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sentence may only be delegated to a civilian official in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense appointed by the presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’;
(ii) in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting
‘‘subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (F);
and
(B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6);
and
(5) by striking subsection (e).
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
1406(i)(2) of such title is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking
‘‘MEMBERS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘SATISFAC-
TORILY’’ and inserting ‘‘ENLISTED
MEMBERS
RE-
DUCED IN GRADE’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘a member’’ and inserting ‘‘an
enlisted member’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘1998—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘is reduced in’’ and inserting ‘‘1998, is re-
duced in’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period;
and
(5) by striking subparagraph (B).
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to the determination
of the retired grade of members of the Armed Forces retir-
ing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 514. REPEAL OF REQUIRED GRADE OF DEFENSE
ATTACHE´ IN FRANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 714 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 714.
Subtitle C—Reserve Component
Matters
SEC. 521. STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR CONTINUATION OF
OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS
LIST.
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF SELEC-
TION BOARDS.—Section 14701 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘by a se-
lection board convened under section 14101(b)
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘as a re-
sult of the convening of a selection board under
section 14101(b) of this title’’ and inserting
‘‘under regulations prescribed under paragraph
(1)’’;
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b).
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
14101(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘CONTINUATION BOARDS’’ and
inserting 
‘‘SELECTIVE
EARLY
SEPARATION
BOARDS’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (1);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(D) by striking the last sentence.
(2) Section 14102(a) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘Continuation boards’’ and inserting ‘‘Selection
boards convened under section 14101(b) of this title’’.
(3) Section 14705(b)(1) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘continuation board’’ and inserting ‘‘selection
board’’.
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SEC. 522. CONSIDERATION OF RESERVE OFFICERS FOR PO-
SITION VACANCY PROMOTIONS IN TIME OF
WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) PROMOTION CONSIDERATION WHILE ON ACTIVE-
DUTY LIST.—(1) Subsection (d) of section 14317 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘If a re-
serve officer’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
section (e), if a reserve officer’’.
(2) Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(e) OFFICERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN TIME
OF WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—(1) A reserve offi-
cer who is not on the active-duty list and who is ordered
to active duty in time of war or national emergency may,
if eligible, be considered for promotion—
‘‘(A) by a mandatory promotion board convened
under section 14101(a) of this title or a special se-
lection board convened under section 14502 of this
title; or
‘‘(B) in the case of an officer who has been or-
dered to or is serving on active duty in support of
a contingency operation, by a vacancy promotion
board convened under section 14101(a) of this title.
‘‘(2) An officer may not be considered for promotion
under this subsection after the end of the two-year period
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beginning on the date on which the officer is ordered to
active duty.
‘‘(3) An officer may not be considered for promotion
under this subsection during a period when the operation
of this section has been suspended by the President under
the provisions of section 123 or 10213 of this title.
‘‘(4) Consideration of an officer for promotion under
this subsection shall be under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the military department concerned.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
14315(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned, is available’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under regulations prescribed by the Secretary
concerned, has been recommended’’.
SEC. 523. SIMPLIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL
PARTICIPATION FOR PURPOSES OF READY
RESERVE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
Subsection (a) of section 10147 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided pursuant to paragraph
(2), each person who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed
in an armed force and who becomes a member of the
Ready Reserve under any provision of law other than sec-
tion 513 or 10145(b) of this title shall be required, while
in the Ready Reserve, to participate in a combination of
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drills, training periods, and active duty equivalent to 38
days (exclusive of travel) during each year.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may prescribe
regulations providing specific exceptions for the require-
ments of paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 524. AUTHORITY FOR DELEGATION OF REQUIRED SEC-
RETARIAL SPECIAL FINDING FOR PLACE-
MENT OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS IN
READY RESERVE.
The last sentence of section 10145(d) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The
authority of the Secretary concerned under the preceding
sentence may not be delegated—
‘‘(1) to a civilian officer or employee of the mili-
tary department concerned below the level of the As-
sistant Secretary of the military department con-
cerned; or
‘‘(2) to a member of the armed forces below the
level of the lieutenant general or vice admiral in an
armed force with responsibility for military per-
sonnel policy in that armed force.’’.
