate in the training required pursuant to sec-
tions 552(a) and 553(a) of this title. The pay, allowances, 
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and other benefits of the member while participating in 
the training shall be the same as those to which the mem-
ber is entitled while performing such activities. The mem-
ber is not entitled to additional pay, allowances, or other 
benefits for participation in training required pursuant to 
section 553(a) of this title.’’. 
(k) TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 101— 
(A) by striking paragraph (22) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) The term ‘reserve component duty’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(7) of 
title 10.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(27) The term ‘remote assignment’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(d)(8) of title 
10.’’; 
(2) in section 204— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and insert-
ing the following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) A member of a uniformed service who is on ac-
tive duty is entitled to the basic pay of the pay grade to 
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which assigned or distributed, in accordance with their 
years of service computed under section 205 of this title.’’; 
(B) by repealing subsection (c); and 
(C) in subsections (g) and (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and 
all that follows through the semicolon 
at the end and inserting ‘‘reserve 
component duty;’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking the semicolon at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (D)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘inactive- 
duty training’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘reserve com-
ponent duty’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at 
the end and inserting a period; 
and 
(IV) by striking subparagraph 
(E); and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) A member of a reserve component of a 
uniformed service is not entitled to compensation 
under this subsection for— 
‘‘(A) work or a course of instruction un-
dertaken pursuant to section 12344 of title 10 
or section 544 of title 32; or 
‘‘(B) attendance in an inactive status at an 
educational institution under the sponsorship of 
an armed force or the Public Health Service.’’; 
(3) in section 206— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and inserting 
‘‘reserve component duty’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (C) of 
subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘inactive-duty 
training’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘reserve component duty’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘an 
assembly for drill or other equivalent pe-
riod of training, instruction, duty, or ap-
propriate duties’’ and inserting ‘‘a period 
of reserve component duty’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by 
striking ‘‘assemblies or periods of other 
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equivalent training, instruction, duty, or 
appropriate duties’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve 
component duty periods required under 
section 12353(a) of title 10, or under sec-
tion 553(a) of title 32,’’; 
(4) in section 206a— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and inserting 
‘‘reserve component duty’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ 
and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty’’; 
(5) in subsection (b) of section 302f— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under 
section 12305 of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 12311 of title 10’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), 
by striking ‘‘section 12305 of title 10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 12311 of title 10’’; 
(6) in section 305b— 
(A) in subsection (c), in the subsection 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘INACTIVE 
DUTY 
TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘RESERVE COM-
PONENT DUTY’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 
12310(c) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12352(f)(3) of title 10’’; 
(7) in clause (ii) of section 308(a)(1)(C), by 
striking ‘‘performing active Guard and Reserve duty 
(as defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘on active duty performing Active Guard and 
Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 
101(c)(8) of title 10)’’; 
(8) in subsection (b) of section 356— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as 
defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on active duty performing Active 
Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is 
defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘not 
performing active Guard or Reserve duty’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not on active duty performing Active 
Guard and Reserve functions’’; 
(9) in section 433— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘muster duty’’ and inserting ‘‘partici-
pating in Ready Reserve muster’’; 
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(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘muster 
duty performed pursuant to section 12319 of 
title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘participating in muster 
as described in section 12353(b) of title 10’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘inactive- 
duty training’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve compo-
nent duty’’; 
(10) in subsection (a) of section 433a, by strik-
ing ‘‘under section 12319 of title 10’’ and inserting 
‘‘as described in section 12353(b) of title 10’’; 
(11) in section 435— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘duty’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘funeral honors duty pursuant to sec-
tion 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 
32’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty as 
described in section 12353(d)(2)(A)(i) of title 
10 or section 553(c)(2)(A)(i) of title 32 to pro-
vide honors at the funeral of a veteran’’; 
(12) in section 452(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘inactive- 
duty training’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve compo-
nent duty’’; and 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘involun-
tarily mobilized for service on ac-
tive duty’’ and inserting ‘‘ordered 
to active duty in support of a 
contingency operation’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘a previous 
period of active duty’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a previous period of active 
duty in support of a contingency 
operation’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘involuntarily mobilized’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ordered to active duty in sup-
port of a contingency operation’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘under subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of section 12301(h)(1) of title 
10’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 
12341 of title 10 for a purpose de-
scribed in subparagraph (D) or (E) of 
section 12351(e)(1) of title 10 or 
under section 541 of title 32 for a 
purpose described in subparagraph 
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(D) or (E) of section 551(c)(1) of title 
32’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1) of subsection (e), by 
striking ‘‘mobilization’’ and inserting ‘‘order to 
active duty in support of a contingency oper-
ation (as that term is defined in section 
101(a)(13) of title 10)’’; and 
(15) by striking subsection (c) of section 1002 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) This section does not authorize compensation for 
work or study— 
‘‘(1) performed by a member of a reserve com-
ponent under section 12344 of title 10 for a purpose 
described in section 12354(a) of such title, other 
than that authorized by the Secretary concerned 
under section 12354(b) of such title; or 
‘‘(2) performed by a member of the Army Na-
tional Guard or the Air National Guard under sec-
tion 544 of title 32 for a purpose described in sec-
tion 554(a) of such title, other than that authorized 
by the Secretary concerned under section 554(b) of 
such title.’’. 
