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(2) Section 8133 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118
Stat. 1002).
SEC. 595. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS
UNDER THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHAL-
LENGE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 509(d) of title 32, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2),
(3), and (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2006, 65 percent of the costs
of operating the State program during that fiscal
year;
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2007, 70 percent of the costs
of operating the State program during that fiscal
year; and
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fis-
cal year, 75 percent of the costs of operating the State
program during such fiscal year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005.
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SEC. 596. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVER-
SITY AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN JOINT CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND
STRATEGY.
(a) JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 2163 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 2163. 
National 
Defense 
University: 
master 
of
science degrees
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD SPECIFIED DEGREES.—
The President of the National Defense University, upon the
recommendation of the faculty of the respective college or
other school within the University, may confer the master
of science degrees specified in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED DEGREES.—The following degrees
may be awarded under subsection (a):
‘‘(1) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATIONAL SECU-
RITY STRATEGY.—The degree of master of science in
national security strategy, to graduates of the Univer-
sity who fulfill the requirements of the program of the
National War College.
‘‘(2) MASTER
OF
SCIENCE
IN
NATIONAL
RE-
SOURCE STRATEGY.—The degree of master of science
in national resource strategy, to graduates of the Uni-
versity who fulfill the requirements of the program of
the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
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‘‘(3) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOINT CAMPAIGN
PLANNING AND STRATEGY.—The degree of master of
science in joint campaign planning and strategy, to
graduates of the University who fulfill the require-
ments of the program of the Joint Advanced
Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The authority provided by this
section shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of Defense.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to sec-
tion 2163 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter
108 of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘2163. National Defense University: master of science degrees.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of section
2163(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (a), shall take effect for degrees awarded after May
2005.
SEC. 597. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RE-
LATING TO THE COMMISSION ON THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES.
(a) NATURE OF COMMISSION.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 513 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118
Stat. 1880) is amended by inserting ‘‘in the legislative
branch’’ after ‘‘There is established’’.
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(b) PAY OF MEMBERS.—Subsection (e)(1) of such sec-
tion is amended striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that follows
through the end and inserting ‘‘except that—
‘‘(A) in applying the first sentence of subsection
(a) of section 957 of such Act to the Commission,
‘may’ shall be substituted for ‘shall’; and
‘‘(B) in applying subsections (a), (c)(2), and (e)
of section 957 of such Act to the Commission, ‘level
IV of the Executive Schedule’ shall be substituted for
‘level V of the Executive Schedule’.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(2)(C) of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘section 404(a)(4)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 416(a)(4)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on October 28, 2004, as if included
in the enactment of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
SEC. 598. CONSUMER EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES ON IN-
SURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES.
(a) EDUCATION AND COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
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‘‘§ 992. Consumer education: financial services
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CONSUMER EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM FOR MEMBERS.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall
carry out a program to provide comprehensive education
to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary on—
‘‘(A) financial services that are available under
law to members;
‘‘(B) financial services that are routinely offered
by private sector sources to members;
‘‘(C) practices relating to the marketing of pri-
vate sector financial services to members;
‘‘(D) such other matters relating to financial
services available to members, and the marketing of
financial services to members, as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate; and
‘‘(E) such other financial practices as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided
to members as—
‘‘(A) a component of members initial entry ori-
entation training; and
‘‘(B) a component of periodically recurring re-
quired training that is provided for the members at
military installations.