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solicit responses from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Legal 
Assistance Matters 
SEC. 541. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS AS ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEGAL STAFF RESOURCES. 
Section 1044(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Survivors of a deceased member or former member 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) who were depend-
ents of the member or former member at the time of the 
death of the member or former member, except that the eligi-
bility of such survivors shall be determined pursuant to regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(7) Civilian employees of the Federal Government serving 
in locations where legal assistance from non-military legal 
assistance providers is not reasonably available, except that 
the eligibility of civilian employees shall be determined pursu-
ant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 542. AUTHORITY OF JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES COURT 
OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO ADMINISTER 
OATHS. 
Section 936 of title 10, United States Code (article 136 of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces may administer the oaths authorized by sub-
sections (a) and (b).’’. 
SEC. 543. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON SENIOR MEMBERS OF 
THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS’ CORPS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.— 
(1) GRADE OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.—Subsection (a) 
of section 3037 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the third sentence and inserting the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has 
the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
(2) REDESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL 
AS DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Assistant Judge 
Advocate General’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Deputy Judge Advocate General’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Assistant Judge 
Advocate General’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Judge Advocate 
General’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 3037. Judge Advocate General, Deputy Judge Advocate 
General, and general officers of Judge Advocate 
General’s Corps: appointment; duties’’. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 305 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
3037 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3037. Judge Advocate General, Deputy Judge Advocate General, and general offi-
cers of Judge Advocate General’s Corps: appointment; duties.’’. 
(b) GRADE OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE NAVY.—Sec-
tion 5148(b) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate 
General, while so serving, has the grade of vice admiral or lieuten-
ant general, as appropriate.’’. 
(c) GRADE OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
Section 8037(a) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate 
General, while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
(d) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF OFFICERS SERVING
IN GRADES 
ABOVE MAJOR GENERAL
AND REAR ADMIRAL.—Section 525(b) of 
such title is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) by striking 
‘‘15.7 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘16.3 percent’’. 
(e) LEGAL COUNSEL TO CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF 
STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 156. Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Legal Counsel to the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION
FOR APPOINTMENT.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense, the officer selected for appoint-
ment to serve as Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall be recommended by a board of officers convened 
by the Secretary of Defense that, insofar as practicable, is subject 
to the procedures applicable to selection boards convened under 
chapter 36 of this title. 
‘‘(c) GRADE.—An officer appointed to serve as Legal Counsel 
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, while so serving, 
hold the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half). 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Legal Counsel of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall perform such legal duties in support of the 
responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as 
the Chairman may prescribe.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘156. Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’. 
(f) STRATEGIC PLAN TO LINK GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER NUM-
BERS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND DEVELOPMENT
TO
THE MISSIONS
AND 
REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) STRATEGIC PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a strategic plan linking the missions and require-
ments of the Department of Defense for general and flag officers 
to the statutory limits on the numbers of general and flag
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officers, and current assignment, promotion, and joint officer 
development policies for general and flag officers. 
(2) ADVICE
OF
CHAIRMAN
OF
JOINT
CHIEFS
OF
STAFF.— 
The Secretary shall develop the strategic plan required under 
paragraph (1) with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff. 
(3) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategic plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the process for identification of 
the present and emerging requirements for general and 
flag officers and recommendations for meeting these 
requirements. 
(B) Identification of the numbers of general and flag 
officers by service, grade, and qualifications currently avail-
able compared with the numbers needed to meet existing 
statutory requirements in support of the overall missions 
of the Department of Defense. 
(C) An assessment of the problems or issues (and pro-
posed solutions for any such problems or issues) arising 
from existing numerical limitations on the number and 
grade distribution of active and reserve component general 
and flag officers under sections 525, 526, and 12004 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(D) A discussion of how wartime requirements for addi-
tional general or flag officers have been addressed in sup-
port of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, including the usage of wartime or national emer-
gency authorities. 