(l) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 
1720D(a), by striking ‘‘(as that term is used in sec-
tion 12323 of title 10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as that term 
is used in section 12352(g) of title 10 and section 
552(e) of title 32)’’; 
(2) in section 4303— 
(A) in paragraph (13)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘inactive duty train-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve component 
duty’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act,’’ the second 
place it appears; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, and a period for 
which a person is absent from employment 
for the purpose of performing funeral hon-
ors duty as authorized by section 12503 of 
title 10 or section 115 of title 32’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘inac-
tive duty training, or full-time National Guard 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘or reserve component 
duty’’; and 
(3) in section 4316, by striking subsection (e). 
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(m) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.—The Mili-
tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 3806)— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘scheduled drills and training periods’’ and 
inserting ‘‘required training described in 
sections 12352(c) and 12353(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or sections 552(a) and 
553(a) of title 32, United States Code,’’; 
and 
(ii) in the matter following clause (iii) 
of paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
10147 of title 10 or section 502 of title 32, 
United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
training described in sections 12352(c) and 
12353(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
or sections 552(a) and 553(a) of title 32, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by 
striking ‘‘under section 10147 of title 10, 
United States Code)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sec-
tion 12342 of title 10, United States Code, for 
the purpose described in section 12352(c) of 
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title 10, United States Code, or under section 
542 of title 32, United States Code, for the 
purpose described in section 552(a) of title 32, 
United States Code)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) of section 10(b) (50 
U.S.C. 3809(b)), by inserting ‘‘under section 12342 
of title 10, United States Code,’’ after ‘‘order to ac-
tive duty’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h) of section 16 (50 U.S.C. 
3814), by striking ‘‘scheduled drills and training pe-
riods’’ and inserting ‘‘training described in sections 
12352(c) and 12353(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, or sections 552(a) and 553(a) of title 32, 
United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
(a) ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY: WITH CONSENT OF 
MEMBER.—Section 20104 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A member of the Space Force 
who is serving in a space force active status and is not 
on sustained duty, or who is serving in a space force inac-
tive status, may, with the consent of the member, be or-
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dered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under 
chapter 1209 of this title in the same manner as applies 
to a member of a reserve component ordered to active 
duty, or retained on active duty, under such chapter with 
the consent of the member.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(1) through (9) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Section 12312, relating to use of Reserve 
officers in expansion of armed forces. 
‘‘(2) Section 12313, relating to release of re-
serve members from active duty. 
‘‘(3) Section 12315, relating to grade in which 
officers are ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(4) Section 12316, relating to kinds of duty. 
‘‘(5) Section 12317, relating to retention after 
becoming qualified for retired pay. 
‘‘(6) Section 12318, relating to duty with or 
without pay. 
‘‘(7) Section 12319, relating to payment of cer-
tain members while on duty. 
‘‘(8) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on 
number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Of-
ficer Training Corps units. 
‘‘(9) Section 12351(e)(2), relating to duties and 
funding of reserve members on active duty.’’. 
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(b) ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY: WITHOUT CONSENT 
OF MEMBER.—Section 20106 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘inactive 
duty’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘re-
serve component duty’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
12304 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12341 of this title for a purpose described in 
section 12351(b)(3) of this title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) 
through (8) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Section 12311, relating to the authority of 
the President to suspend certain laws relating to 
promotion, retirement, and separation. 
‘‘(2) Section 12313, relating to release from ac-
tive duty. 
‘‘(3) Section 12315, relating to grade in which 
ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(4) Section 12316, relating to kinds of duty. 
‘‘(5) Section 12317, relating to retention after 
becoming qualified for retired pay. 
‘‘(6) Section 12318, relating to duty with or 
without pay. 
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‘‘(7) Section 12319, relating to payment of cer-
tain members while on duty. 
‘‘(8) Section 12320, relating to theological stu-
dents; limitations.’’. 
SEC. 13. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO INAC-
TIVE DUTY. 
(a) INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following provi-
sions of title 10, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘reserve 
component duty’’: 
(i) Subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) of 
section 711. 
(ii) 
Subsections 
(a)(3)(A), 
(a)(3)(B)(i), (a)(3)(B)(ii), (a)(3)(B)(iii), 
(d)(2)(B), and (d)(5)(B) of section 802 
(article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice). 
(iii) Subsection (d) of section 803 (ar-
ticle 3 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice). 
(iv) In the matter preceding para-
graph (1) of subsection (a) and the matter 
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preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b) 
of section 936 (article 136 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice). 
