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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Spacefaring Priorities for America's
Continued Exploration Act'' or the ''SPACE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Russia is not a reliable partner.--(A) Unless Space
Shuttle operations are extended beyond 2010, the United States
will be heavily reliant on Russia to supply crew and possibly
cargo transport services to the International Space Station
during the gap period of 2010 through 2015. There will be no
other way to fly our astronauts into space during this period.
(B) The United States should not increase its reliance on
Russia to transport American astronauts into space, given the
increasingly divergent views and posturing from Russia. Russia
opposes the United States plan to base an antimissile radar
system in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland
to deal with the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear weapons
and missile programs. Russia also suspended its participation
in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, one of the
most significant arms control agreements of the Cold War years.
Additionally, Russia continues to arm some of America's most
hostile adversaries, Iran and Venezuela. Despite United States
objections, Russia sold billions of dollars worth of weapons to
the regime of Hugo Chavez in 2006. Such meddling is a possible
violation of the Monroe Doctrine and a throwback to the Cold
War era. Even more troublesome is the Russian history of
weapons trading with Iran. Russia has supplied advanced
conventional arms technology, missile technology, and nuclear
technologies to this very anti-American regime.
(2) Russia has abused past nasa cooperation agreements.--
(A) In the late 1990s, Russia fell short in fulfilling its
commitment to the International Space Station.
(B) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in
this Act referred to as ''NASA'') was forced to transfer
hundreds of millions of dollars to enable the Russians to
complete the critical Space Station service module Zvezda,
without which the International Space Station could not
operate.
(C) Russia delayed completion of the Zvezda service module
for several years. Under the International Space Station
agreement, the Russian government had committed to fund as well
as build the Zvezda service module. Subsequent transfers from
the United States, in order to complete the module, reflect
serious Russian mismanagement in the field of space.
(D) In 2000, while Russia was failing to meet its
commitment to the International Space Station, Russia was
diverting financial and human resources away from fulfilling
its International Space Station commitments in order to keep
the Russian's Mir Space Station aloft.
(E) Russia's past shortcomings in fulfilling commitments to
its international space partners should serve as a warning to
the United States as we consider increased reliance on Russian
space services in the future. It is not prudent for the United
States to depend on Russia for access to space given our past
experience with this relationship.
(3) American space science should not be dependent on
russian support.--(A) The United States has already invested
billions of dollars in the International Space Station program
since its inception.
(B) There is much research of great value being conducted
in space, and on the International Space Station, that may
yield tremendous gains. Research being conducted on the
International Space Station may help scientists back on Earth
develop medicines to treat diseases and help us better
understand the Earth's climate. Many scientists believe that
the microgravity environment of space will enable the
development of new drugs, vaccines, and other therapies.
Equipment on the International Space Station will monitor
stratospheric gases, and investigate ozone chemistry.
(4) The united states must have assured access to space.--
(A) To ensure that the United States realizes the dividends
from the considerable investment we have made in the
International Space Station, we need to ensure continued access
to space for our astronauts. However, NASA's plan for transport
of crew to and from the International Space Station fails to
provide necessary redundancies to provide assured access to
space.
(B) NASA anticipates that the Russian Soyuz spacecraft will
be the only vehicle for astronaut crew rotation to the
International Space Station after 2010. From 2011 until the
planned operation of Orion in 2015, NASA likely has no other
option for transporting American astronauts to space other than
on Russian vehicles.
(C) NASA has conceded that without the Space Shuttle, it
will be unable to transport the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
(AMS) to the International Space Station. Scientists involved
in the development of the AMS acknowledge that it will enhance
scientific discoveries. While the AMS has cost over
$1,500,000,000 to develop and build, NASA has stated that the
remaining Space Shuttle manifest does not allow for transport
of the AMS and that it will not be an option to retrofit
another launch vehicle in order to fly it into space. Only by
extending Space Shuttle operations beyond 2010 will NASA be
able to transport the AMS to the International Space Station.
As long as the AMS meets all required standards to verify its
validity and justify its transport on the Space Shuttle, NASA
should fulfill its obligation to the Department of Energy and
our international partners.
(D) In addition, the Japanese Centrifuge Accommodation
Module, which can only fly to the International Space Station
on the Space Shuttle, will also be unable to reach the Space
Station absent extending Space Shuttle operations.
(5) A better approach.--(A) Due to NASA's lack of a backup
plan for reliance on the Russians for transport of American
astronauts to space, the United States needs a better approach.
The best approach is the Space Shuttle, a proven, domestic
source of space transport for assured access to space,
including the International Space Station, for crew and cargo
transport.
(B) With 2 Shuttle missions per year during the human
spaceflight program flight gap between Shuttle and Orion,
currently scheduled from 2010 through 2015, we can replace our
need to rely on the Russians for crew rotation for the
International Space Station.
(C) Savings from replacing Russian transport services to
the International Space Station with the Space Shuttle would
pay for a portion of the costs for flying 2 Space Shuttle
missions per year.
(D) Only by closing the gap between 2010 and 2015, or until
the Orion is operational, will our Nation be able to keep our
Nation's highly skilled and critically important spaceworkers
and engineers gainfully employed, and mitigate the loss of
critical skills.
(E) By extending Space Shuttle operations, NASA may realize
considerable savings by no longer having to pay retention
bonuses to critical space workers. But retention bonuses would
not be the only added costs associated with the end of Space
Shuttle operations when critical skilled workers leave NASA or
its contractors. Recruitment incentives for new workers and
contract cost increases could also be incurred by NASA since
the majority of the Kennedy Space Center's workforce are
contractors.
(F) The success of the Constellation program will depend on
having the most skilled and experienced workforce possible. The
workforce gap, as currently envisioned by NASA, will jeopardize
this. NASA has acknowledged that thousands of critical space
workers will lose their jobs in the transition from the Space
Shuttle to the Constellation program. Continued operation of
the Space Shuttle, but on a reduced flight requirement, while
also integrating these workers into the Orion program, is the
best way to retain many of these critical workers and skill
sets.
(G) An August 2007 study by the Government Accountability
Office, ''NASA Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital
Management, but Future Program Challenges Remain,'' stated that
''the agency as a whole faces challenges in recruiting and
retaining highly experienced senior-level engineers in certain
specialties. NASA's principal workforce challenge will be faced
in the transition to the next generation of human space flight
systems.''.
(H) This Act authorizes for NASA additional funding under
section 4 to fully restore the appropriation shortfalls in
fiscal years 2007 and 2008 compared to the funds that were
authorized for NASA. An additional $1,000,000,000 is authorized
in section 4(b) to reimburse NASA for the costs incurred by
NASA from the Space Shuttle return-to-flight efforts following
the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF RUSSIAN SPACE SERVICES.