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE OF THE MA-
RINE CORP UNIVERSITY.—Upon the recommendation of
the Director and faculty of the Command and Staff Col-
lege of the Marine Corps University, the President of the
Marine Corps University may confer the degree of master
of operational studies upon graduates of the Command
and Staff College’s School of Advanced Warfighting who
fulfill the requirements for that degree.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authority to confer the
degree of master of operational studies under section
7102(c) of title 10, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a)) may not be exercised until the Secretary of
Education determines, and certifies to the President of the
Marine Corps University, that the requirements estab-
lished by the Command and General Staff College of the
Marine Corps University for that degree are in accordance
with generally applicable requirements for a degree of
master of arts. Upon receipt of such a certification, the
President of the University shall promptly transmit a copy
of the certification to the Committee on Armed Services
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of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 532. EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AUTHOR-
ITY FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN RECEIV-
ING ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS.
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SERVICE
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 2107(c) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(3) In the case of a cadet or midshipman eligible
to receive financial assistance under paragraph (1) or (2),
the Secretary of the military department concerned may,
in lieu of all or part of the financial assistance described
in paragraph (1), provide financial assistance in the form
of room and board expenses for the cadet or midshipman
and other expenses required by the educational institution.
‘‘(4) The total amount of financial assistance, includ-
ing the payment of room and board and other educational
expenses, provided to a cadet or midshipman in an aca-
demic year under this subsection may not exceed an
amount equal to the amount that could be provided as fi-
nancial assistance for such cadet or midshipman under
paragraph (1) or (2), or other amount determined by the
Secretary concerned, without regard to whether room and
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board and other educational expenses for such cadet or
midshipman are paid under paragraph (3).’’.
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SERVICE
IN TROOP PROGRAM UNITS.—Section 2107a(c) of such
title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(2) In the case of a cadet eligible to receive financial
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned may, in lieu of all or part of
the financial assistance described in paragraph (1), pro-
vide financial assistance in the form of room and board
expenses for such cadet and other expenses required by
the educational institution.
‘‘(3) The total amount of financial assistance, includ-
ing the payment of room and board and any other edu-
cational expenses, provided to a cadet in an academic year
under this subsection may not exceed an amount equal
to the amount that could be provided as financial assist-
ance for such cadet under paragraph (1), or other amount
determined by the Secretary of the Army, without regard
to whether the room and board and other educational ex-
penses for such cadet are paid under paragraph (2).’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payment of expenses of cadets
and midshipmen of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps program that are due after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 533. INCREASE IN ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS
UNDER ARMY RESERVE ROTC SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM TO STUDENTS AT MILITARY JUN-
IOR COLLEGES.
Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘10’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘17’’.
SEC. 534. INCLUSION OF ACCRUED INTEREST IN AMOUNTS
THAT MAY BE REPAID UNDER SELECTED RE-
SERVE CRITICAL SPECIALTIES EDUCATION
LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, plus the amount of
any interest that may accrue during the current
year’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘For the purposes of this
section, any interest that has accrued on the loan for
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periods before the current year shall be considered
as within the total loan amount that shall be re-
paid.’’.
SEC. 535. AUTHORITY FOR NONSCHOLARSHIP SENIOR
ROTC SOPHOMORES TO VOLUNTARILY CON-
TRACT FOR AND RECEIVE SUBSISTENCE AL-
LOWANCE.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ALLOWANCE.—Section 209 of
title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) NONSCHOLARSHIP SENIOR ROTC MEMBERS
NOT IN ADVANCED TRAINING.—A member of the Selected
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who has entered into an
agreement under section 2103a of title 10 is entitled to
a monthly subsistence allowance at a rate prescribed
under subsection (a). The allowance may be paid to the
member for a maximum of 20 months.’’.