(v) Paragraph (1) of section 976(a). 
(vi) 
Subclause 
(I) 
of 
section 
1044e(a)(2)(B)(iii). 
(vii) The matter preceding paragraph 
(1) of section 2601a(b). 
(viii) 
Paragraph 
(3) 
of 
section 
9496(a). 
(ix) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 
12604. 
(x) Subparagraph (G) of section 
12732(a)(2). 
(B) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended in section 
12604, in the section heading, by striking ‘‘in-
active-duty training’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
serve component duty’’. 
(2) TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE.—The fol-
lowing provisions of title 14, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reserve component duty’’: 
(A) Section 3704. 
(B) Subsection (a) of section 3705. 
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(3) TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following provi-
sions of title 37, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ 
and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty’’: 
(i) Subparagraph (A) of section 
205(e)(2). 
(ii) Subsection (e) of section 334. 
(iii) Subsection (d) of section 352. 
(iv) Subparagraph (B) of section 
353(c)(1). 
(v) Paragraph (3) of section 415(a). 
(vi) The matter preceding paragraph 
(1) of subsection (a), the matter following 
paragraph (2) of subsection (a), and sub-
section (d) of section 552. 
(B) HEADINGS.—The following provisions 
of title 37, United States Code, are amended, in 
the subsection headings, by striking ‘‘INAC-
TIVE DUTY TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
SERVE COMPONENT DUTY’’: 
(ii) Subsection (e) of section 334. 
(iii) Subsection (d) of section 352. 
(4) TITLE
38, UNITED
STATES
CODE.—Sub-
paragraph (A) of section 3691A(d)(3) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
serve component duty’’. 
(5) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Subsection (a) of section 
546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘inactive-duty 
training’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty’’. 
(b) INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—The fol-
lowing provisions of title 10, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘inactive duty for training’’ 
and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty’’: 
(A) Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 
1471(b)(3)(A). 
(B) 
Subparagraph 
(D) 
of 
section 
2107(c)(5). 
(C) 
Subparagraph 
(D) 
of 
section 
2107a(c)(4). 
(2) TITLE
37, UNITED
STATES
CODE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 308d of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘inactive duty for 
training’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve component duty’’. 
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(c) INACTIVE DUTY.—The following provisions of law 
are amended by striking ‘‘inactive duty’’ and inserting 
‘‘reserve component duty’’: 
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 231(a)(2) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)(2)). 
(2) Subsection (c) of section 308d of title 37, 
United States Code. 
(d) REFERENCES
TO INACTIVE DUTY, INACTIVE 
DUTY TRAINING, AND INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.— 
Any reference to inactive duty, inactive duty training, or 
inactive duty for training in a law, rule, regulation, or 
other record, document, or paper of the United States 
shall be deemed to be a reference to reserve component 
duty. 
SEC. 14. TRANSITION PROVISIONS; STATUTORY CONSTRUC-
TION. 
(a) EARLY ACCESS TO TRICARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A member who, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, is issued an 
order described in paragraph (2) to active duty or 
full-time National Guard duty shall be treated as 
meeting the eligibility requirements for TRICARE 
under section 1074(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, from the date of the issuance of such an 
order, but not to exceed 180 days before the date on 
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which the period of such duty is to commence under 
such an order. 
(2) COVERED ORDERS.—The orders described 
in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) An order to active duty that, beginning 
on the effective date of this title, will be covered 
service under section 12341 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(B) An order to full-time National Guard 
duty that, beginning on the effective date of 
this title, will be covered service under section 
541 of title 32, United States Code. 
(b) TRANSITION TO BENEFITS.—For the purpose of 
entitlement to benefits— 
(1) a member’s service before the effective date 
of this title shall be determined based on the orders 
to duty issued to the member and the law in effect 
on the day before such effective date; and 
(2) a member’s service on and after the effec-
tive date of this title shall be determined based on 
the order to duty that would have been issued to the 
member under the reserve component duty consoli-
dation under this title, including the amendments 
made by this title, commencing on such effective 
date. 
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(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) BENEFITS
ACCRUED
BEFORE
EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act may be construed to provide for a reduction or 
increase in the benefits accrued by an individual in 
connection with service occurring before the effective 
date of this Act, as determined in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
or the head of any other Federal department or 
agency concerned, as appropriate. 
(2) ACTIVE
DUTY
OR
FULL-TIME
NATIONAL 
GUARD DUTY.—For the purposes of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act, if the phrase ‘‘active 
duty or full-time National Guard duty’’ is followed 
by the phrase ‘‘in support of a contingency oper-
ation’’ or another qualifying phrase, the qualifying 
phrase shall be construed to apply to both active 
duty and full-time National Guard duty. 
SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this 
title shall take effect 10 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING EARLIER EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.—The effective date of this title may occur 
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