NASA shall not rely solely on the Russian government for astronaut
transport or cargo resupply services. This prohibition does not apply
to the current Soyuz emergency escape services for astronauts on the
International Space Station.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NASA.

(a) Additional Authorization for Fiscal Year 2007 Shortfall.--There
are authorized to be appropriated to NASA $1,648,000,000, 41.6 percent
of which shall be for Exploration Systems, and 28.7 percent of which
shall be available for Space Operations.
(b) Columbia Return-to-Flight.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to NASA $1,000,000,000 for emergency funding to reimburse
for Columbia return-to-flight costs, of which the Exploration Systems
and Space Operations Accounts shall receive funding at the rate
proportional to the amounts used to pay the costs associated with the
Space Shuttle return-to-flight efforts.
(c) Additional Authorization for Fiscal Year 2008 Shortfall.--There
are authorized to be appropriated to NASA $1,064,000,000, 41.7 percent
of which shall be for Exploration Systems.
(d) Preservation of Funding for Programs.--NASA shall not take any
funding from its Exploration Systems account or the Constellation
program in order to fund the continued operation of the Space Shuttle
program as required in this Act.

SEC. 5. EXTENDING SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS.

(a) Use of Space Shuttle for Access to Space.--NASA shall fly at
least 2 Space Shuttle missions per year for crew transport, instead of
Russian crew and cargo services, for the period of 2010 through 2015,
or until Orion is operational. There are authorized to be appropriated
to NASA such sums as may be necessary, in addition to amounts otherwise
authorized, to carry out this subsection, including for the production
of more external tanks as may be needed.
(b) Insufficient Funding.--Except as provided under subsection (c),
the requirements of this Act shall have effect only to the extent that
sufficient funding is appropriated, as authorized under subsection (a).
Sufficient funding is defined as funds required to fully or partially
comply with the requirements of this Act.
(c) Report to Congress.--NASA shall report to Congress not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the specific
costs and actions needed to extend the operation of the Space Shuttle
in accordance with this Act.
(d) Operational Efficiencies.--As soon as possible, but no later
than March 31, 2011, NASA shall investigate areas of reduced operations
and enhanced cost savings and implement those that do not impinge the
safe operation of the Space Shuttle program, including the following:
(1) The possible retirement of one Space Shuttle orbiter,
leaving 2 to remain operational, in a manner that ensures the
safe operation of the Space Shuttle program.
(2) Significantly reducing changes to the design of the
Space Shuttle orbiters, in a manner that ensures the safe
operation of the Space Shuttle program. This shall include
changes to the Space Shuttle software systems.
(3) Significantly reducing Space Shuttle orbiter
configuration operations and payload configuration operations,
in a manner that ensures the safe operation of the Space
Shuttle program.
(4) Maximizing the use of shared personnel between the
continued operation of the Space Shuttle and Constellation and
other NASA programs.
(e) Facilities.--If conflicts arise in NASA's efforts to allocate
facilities, personnel, and other resources in order to fly the Space
Shuttle as well as continue the development of Constellation, then NASA
shall identify in a report to Congress in advance such conflicts, along
with recommendations as to how they can be mitigated.

SEC. 6. SHUTTLE RECERTIFICATION.

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
NASA shall define achievable and attainable requirements for operation
of the Space Shuttle program beyond 2010, as recommended by the
Columbia Accident Investigation Board. NASA shall transmit these
requirements to Congress in the form of a report. NASA shall then
immediately begin the process of satisfying these requirements and
shall satisfy all requirements no later than March 31, 2010.
[EX A]: Spacefaring Priorities for America's Continued Exploration Act or SPACE Act - Prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from relying solely on the Russian government for astronaut transport or cargo resupply services, except for the current Soyuz emergency escape services for astronauts on the International Space Station.

Authorizes appropriations to NASA for: (1) exploration systems; and (2) emergency funding for Columbia return-to-flight costs.

Requires NASA to fly at least two space shuttle missions per year for crew transport, instead of Russian crew and cargo services, for the period 2010-2015, or until Orion is operational. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such operations. Requires NASA to report to Congress on the specific costs and actions needed to extend the operation of the space shuttle.

Requires NASA, by March 31, 2011, to investigate areas of reduced operations and enhanced cost savings and implement those that do not impinge on the safe operation of the space shuttle program.