(b) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT
ENROLLMENT.—(1)
Chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 2103 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2103a. Students not eligible for advanced training:
commitment to military service
‘‘(a) A member of the program who has completed
successfully the first year of a four-year Senior Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps course and who is not eligible for
advanced training under section 2104 of this title and is
not a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107
of this title may—
‘‘(1) contract with the Secretary of the military
department concerned, or the Secretary’s designated
representative, to serve for the period required by
the program; and
‘‘(2) agree in writing to accept an appointment,
if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army,
Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may
be, and to serve in the armed forces for the period
prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(b) A member of the program may enter into a con-
tract and agreement under this section (and receive a sub-
sistence allowance under section 209(c) of title 37) only
if the person—
‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States;
‘‘(2) enlists in an armed force under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the military department
concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary;
and
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‘‘(3) executes a certificate of loyalty in such
form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take
a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(c) A member of the program who is a minor may
enter into a contract under subsection (a)(1) only with the
consent of the member’s parent or guardian.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘2103a. Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military
service.’’.
SEC. 536. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACAD-
EMIES FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELE-
GATES FROM GUAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND
AMERICAN SAMOA.
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section
4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (6) and (8), by striking
‘‘Two’’ and inserting ‘‘Three’’; and
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘One’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Two’’.
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section
6954(a) of such title is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (6) and (8), by striking
‘‘Two’’ and inserting ‘‘Three’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘One’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Two’’.
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section
9342(a) of such title is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (6) and (8), by striking
‘‘Two’’ and inserting ‘‘Three’’; and
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘One’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Two’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of
candidates for appointment to the United States Military
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the
United States Air Force Academy for classes entering
those academies after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 537. READMISSION TO SERVICE ACADEMIES OF CER-
TAIN FORMER CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT AS BASIS FOR RE-
ADMISSION.—(1) When a formal report by an Inspector
General within the Department of Defense concerning the
circumstances of the separation of a cadet or midshipman
from one of the service academies contains a specific find-
ing specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned may use that report as the sole
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basis for readmission of the former cadet or midshipman
to the respective service or service academy.
(2) A finding specified in this paragraph is a finding
that substantiates that a former service academy cadet or
midshipman, while attending the service academy—
(A) received administrative or punitive action or
nonjudicial punishment as a result of reprisal;
(B) resigned in lieu of disciplinary, administra-
tive, or other action that the formal report concludes
constituted a threat of reprisal; or
(C) otherwise suffered an injustice that contrib-
uted to the resignation of the cadet or midshipman.
(b) READMISSION.—In the case of a formal report by
an Inspector General described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary concerned shall offer the former cadet or mid-
shipman an opportunity for readmission to the service
academy from which the former cadet or midshipman re-
signed, if the former cadet or midshipman is otherwise eli-
gible for such readmission.
(c) APPLICATIONS
FOR READMISSION.—A former
cadet or midshipman described in a report referred to in
subsection (a) may apply for readmission to the service
academy on the basis of that report and shall not be re-
quired to submit the request for readmission through a
board for the correction of military records.
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(d) REGULATIONS TO MINIMIZE ADVERSE IMPACT
UPON READMISSION.—The Secretary of each military de-
partment shall prescribe regulations for the readmission
of a former cadet or midshipman described in subsections
(a), with the goal, to the maximum extent practicable, of
readmitting the former cadet or midshipman at no loss
of the academic or military status held by the former cadet
at the time of resignation.
(e) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER REMEDIES.—This
section does not preempt or supercede any other remedy
that may be available to a former cadet or midshipman.
(f) SERVICE ACADEMIES.—In this section, the term
‘‘service academy’’ means the following:
(1) The United States Military Academy.
(2) The United States Naval Academy.
(3) The United States Air Force Academy.
SEC. 538. AUTHORIZATION FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO EN-
LISTED MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN CER-
TAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) INSTRUCTION OF ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 7045 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(2) The Secretary may permit enlisted members of
the armed forces to receive instruction at the Naval Post-
graduate School for the purpose of attending—
‘‘(A) executive level seminars; or
‘‘(B) the information security scholarship pro-
gram under chapter 112 of this title.
‘‘(3) In addition to instruction authorized under
paragraph (2), the Secretary may, on a space-available
basis, permit an enlisted member of any of the armed
forces to receive instruction at the Naval Postgraduate
School if the member is assigned permanently to the staff
of the Naval Postgraduate School or to a nearby com-
mand.’’.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Department’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Except as provided under paragraph (3),
the Department’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘officers’’ in the first sentence
and inserting ‘‘members’’;
(3) by designating the second sentence as para-
graph (2) and in that sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)(3)’’
after ‘‘permitted’’;
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(B) by inserting ‘‘on a space-available
basis’’ after ‘‘instruction at the Postgraduate
School’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘(taking into consideration
the admission of enlisted members on a space-
available basis)’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe excep-
tions to the requirements of paragraph (1) with regard
to attendance at the Postgraduate School pursuant to
chapter 112 of this title.’’.
SEC. 539. DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
AND VIOLENCE AT THE MILITARY SERVICE
ACADEMIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense
shall establish a Department of Defense task force to ex-
amine matters relating to sexual harassment and violence
at the United States Military Academy and the United
States Naval Academy.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 12 months
after the date on which all members of the task force have
been appointed, the task force shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense a report recommending ways by which
the Department of Defense and the military services may
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more effectively address matters relating to sexual harass-
ment and violence at the United States Military Academy
and the United States Naval Academy. The report shall
include an assessment of, and recommendations (including
changes in law) for measures to improve, the following
with respect to sexual harassment and violence at those
academies:
(1) Victims’ safety programs.
(2) Offender accountability.
(3) Effective prevention of sexual harassment
and violence.
(4) Collaboration among military organizations
with responsibility or jurisdiction with respect to
sexual harassment and violence.
(5) Coordination between military and civilian
communities, including local support organizations,
with respect to sexual harassment and violence.
(6) Coordination between military and civilian
communities, including civilian law enforcement re-
lating to acts of sexual harassment and violence.
(7) Data collection and case management and
tracking.
(8) Curricula and training, including standard
training programs for cadets at the United States
Military Academy and midshipmen at the United
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States Naval Academy and for permanent personnel
assigned to those academies.
(9) Responses to sexual harassment and vio-
lence at those academies, including standard guide-
lines.
(10) Other issues identified by the task force
relating to sexual harassment and violence at those
academies.
(c) METHODOLOGY.—The task force shall consider
the findings and recommendations of previous reviews and
investigations of sexual harassment and violence con-
ducted for those academies as one of the bases for its as-
sessment.
(d) REPORT.—(1) The task force shall submit to the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army and
the Navy a report on the activities of the task force and
on the activities of the United States Military Academy
and the United States Naval Academy to respond to sex-
ual harassment and violence at those academies.
(2) The report shall include the following:
(A) Any barriers to implementation of improve-
ments as a result of those efforts.
(B) Other areas of concern not previously ad-
dressed in prior reports.
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(C) The findings and conclusions of the task
force.
(D) Any recommendations for changes to policy
and law as the task force considers appropriate, in-
cluding whether cases of sexual assault at those
academies should be included in the Department of
Defense database known as the Defense Incident-
Based Reporting System.
(3) Within 90 days of receipt of the report under
paragraph (1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit the
report, together with the Secretary’s evaluation of the re-
port, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives.
(e) REPORT
ON AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Simulta-
neously with the submission of the report under subsection
(d)(3), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the committees
specified in that subsection the Secretary’s assessment of
the effectiveness of corrective actions being taken at the
United States Air Force Academy as a result of various
investigations conducted at that Academy into matters in-
volving sexual assault and harassment.
(f) COMPOSITION.—(1) The task force shall consist
of not more than 14 members, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. Members shall be appointed from each
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of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and
shall include an equal number of personnel of the Depart-
ment of Defense (military and civilian) and persons from
outside the Department of Defense. Members appointed
from outside the Department of Defense may be appointed
from other Federal departments and agencies, from State
and local agencies, or from the private sector.
(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the membership
of the task force appointed from the Department of De-
fense includes at least one judge advocate.