(E) An assessment of any problems or issues (and 
proposed solutions for any such problems or issues) arising 
from existing statutory provisions regarding general and 
flag officer assignments and grade requirements and the 
need, if any, for revision of provisions in title 10, United 
States Code, specific to individual general and flag officer 
positions along with recommendations to mitigate the need 
for routine legislative intervention as positions change to 
support organizational demands. 
(F) An assessment of the use currently being made 
of reserve component flag and general officers and discus-
sion of barriers to the qualification, selection, and assign-
ment of National Guard and Reserve officers for the 
broadest possible range of positions of importance and 
responsibility. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit 
the plan required under paragraph (1) to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than March 1, 2009. 
SEC. 544. PROHIBITION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
PARTICIPATING IN CRIMINAL STREET GANGS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to prohibit 
the active participation by members of the Armed Forces in a 
criminal street gang.
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Subtitle E—Military Leave 
SEC. 551. TEMPORARY ENHANCEMENT OF CARRYOVER OF ACCUMU-
LATED LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ACCUMULATED LEAVE CARRYOVER 
AMOUNT.—Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection (f) and sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d), (f), and (g)’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2008, through December 31, 2010, a member 
may accumulate up to 75 days of leave.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HIGH DEPLOYMENT 
MEMBERS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘any accumulated leave 
in excess of 60 days at the end of the fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘at the end of the fiscal year any accumulated leave in excess 
of the number of days of leave authorized to be accumulated 
under subsection (b) or (d)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘the days of 
leave authorized to be accumulated under subsection (b) 
or (d) that are’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or fourth fiscal year, if accumulated 
while subsection (d) is in effect)’’ after ‘‘third fiscal year’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘except for this para-
graph—’’ and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
and inserting ‘‘except for this paragraph, would lose at the 
end of that fiscal year any accumulated leave in excess of 
the number of days of leave authorized to be accumulated 
under subsection (b) or (d), shall be permitted to retain such 
leave until the end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal 
year in which such service on active duty is terminated.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATED TO MEMBERS IN MISSING 
STATUS.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘60-day limitation in subsection (b) and the 90-day limitation in 
subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘limitations in subsections (b), (d), 
and (f)’’. 
(d) PAY.—Section 501(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) An enlisted member of the armed forces who would lose 
accumulated leave in excess of 120 days of leave under section 
701(f)(1) of title 10 may elect to be paid in cash or by a check 
on the Treasurer of the United States for any leave in excess 
so accumulated for up to 30 days of such leave. A member may 
make an election under this paragraph only once.’’. 
SEC. 552. ENHANCEMENT OF REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE. 
Section 705(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘for members whose qualifying tour of duty is 12 
months or less, or for not more than 20 days for members whose 
qualifying tour of duty is longer than 12 months,’’ after ‘‘for not 
more than 15 days’’.
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Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
SEC. 561. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO LESLIE H. SABO, JR., FOR ACTS OF VALOR 
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is author-
ized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 
3741 of such title to Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for the acts of valor 
during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., on 
May 10, 1970, as a member of the United States Army serving 
in the grade of Specialist Four in the Republic of Vietnam with 
Company B of the 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st 
Airborne Division. 
SEC. 562. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO HENRY SVEHLA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING 
THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is author-
ized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 
3741 of such title to Henry Svehla for the acts of valor described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Henry Svehla on June 12, 
1952, as a member of the United States Army serving in the 
grade of Private First Class in Korea with Company F of the 
32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. 
SEC. 563. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO WOODROW W. KEEBLE FOR ACTS OF VALOR 
DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President 
is authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under 
section 3741 of such title to Woodrow W. Keeble for the acts of 
valor described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Woodrow W. Keeble of the 
United States Army as an acting platoon leader on October 20, 
1950, during the Korean War. 
SEC. 564. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO PRIVATE PHILIP G. SHADRACH FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR AS ONE OF ANDREWS’ RAIDERS DURING THE CIVIL 
WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals