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‘‘(2) The standards required by this subsection shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) Provisions regarding the types of care to 
be provided to retired military working dogs. 
‘‘(B) Provisions regarding the entities (includ-
ing private veterinarians and entities) qualified to 
provide the care. 
‘‘(C) Provisions regarding the facilities, includ-
ing military installations, government facilities, and 
private facilities, in which the care may be provided. 
‘‘(D) A requirement that complete histories be 
maintained on the health and use in research of re-
tired military working dogs. 
‘‘(E) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall consult with the board of 
directors of the non-profit private entity awarded the con-
tract under subsection (c) in establishing and updating 
standards of care under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF COSTS.—(1) Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), any costs of operation and administra-
tion of the system required by this section, and of any 
veterinary care provided under the system, shall be cov-
ered by such combination of the following as the Secretary 
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and the non-profit entity awarded the contract under sub-
section (c) jointly consider appropriate: 
‘‘(A) Contributions from the non-profit entity. 
‘‘(B) Payments for such care by owners or 
guardians of the retired military working dogs re-
ceiving such care. 
‘‘(C) Other appropriate non-Federal sources of 
funds. 
‘‘(2) Funds provided by the Federal Government— 
‘‘(A) may not be used— 
‘‘(i) to provide veterinary care under the 
system required by this section; or 
‘‘(ii) to pay for the normal operation of the 
non-profit entity awarded the contract under 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) may be used to carry out the duties of the 
Secretary under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f). 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the discharge of the requirements and au-
thorities in this section, including regulations on the 
standards of care required by subsection (d).’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘993. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired military working dogs.’’. 
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(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe the regulations required by subsection 
(f) of section 993 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by paragraph (1)), not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK-
ING DOGS.—Section 1125 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK-
ING DOGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall create a deco-
ration or other appropriate recognition to recognize mili-
tary working dogs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meri-
torious or courageous act in service to the United States.’’. 
SEC. 362. ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSION 
TRAINING. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 9 of title 
32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 909. Training assistance 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—To improve the 
training of National Guard units and Federal agencies 
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performing homeland defense activities, the Secretary of 
Defense may provide funding assistance through a special 
military cooperative agreement for the operation and 
maintenance of any State training center certified by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency as capable of 
providing emergency response training. 
‘‘(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.— 
A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds under sub-
section (a) with or to a specific entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10 or on competitive 
procedures; and 
‘‘(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘909. Training assistance.’’. 
SEC. 363. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF HANDLING, 
LABELING, AND PACKAGING PROCEDURES 
FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHIPMENTS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a review 
of the policies and procedures of the Department of De-
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fense for the handling, labeling, and packaging of haz-
ardous material shipments. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The review conducted 
under subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The relevant statutes, regulations, and guid-
ance and policies of the Department of Defense per-
taining to the handling, labeling, and packaging pro-
cedures of hazardous material shipments to support 
military operations. 
(2) The extent to which the such guidance, poli-
cies, and procedures contribute to the safe, timely, 
and cost-effective handling of such material. 
(3) The extent to which discrepancies in De-
partment of Transportation guidance, policies, and 
procedures pertaining to handling, labeling, and 
packaging of hazardous materials shipments in com-
merce and similar Department of Defense guidance, 
policies, and procedures pertaining to the handling, 
labeling, and packaging of hazardous materials ship-
ments impact the safe, timely, and cost-effective 
handling of such material. 
(4) Any additional matters that the Comptroller 
General determines will further inform the appro-
priate congressional committees on issues related to 
the handling, labeling, and packaging procedures for 
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hazardous material shipments to members of the 
Armed Forces worldwide. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port of the review conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2013, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 552,100. 
(2) The Navy, 322,700. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 197,300. 
(4) The Air Force, 330,383. 
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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 in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 552,100. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 322,700. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 197,300. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 330,383.’’. 
SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS 
FOR REGULAR COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 
AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Subject to sub-
sections (b) and (c), if the President determines that a 
reduction in end strength of the regular component of the 
Army or Marine Corps (or both) is necessary for any of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2017, the President shall submit 
to Congress, with the budget request for that fiscal year, 
a certification that the reduction in end strength, should 
the assumptions of the National Security Strategy pre-
scribed by the President in the most recent annual na-
tional security strategy report under section 108 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a) prove to 
be incorrect, will not— 
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(1) undermine the ability of the Armed Forces 
to meet the requirements of the National Security 
Strategy; 
(2) increase security risks for the United 
States; or 
(3) compel members of the Armed Forces to en-
dure diminished dwell time and repeated deploy-
ments. 
(b) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS.— 
(1) ARMY.—The end strength of the regular 
component of the Army shall not be reduced by 
more than 15,000 members during each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2017 from the end strength of 
the regular component of the Army at the end of the 
preceding fiscal year. 
(2) MARINE CORPS.—The end strength of the 
regular component of the Marine Corps shall not be 
reduced by more than 5,000 members during each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2017 from the end 
strength of the regular component of the Marine 
Corps at the end of the preceding fiscal year. 