Directs NASA to define achievable and attainable requirements for the operation of such program beyond 2010, as recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Requires: (1) NASA to report to Congress on such requirements; and (2) NASA to immediately begin satisfying those requirements and to satisfy all of them by March 31, 2010.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE RANGE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) Special rule.--Clause (i) of section 412(l)(7)(C) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to interest rate)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
''(III) Special rule for 2001
through 2004.--For a plan year
beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004,
notwithstanding subclause (I), in the
case that the rate of interest used
under subsection (b)(5) exceeds the
highest rate permitted under subclause
(I), the rate of interest used to
determine current liability under this
subsection may exceed the rate of
interest otherwise permitted under
subclause (I); except that such rate of
interest shall not exceed 120 percent
of the weighted average referred to in
subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii).''
(2) Quarterly contributions.--Subsection (m) of section 412
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(7) Special rule for 2005.--In any case in which the
interest rate used to determine current liability is determined
under subsection (l)(7)(C)(i)(III) for purposes of applying
paragraphs (1) and (4)(B)(ii) for plan years beginning in 2005,
the current liability for the preceding plan year shall be
redetermined using 105 percent as the specified percentage
determined under subsection (l)(7)(C)(i)(II).''
(b) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
(1) Special rule.--Clause (i) of section 302(d)(7)(C) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1082(d)(7)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subclause:
''(III) Special rule for 2001
through 2004.--For a plan year
beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004,
notwithstanding subclause (I), in the
case that the rate of interest used
under subsection (b)(5) exceeds the
highest rate permitted under subclause
(I), the rate of interest used to
determine current liability under this
subsection may exceed the rate of
interest otherwise permitted under
subclause (I); except that such rate of
interest shall not exceed 120 percent
of the weighted average referred to in
subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii).''
(2) Quarterly contributions.--Subsection (e) of section 302
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1082) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
''(7) Special rule for 2005.--In any case in which the
interest rate used to determine current liability is determined
under subsection (d)(7)(C)(i)(III) for purposes of applying
paragraphs (1) and (4)(B)(ii) for plan years beginning in 2005,
the current liability for the preceding plan year shall be
redetermined using 105 percent as the specified percentage
determined under subsection (d)(7)(C)(i)(II).''
(c) PBGC.--Clause (iii) of section 4006(a)(3)(E) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security of Act 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
''(IV) In the case of plan years beginning after December 31, 2001,
and before January 1, 2005, subclause (II) shall be applied by
substituting '100 percent' for '85 percent' and by substituting '115
percent' for '100 percent'. Subclause (III) shall be applied for such
years without regard to the preceding sentence. Any reference to this
clause by any other sections or subsections (other than sections 4010,
4011 and 4043) shall be treated as a reference to this clause without
regard to this subclause.''
(d) Amendments to Retirement Protection Act of 1994.--
(1) Transition rule made permanent.--Paragraph (1) of
section 769(c) of the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 is
amended--
(A) by striking ''transition'' each place it
appears in the heading and the text, and
(B) by striking ''for any plan year beginning after
1996 and before 2010''.
(2) Special rules.--Paragraph (2) of section 769(c) of the
Retirement Protection Act of 1994 is amended to read as
follows:
''(2) Special rules.--The rules described in this paragraph
are as follows:
''(A) For purposes of section 412(l)(9)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 302(d)(9)(A)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
the funded current liability percentage for any plan
year shall be treated as not less than 90 percent.
''(B) For purposes of section 412(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 302(e)(9) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
the funded current liability percentage for any plan
year shall be treated as not less than 100 percent.
''(C) For purposes of determining unfunded vested
benefits under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the
mortality table shall be the mortality table used by
the plan.''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2001.
[EX A]: Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by increasing, for plan years beginning 2001 through 2004, the permissible interest rate range used to determine additional funding requirements for certain benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans.Sets forth a special rule regarding the interest rate used to determine liability for plan years beginning in 2005.Amends the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 to establish special rules relating to funding liability percentages and the mortality table to be used for purposes of determining unfunded vested benefits.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Guard Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU CHARTER.

(a) In General.--(1) Subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 11 the following new chapter:

''CHAPTER 12--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

''291. National Guard Bureau.
''292. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: appointment; principal
adviser on National Guard matters; grade.
''293. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: functions; annual report.
''294. Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
''295. Other senior National Guard Bureau officers.
''296. Assignment of officers: joint duty assignment.
''297. Definition.
''Sec. 291. National Guard Bureau
''(a) National Guard Bureau.--There is in the Department of Defense
the National Guard Bureau, which is a joint bureau of the Department of
the Army and the Department of the Air Force.
''(b) Purposes.--The National Guard Bureau is the supervisory and
operating agency of the Department of Defense for the Army National
Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United
States. The Bureau is also the channel of communications between (1)
the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and other
components of the Department of Defense, and (2) the several States, on
all matters pertaining to the National Guard, the Army National Guard
of the United States, and the Air National Guard of the United States.
''Sec. 292. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: appointment; adviser on
National Guard matters; grade
''(a) Appointment.--There is a Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
who is responsible for the organization and operations of the National
Guard Bureau. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau is appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such
appointment shall be made from officers of the Army National Guard of
the United States or officers of the Air National Guard of the United
States who--
''(1) are recommended for such appointment by their
respective Governors or, in the case of the District of
Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard;
''(2) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized
commissioned service in an active status in the National Guard;
and
''(3) are in a grade above the grade of brigadier general.
''(b) Term of Office.--An officer appointed as Chief of the
National Guard Bureau serves for a term of four years, but may be
removed for cause at any time. An officer may not hold that office
after becoming 64 years of age. An officer may be reappointed as Chief
of the National Guard Bureau.
''(c) Adviser on National Guard Matters.--(1) The Chief of the
National Guard Bureau is the principal adviser to the Secretary of the
Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army, and to the Secretary of the
Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on matters relating
to the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National
Guard of the United States.
''(2) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau is an adviser to the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on
matters relating to the Army National Guard of the United States and
the Air National Guard of the United States.
''(d) Grade.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be
appointed to serve in a grade above major general.
''Sec. 293. Chief, National Guard Bureau: functions; annual report
''(a) Functions.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control
of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, and the
Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau is
responsible for the following:
''(1) Allocating unit structure, strength authorizations,
and other resources to the Army National Guard of the United
States and the Air National Guard of the United States.
''(2) Determining and directing the training requirements
of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard and the
allocation of Federal funds for the training of the Army
National Guard and the Air National Guard.
''(3) Ensuring that units and members of the Army National
Guard and the Air National Guard are trained by the States in
accordance with approved programs and policies of, and guidance
from, the Chief, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary
of the Air Force.
''(4) Assisting the States in the organization,
maintenance, and operation of National Guard units so as to
provide well-trained and well-equipped units capable of
augmenting the active forces in time of war or national
emergency.
''(5) Planning and administering the budget for the Army
National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard
of the United States.
''(6) Supervising the acquisition, supply, maintenance, and
accountability of Federal property issued to the National Guard
through the property and fiscal officers designated, detailed,
or appointed under section 708 of title 32.
''(7) Granting and withdrawing, in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations, Federal recognition of (A)
National Guard units, and (B) officers of the National Guard.
''(8) Establishing policies and programs for the employment
and use of National Guard technicians under section 709 of
title 32.
''(9) Supervising and administering the Active Guard and
Reserve program as it pertains to the Army National Guard and
the Air National Guard.
''(10) Prescribing the forfeiture of Federal funds and
other aid, benefit, or privilege pursuant to section 108 of
title 32.
''(11) Issuing directives, regulations, and publications
consistent with approved policies of the Army and Air Force, as
appropriate.
''(12) Facilitating and supporting the training of members
and units of the National Guard to meet State requirements.
''(13) Appointing and administering civilian personnel
necessary to perform the functions of the National Guard
Bureau.
''(14) Performing such other functions as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, or the
Secretary of the Air Force.
''(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to
Congress a report on the state of readiness of the National Guard and
its ability to meet its missions. The report may be submitted in
classified and unclassified versions.
''Sec. 294. Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
''(a) Appointment.--(1) There is a Vice Chief of the National Guard
Bureau, selected by the Secretary of Defense from officers of the Army
National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the
United States who--
''(A) are recommended for such appointment by their
respective Governors or, in the case of the District of
Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard;
''(B) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized
commissioned service in an active status in the National Guard;
and
''(C) are in a grade above the grade of colonel.
''(2) The Chief and Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau may not
both be members of the Army or of the Air Force.
''(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an officer
appointed as Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau serves for a term
of four years, but may be removed from office at any time for cause.
''(B) The term of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall
end upon the appointment of a Chief of the National Guard Bureau who is
a member of the same armed force as the Vice Chief.
''(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive the restrictions in
paragraph (2) and the provisions of paragraph (3)(B) for a limited
period of time to provide for the orderly transition of officers
appointed to serve in the positions of Chief and Vice Chief.
''(b) Duties.--The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau performs
such duties as may be prescribed by the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau.
''(c) Grade.--The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be
appointed to serve in a grade above brigadier general.
''(d) Functions as Acting Chief.--When there is a vacancy in the
office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau or in the absence or
disability of the Chief, the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
acts as Chief and performs the duties of the Chief until a successor is
appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
''(e) Succession After Chief and Vice Chief.--When there is a
vacancy in the offices of both Chief and Vice Chief of the National
Guard Bureau or in the absence or disability of both the Chief and Vice
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or when there is a vacancy in one
such office and in the absence or disability of the officer holding the
other, the senior officer of the Army National Guard of the United
States or the Air National Guard of the United States on duty with the
National Guard Bureau shall perform the duties of the Chief until a
successor to the Chief or Vice Chief is appointed or the absence or
disability of the Chief or Vice Chief ceases, as the case may be.
''Sec. 295. Other senior National Guard Bureau officers
''(a) Additional General Officers.--(1) In addition to the Chief
and Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, there shall be assigned to
the National Guard Bureau--
''(A) two general officers selected by the Secretary of the
Army from officers of the Army National Guard of the United
States who have been nominated by their respective Governors
or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard, the senior
of whom while so serving shall hold the grade of major general;
and
''(B) two general officers selected by the Secretary of the
Air Force from officers of the Air National Guard of the United
States who have been nominated by their respective Governors
or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard, the senior
of whom while so serving shall hold the grade of major general.
''(2) The officers so selected shall assist the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau in carrying out the functions of the National
Guard Bureau as they relate to their respective branches.
''(b) Other Officers.--There are in the National Guard Bureau a
general counsel, a comptroller, and an inspector general, each of whom
shall be appointed by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. They
shall perform such duties as the Chief may prescribe.
''Sec. 296. Assignment of officers: joint duty assignment
''Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe,
a duty assignment to the Office of the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall be considered a joint duty assignment for the purposes of
section 668, of this title.''.
''Sec. 297. Definition
''In this chapter, the term 'State' includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Guam and the Virgin
Islands.''.
(2) The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title
10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such
subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 11 the following:

''12. National Guard Bureau 291''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--(1) Section 3040 of title 10, United States
Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 305 of such
title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3040.
(c) Other Conforming Amendments.--(1) Sections 3079 and 8079 of
such title are each amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: '', under the guidance and supervision of the National
Guard Bureau''.
(2) The text of section 108 of title 32, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
''If, within a time fixed by the President, a State fails to comply
with a requirement of this title, or a regulation prescribed under this
title, the National Guard of that State shall be barred in whole or in
part, as the President may prescribe, from receiving money or other
aid, benefits, or privileges authorized by law. The President shall
administer this section through the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau.''.

SEC. 3. RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

(a) Authorized Strength of General and Flag Officers on Active
Duty.--Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(d) Reserve component general and flag officers serving in the
National Guard Bureau, the Office of a Chief of a reserve component, or
the headquarters of a reserve component command are in addition to the
numbers authorized for the armed forces under subsections (a) and (b)
in numbers as follows:

Army National Guard of the United
States................................ 4 general officers.
Army Reserve........................... 4 general officers.
Naval Reserve.......................... 3 flag officers.
Marine Corps Reserve................... 1 general officer.
Air National Guard of the United States 4 general officers.
Air Force Reserve...................... 3 general officers.
Two positions to be filled by a Guard
or Reserve officer: Military Executive
to the Reserve Forces Policy Board and
Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff....................... 2 general or flag officers.

''(e) The limitation of this section does not apply to a reserve
general or flag officer who is not on the active list.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraphs (1) through (4) of section
526(a) of such title are amended to read as follows:
''(1) For the Army, 378 before October 1, 1995, and 294 on
and after that date.
''(2) For the Navy, 247 before October 1, 1995, and 213 on
and after that date.
''(3) For the Air Force, 319 before October 1, 1995, and
272 on and after that date.
''(4) For the Marine Corps, 67 before October 1, 1995, and
60 on and after that date.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY.

Section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following:
''(7)(A) The term 'active Guard and Reserve duty' means
active duty or full-time National Guard duty performed by a
member of a reserve component or of the National Guard pursuant
to an order to active duty or full-time National Guard duty for
a period of more than 180 consecutive days for the purpose of
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training
the reserve components or the National Guard.
''(B) Such term does not include--
''(i) duty performed as a member of the Reserve
Forces Policy Board provided for under section 175 of
this title;
''(ii) duty performed as a property and fiscal
officer under section 708 of title 32; or
''(iii) service as a State director of the
Selective Service System under section 10(b)(2) of the
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App.
460(b)(2)).''.
[EX A]:
National Guard Amendments of 1993 - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) the National Guard Bureau as a joint bureau of the Departments of the Army and Air Force. Makes the Bureau the supervisory and operating agency of DOD for the Army and Air National Guard. Provides for the appointment in the Bureau of a Chief and Vice Chief. Considers an assignment to the Bureau a joint duty assignment.
Provides the authorized strengths of reserve general and flag officers serving on active duty in the Bureau, the Office of a Chief of a reserve component, or the headquarters of a reserve component command.