(3) In appointing members to the task force, the Sec-
retary may—
(A) consult with the Attorney General regard-
ing a representative from the Office of Violence
Against Women of the Department of Justice; and
(B) consult with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services regarding a representative from the
Women’s Health office of the Department of Health
and Human Services.
(4) Each member of the task force appointed from
outside the Department of Defense shall be an individual
who has demonstrated expertise in the area of sexual har-
assment and violence or shall be appointed from one of
the following:
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(A) A representative from the Office of Civil
Right in the Department of Education.
(B) A representative from the Center for Dis-
ease Control.
(C) A sexual assault policy and advocacy orga-
nization.
(D) A civilian law enforcement agency.
(E) A judicial policy organization.
(F) A national crime victim policy organization.
(5) The members of the task force shall be appointed
not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(g) CO-CHAIRS OF THE TASK FORCE.—There shall
be two co-chairs of the task force. One of the co-chairs
shall be designated by the Secretary of the Defense at the
time of appointment from among the Department of De-
fense personnel on the task force. The other co-chair shall
be selected from among the members appointed from out-
side the Department of Defense by those members.
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—(1) Each member
of the task force who is a member of the Armed Forces
or a civilian officer or employee of the United States shall
serve without compensation (other than compensation to
which entitled as a member of the Armed Forces or an
officer or employee of the United States, as the case may
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be). Other members of the task force shall be appointed
in accordance with, and subject to, section 3161 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness, under the direction of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall
provide oversight of the task force. The Washington Head-
quarters Service of the Department of Defense shall pro-
vide the task force with personnel, facilities, and other ad-
ministrative support as necessary for the performance of
the task force’s duties.
(3) The Deputy Under Secretary shall coordinate
with the Secretary of the Army to provide visits of the
task force to the United States Military Academy and with
the Secretary of the Navy to provide visits of the task
force to the United States Naval Academy.
(i) TERMINATION.—The task force shall terminate 90
days after the date on which the report of the task force
is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives pursuant to sub-
section (d)(3).
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Subtitle E—Administrative Matters
SEC. 541. ENHANCEMENTS TO HIGH-TEMPO PERSONNEL
PROGRAM.
(a) REVISIONS TO DEPLOYMENT LIMITS AND AU-
THORITY TO AUTHORIZE EXEMPTIONS.—Subsection (a)
of section 991 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) SERVICE AND GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER RE-
SPONSIBILITIES.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the de-
ployment (or potential deployment) of members of the
armed forces shall be managed to ensure that a member
is not deployed, or continued in a deployment, on any day
on which the total number of days on which the member
has been deployed out of the preceding 730 days would
exceed the high-deployment threshold.
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘high-deployment
threshold’ means—
‘‘(A) 400 days; or
‘‘(B) a lower number of days prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(3) A member may be deployed, or continued in a
deployment, without regard to paragraph (1) if the deploy-
ment, or continued deployment, is approved by the Sec-
retary of Defense. The authority of the Secretary under
the preceding sentence may only be delegated to—
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‘‘(A) a civilian officer of the Department of De-
fense appointed by the President, by and with the
advise and consent of the Senate, or a member of
the Senior Executive Service; or
‘‘(B) a general or flag officer in that member’s
chain of command (including an officer in the grade
of colonel, or in the case of the Navy, captain, serv-
ing an in a general or flag officer position who has
been selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier
general or rear admiral (lower half)).’’.
(b) CHANGES FROM PER DIEM TO HIGH-DEPLOY-
MENT ALLOWANCE.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 436 of
title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) MONTHLY ALLOWANCE.—The Secretary of the
military department concerned shall pay a high-deploy-
ment allowance to a member of the armed forces under
the Secretary’s jurisdiction for each month during which
the member—
‘‘(1) is deployed; and
‘‘(2) at any time during that month—
‘‘(A) has been deployed for 191 or more
consecutive days (or a lower number of consecu-
tive days prescribed by the Secretary of De-
fense);
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‘‘(B) has been deployed, out of the pre-
ceding 730 days, for a total of 401 or more
days (or a lower number of days prescribed by
the Secretary of Defense); or
‘‘(C) in the case of a member of a reserve
component, is on active duty under a call or
order to active duty for a period of more than
30 days that is the second (or later) such call
or order to active duty (whether voluntary or
involuntary) for that member in support of the
same contingency operation.’’.
(2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) RATE.—The monthly rate of the allowance pay-
able to a member under this section shall be determined
by the Secretary concerned, not to exceed $1,000 per
month.’’.
(3) Such section is further amended—
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘per diem’’;
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘per diem’’
and inserting ‘‘allowance’’;
(C) in subsection (f)—
(i) by striking ‘‘per diem’’ and inserting
‘‘allowance’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘day on’’ and inserting
‘‘month during’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN DUTY AS-
SIGNMENTS.—The Secretary concerned may exclude mem-
bers serving in specified duty assignments from eligibility
for the high-deployment allowance while serving in those
assignments. Any such specification of duty assignments
may only be made with the approval of the Secretary of
Defense. Specification of a particular duty assignment for
purposes of this subsection may not be implemented so
as to apply to the member serving in that position at the
time of such specification.’’.
(4)(A) The heading of such section is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 436. 
Monthly 
high-deployment 
allowance 
for
lengthy or numerous deployments’’.
(B) The item relating to that section in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘436. Monthly high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deploy-
ments.’’.
(c) CHANGES TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 487(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
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‘‘(5) For each of the armed forces, the description
shall indicate, for the period covered by the report—
‘‘(A) the number of members who received the
high-deployment allowance under section 436 of title
37;
‘‘(B) the number of members who received each
rate of allowance paid;
‘‘(C) the number of members who received the
allowance for one month, for two months, for three
months, for four months, for five months, for six
months, and for more than six months; and
‘‘(D) the total amount spent on the allowance.’’.
SEC. 
542. 
ENHANCED 
RETENTION 
OF 
ACCUMULATED
LEAVE FOR HIGH-DEPLOYMENT MEMBERS.
(a) ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ACCUMU-
LATED LEAVE.—Paragraph (1) of section 701(f) of title
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
may authorize a member described in subparagraph (B)
who, except for this paragraph, would lose any accumu-
lated leave in excess of 60 days at the end of the fiscal
year, to retain an accumulated total of 120 days leave.
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‘‘(B) This subsection applies to a member who serves
on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120
days—
‘‘(i) in an area in which the member is entitled
to special pay under section 310(a) of title 37; or
‘‘(ii) while assigned to a deployable ship or mo-
bile unit or to other duty comparable to that speci-
fied in clause (i) that is designated for the purpose
of this subsection.
‘‘(C) Except as provided in paragraph (2), Leave in
excess of 60 days accumulated under this paragraph is
lost unless it is used by the member before the end of
the third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the con-
tinuous period of service referred to in subparagraph (B)
terminated.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003, or the
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
SEC. 543. STANDARDIZATION OF TIME-IN-SERVICE RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT
OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS WITH ARMY AND AIR FORCE RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) OFFICERS IN REGULAR NAVY OR MARINE CORPS
WHO COMPLETED 40 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sec-
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tion 6321(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘after completing 40 or more years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and has at least 40 years’’.
(b) OFFICERS IN REGULAR NAVY OR MARINE CORPS
WHO COMPLETED 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sec-
tion 6322(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘after
completing 30 or more years’’ and inserting ‘‘and has at
least 30 years’’.
(c) OFFICERS IN NAVY OR MARINE CORPS WHO
COMPLETED 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section
6323(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘after
completing more than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘and has
at least 20 years’’.
(d) ENLISTED MEMBERS IN REGULAR NAVY OR MA-
RINE CORPS WHO COMPLETED 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE
SERVICE.—Section 6326(a) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘after completing 30 or more years’’ and inserting
‘‘and has at least 30 years’’.
(e) TRANSFER
OF ENLISTED MEMBERS
TO
THE
FLEET
RESERVE
AND
FLEET
MARINE
CORPS
RE-
SERVE.—Section 6330(b) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘who has completed 20 or more years’’ both
places it appears and inserting ‘‘who has at least 20
years’’.