(c) BUDGETING REQUIREMENT.—The budget for the 
Department of Defense for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2017 as submitted to Congress— 
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(1) shall include amounts for maintaining an 
end strength of the regular component of the Army 
and the Marine Corps sufficient to comply with the 
active duty end strengths prescribed in section 
691(b) of title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) shall not rely on any emergency, supple-
mental, or overseas contingency operations funding. 
SEC. 404. EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS WITHIN THE INTE-
GRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM 
FROM END STRENGTH LEVELS FOR ACTIVE 
FORCES. 
(a) EXCLUSION.—A member of the Armed Forces 
who is within the Integrated Disability Evaluation System 
as of the last day of any of fiscal years 2013 through 2018 
shall not be counted toward the end strength levels for 
active duty members of the Armed Forces prescribed for 
that fiscal year. 
(b) FUNDING SOURCE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall use funds authorized to be appropriated for overseas 
contingency operations being carried out by the Armed 
Forces to cover any military personnel expenses incurred 
as a result of the exclusion under subsection (a) of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces from the end strengths levels 
for active forces. 
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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, 2013, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 358,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 62,500. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,005. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 72,428. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized 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 
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation 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. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT 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, 2013, the following num-
ber 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, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 32,060. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,277. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,114. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,952. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,888. 
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 2013 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 27,210. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,272. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,946. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2013 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 techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2013, may not exceed the following: 
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(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 technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2013, 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, 2013, 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 AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2013, 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. 
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(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 
any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in-
definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2013. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy Generally 
SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NAVY FLAG OFFI-
CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FLAG OFFICER AUTHORIZED.—Sec-
tion 526(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘160’’ and inserting ‘‘161’’. 
(b) CORRESPONDING CHANGE IN COMPUTING NUM-
BER
OF FLAG OFFICERS
IN STAFF CORPS
OF
THE 
NAVY.—Section 5150(c) of such title is amended by strik-
ing the last sentence. 
SEC. 502. EXCEPTION TO REQUIRED RETIREMENT AFTER 30 
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR REGULAR NAVY 
WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE GRADE OF 
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, W–5. 
Section 1305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A regular warrant officer 
(other than a regular Army warrant officer)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
(3), a regular warrant officer’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the of-
ficer’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a regular Navy warrant officer 
in the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, the officer shall 
be retired 60 days after the date on which the officer com-
pletes 33 years of total active service.’’. 
SEC. 503. AIR FORCE CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAP-
LAINS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
POSITIONS; APPOINT-
MENT.—Chapter 805 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8039. Chief and Deputy Chief of Chaplains: ap-
pointment; duties 
‘‘(a) CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) There is a Chief of 
Chaplains in the Air Force, appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from 
officers of the Air Force designated under section 8067(h) 
of this title as chaplains who— 
‘‘(A) are serving in the grade of colonel or 
above; 
‘‘(B) are serving on active duty; and 
‘‘(C) have served on active duty as a chaplain 
for at least eight years. 
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‘‘(2) An officer appointed as the Chief of Chaplains 
shall be appointed for a term of three years. However, the 
President may terminate or extend the appointment at 
any time. 
‘‘(3) The Chief of Chaplains shall perform such du-
ties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force 
and by law. 
‘‘(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) There is 
a Deputy Chief of Chaplains in the Air Force, appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, from officers of the Air Force designated 
under section 8067(h) of this title as chaplains who— 
‘‘(A) are serving in the grade of colonel; 
‘‘(B) are serving on active duty; and 
‘‘(C) have served on active duty as a chaplain 
for at least eight years. 
‘‘(2) An officer appointed as the Deputy Chief of 
Chaplains shall be appointed for a term of three years. 
However, the President may terminate or extend the ap-
pointment at any time. 
‘‘(3) The Deputy Chief of Chaplains shall perform 
such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Chief of Chaplains and by law. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION BOARD.—Under regulations ap-
proved by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
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Air Force, in selecting an officer for recommendation to 
the President for appointment as the Chief of Chaplains 
or the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, shall ensure that the 
officer selected is recommended by a board of officers that, 
insofar as practicable, is subject to the procedures applica-
ble to the selection boards convened under chapter 36 of 
this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘8039. Chief and Deputy Chief of Chaplains: appointment; duties.’’. 
SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO RE-
DUCE MINIMUM LENGTH OF ACTIVE SERVICE 
AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER REQUIRED 
FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFI-
CER. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(b) 
NAVY
AND
MARINE
CORPS.—Section 
6323(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
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(B) the number of such officers and per-
sonnel, listed by sex and race or ethnicity for 
each rank; 
(C) the number of such officers and per-
sonnel who were promoted during the year cov-
ered by the report, listed by sex and race or 
ethnicity for each rank; and 
(D) the number of such officers and per-
sonnel who reenlisted or otherwise extended the 
commitment to the Coast Guard during the 
year covered by the report, listed by sex and 
race or ethnicity for each rank. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted each year not later than 45 
days after the date on which the President submits 
to Congress the budget for the next fiscal year under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. Each 
report shall be submitted to the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
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