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the permanent office staff. The Center may also
enter into partnerships with other public enti-
ties, including, but not limited to, the U.S. De-
partment of Health and Human Services, Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration, for access to necessary substance
abuse and mental health treatment services from
local State-licensed service providers.
(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR EX-
CELLENCE IN REINTEGRATION.—The Office for
Reintegration Programs shall establish a Center
for Excellence in Reintegration within the office.
The Center shall collect and analyze ‘‘lessons
learned’’ and suggestions from State National
Guard and Reserve organizations with existing
or developing reintegration programs. The Cen-
ter shall also assist in developing training aids
and briefing materials and training representa-
tives from State National Guard and Reserve or-
ganizations.
(3) ADVISORY BOARD.—
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall appoint an advisory board to analyze
and report areas of success and areas for nec-
essary improvements. The advisory board shall
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include, but is not limited to, the Director of the
Army National Guard, the Director of the Air
National Guard, Chiefs of the Army Reserve,
Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Reserve, and Air
Force Reserve, the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Reserve Affairs, an Adjutant General on a
rotational basis as determined by the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau, and any other Depart-
ment of Defense, Federal Government agency, or
outside organization as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense. The members of the advisory
board may designate representatives in their
stead.
(B) SCHEDULE.—The advisory board shall
meet on a schedule as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense.
(C) INITIAL
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—
The advisory board shall issue internal reports
as necessary and shall submit an initial report
to the Committees on Armed Services not later
than 180 days after the end of a one-year period
from establishment of the Office for Reintegra-
tion Programs. This report shall contain—
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(i) an evaluation of the reintegration
program’s implementation by State Na-
tional Guard and Reserve organizations;
(ii) an assessment of any unmet re-
source requirements; and
(iii) recommendations regarding closer
coordination between the Office of Re-
integration Programs and State National
Guard and Reserve organizations.
(D) 
ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The 
advisory
board shall submit annual reports to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives following the initial re-
port by the first week in March of subsequent
years following the initial report.
(d) PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegration
Programs shall analyze the demographics, placement
of State Family Assistance Centers (FAC), and FAC
resources before a mobilization alert is issued to af-
fected State National Guard and Reserve organiza-
tions. The Office of Reintegration Programs shall con-
sult with affected State National Guard and Reserve
organizations following the issuance of a mobilization
alert and implement the reintegration events in ac-
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cordance with the Reintegration Program phase
model.
(2) PRE-DEPLOYMENT PHASE.—The Pre-Deploy-
ment Phase shall constitute the time from first notifi-
cation of mobilization until deployment of the mobi-
lized National Guard or Reserve unit. Events and ac-
tivities shall focus on providing education and ensur-
ing the readiness of service members, families, and
communities for the rigors of a combat deployment.
(3) 
DEPLOYMENT
PHASE.—The 
Deployment
Phase shall constitute the period from deployment of
the mobilized National Guard or Reserve unit until
the unit arrives at a demobilization station inside the
continental United States. Events and services pro-
vided shall focus on the challenges and stress associ-
ated with separation and having a member in a com-
bat zone. Information sessions shall utilize State Na-
tional Guard and Reserve resources in coordination
with the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Of-
fice, Transition Assistance Advisors, and the State
Family Programs Director.
(4) DEMOBILIZATION PHASE.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Demobilization
Phase shall constitute the period from arrival of
the National Guard or Reserve unit at the demo-
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bilization station until its departure for home
station. In the interest of returning members as
soon as possible to their home stations, reintegra-
tion briefings during the Demobilization Phase
shall be minimized. State Deployment Cycle
Support Teams are encouraged, however, to as-
sist demobilizing members in enrolling in the
Department of Veterans Affairs system using
Form 1010EZ during the Demobilization Phase.
State Deployment Cycle Support Teams may
provide other events from the Initial Reintegra-
tion Activity as determined by the State Na-
tional Guard or Reserve organizations. Remain-
ing events shall be conducted during the Post-De-
ployment-Reconstitution Phase.
(B) INITIAL
REINTEGRATION
ACTIVITY.—
The purpose of this reintegration program is to
educate service members about the resources that
are available to them and to connect members to
service providers who can assist them in over-
coming the challenges of reintegration.
(5) 
POST-DEPLOYMENT-RECONSTITUTION
PHASE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Post-Deployment-
Reconstitution Phase shall constitute the period
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from arrival at home station until 180 days fol-
lowing demobilization. Activities and services
provided shall focus on reconnecting service
members with their families and communities
and providing resources and information nec-
essary for successful reintegration. Reintegration
events shall begin with elements of the Initial
Reintegration Activity program that were not
completed during the Demobilization Phase.
(B) 30-DAY, 
60-DAY, 
AND
90-DAY
RE-
INTEGRATION
ACTIVITIES.—The State National
Guard and Reserve organizations shall hold re-
integration activities at the 30-day, 60-day, and
90-day interval following demobilization. These
activities shall focus on reconnecting service
members and family members with the service
providers from Initial Reintegration Activity to
ensure service members and their families under-
stand what benefits they are entitled to and what
resources are available to help them overcome the
challenges of reintegration. The Reintegration
Activities shall also provide a forum for service
members and families to address negative behav-
iors related to combat stress and transition.
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(C) SERVICE MEMBER PAY.—Service mem-
bers shall receive appropriate pay for days spent
attending the Reintegration Activities at the 30-
day, 60-day, and 90-day intervals.
(D) MONTHLY INDIVIDUAL REINTEGRATION
PROGRAM.—The Office for Reintegration Pro-
grams, in coordination with State National
Guard and Reserve organizations, shall offer a
monthly reintegration program for individual
service members released from active duty or for-
merly in a medical hold status. The program
shall focus on the special needs of this service
member subset and the Office for Reintegration
Programs shall develop an appropriate program
of services and information.
SEC. 684. FLEXIBILITY IN PAYING ANNUITIES TO CERTAIN
FEDERAL RETIREES WHO RETURN TO WORK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9902(j) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(j) PROVISIONS RELATING TO REEMPLOYMENT.—
‘‘(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), if
an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes em-
ployed in a position within the Department of De-
fense, his annuity shall continue. An annuitant so re-
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employed shall not be considered an employee for pur-
poses of chapter 83 or 84.
‘‘(2)(A) An annuitant receiving an annuity from
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
who becomes employed in a position within the De-
partment of Defense following retirement under sec-
tion 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) shall be subject to
section 8344 or 8468.
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may, under proce-
dures and criteria prescribed under subparagraph
(C), waive the application of the provisions of section
8344 or 8468 on a case-by-case or group basis, for
employment of an annuitant referred to in subpara-
graph (A) in a position in the Department of Defense.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe procedures for
the exercise of any authority under this paragraph,
including criteria for any exercise of authority and
procedures for a delegation of authority.
‘‘(D) An employee as to whom a waiver under
this paragraph is in effect shall not be considered an
employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83
or chapter 84.
‘‘(3)(A) An annuitant retired under section
8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) receiving an annuity
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
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Fund, who is employed in a position within the De-
partment of Defense after the date of enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2004 (Public Law 108–136), may elect to begin cov-
erage under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
‘‘(B) An election for coverage under this para-
graph shall be filed not later than the later of 90 days
after the date the Department of Defense—
‘‘(i) prescribes regulations to carry out this
subsection; or
‘‘(ii) takes reasonable actions to notify em-
ployees who may file an election.
‘‘(C) If an employee files an election under this
paragraph, coverage shall be effective beginning on the
date of the filing of the election.
‘‘(D) Paragraph (1) shall apply to an individual
who is eligible to file an election under subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph and does not file a timely elec-
tion under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations to carry out the amendment made by
this section.
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SEC. 685. PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES IN
THE BENEFITS DELIVERY AT DISCHARGE
PROGRAM.
(a) PLAN TO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to maximize
access to the benefits delivery at discharge program for
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who
have been called or ordered to active duty at any time since
September 11, 2001.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted under subsection
(a) shall include a description of efforts to ensure that serv-
ices under the benefits delivery at discharge program are
provided, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) at appropriate military installations;
(2) at appropriate armories and military family
support centers of the National Guard;
(3) at appropriate military medical care facili-
ties at which members of the Armed Forces are sepa-
rated or discharged from the Armed Forces;
(4) in the case of a member on the temporary
disability retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of
title 10, United States Code, who is being retired
under another provision of such title or is being dis-
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charged, at a location reasonably convenient to the
member; and
(5) that services described in the plan can be
provided within resources available to the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the appropriate fiscal year.
(c) BENEFITS DELIVERY AT DISCHARGE PROGRAM
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘benefits delivery at
discharge program’’ means a program administered jointly
by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to provide information and assistance on available
benefits and other transition assistance to members of the
Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces,
including assistance to obtain any disability benefits for
which such members may be eligible.
SEC. 686. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR
MEMBERS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SE-
LECTED FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED
AS PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR
II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN CON-
SUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 667(c) of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114