purposes of subsection (a) shall establish an administrative office at a place and under a name designated by the Secretary. "(2) For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may use the facilities and services of any insurance company issuing any policy for purposes of subsection (a), may designate one such company as the representative of the other companies for such purposes, and may contract to pay a reasonable fee to the designated company for its services. "(d) REINSURANCE.-The Secretary shall arrange with each insurance company issuing any policy for purposes of subsection (a) to reinsure, under conditions approved by the Secretary, portions of the total amount of the insurance under such policy or policies with such other insurance companies (which meet qualifying criteria prescribed by the Secretary) as may elect to participate in such reinsurance. "(e) TERMINATION.-The Secretary may at any time terminate any policy purchased under this section. "§ 12532. Termination for nonpayment of premiums; forfeiture "(a) TERMINATION FOR NONPAYMENT.-The coverage of a member under the insurance program shall terminate without prior notice upon a failure of the member to make required monthly payments of premiums for two consecutive months. The Secretary may provide in the regulations for reinstatement of insurance coverage terminated under this subsection. "(b) FORFEITURE.-Any person convicted of mutiny, treason, spying, or desertion, or who refuses to perform service in the armed forces or refuses to wear the uniform of any of the armed forces shall forfeit all rights to insurance under this chapter.". (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle E, of title 10, United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 1213 the following new item: "1214. Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance .... 12521". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The insurance program provided for in chapter 1214 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and the requirement for deductions and contributions for that program shall take effect on September 30, 1996, or on any earlier date declared by the Secretary and published in the Federal Register. SEC. 513. MILITARY TECHNICIAN FULL-TIME SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENTS. (a) REQUIREMENT OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF END STRENGTH.-(1) Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) Congress shall authorize for each fiscal year the end strength for military technicians for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force. Funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may not be used for the pay of a military technician during that fiscal year unless the technician fills a position that is within the number of such positions authorized by law for that fiscal year for the reserve component of that technician. This subsection applies without regard to section 129 of this title.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to fiscal year 1995. (b) AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996 AND 1997. For each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the minimum number of military technicians, as of the last day of that fiscal year, for the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: (1) Army National Guard, 25,500. (2) Army Reserve, 6,630. (3) Air National Guard, 22,906. (4) Air Force Reserve, 9,802. (c) ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM. (1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 10216. Military technicians "(a) PRIORITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS.—(1) As a basis for making the annual request to Congress pursuant to section 115 of this title for authorization of end strengths for military technicians of the Army and Air Force reserve components, the Secretary of Defense shall give priority to supporting authorizations for dual status military technicians in the following highpriority units and organizations: "(A) Units of the Selected Reserve that are scheduled to deploy no later than 90 days after mobilization. "(B) Units of the Selected Reserve that are or will deploy to relieve active duty peacetime operations tempo. "(C) Those organizations with the primary mission of providing direct support surface and aviation maintenance for the reserve components of the Army and Air Force, to the extent that the military technicians in such units would mobilize and deploy in a skill that is compatible with their civilian position skill. "(2) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, for the high-priority units and organizations referred to in paragraph (1), seek to achieve a programmed manning level for military technicians that is not less than 90 percent of the programmed manpower structure for those units and organizations for military technicians for that fiscal year. "(3) Military technician authorizations and personnel in high-priority units and organizations specified in paragraph (1) shall be exempt from any requirement (imposed by law or otherwise) for reductions in Department of Defense civilian personnel and shall only be reduced as part of military force structure reductions. “(b) DUAL-STATUS REQUIREMENT.-The Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force to establish as a condition of employment for each individual who is hired after the date of the enactment of this section as a military technician that the individual maintain membership in the Selected Reserve (so as to be a so-called 'dual-status' technician) and shall require that the civilian and military position skill requirements of dual-status military technicians be compatible. No Department of Defense funds may be spent for compensation for any military technician hired after the date of the enactment of this section who is not a member of the Selected Reserve, except that compensation may be paid for up to six months following loss of membership in the Selected Reserve if such loss of membership was not due to the failure to meet military standards.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "10216. Military technicians.". (d) REVIEW OF RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS.-(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, undertake steps to reduce, consolidate, and streamline management headquarters operations of the reserve components. As part of those steps, the Secretary shall identify those military technicians positions in such headquarters operations that are excess to the requirements of those headquarters. (2) Of the military technicians positions that are identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reallocate up to 95 percent of the annual funding required to support those positions for the purpose of creating new positions or filling existing positions in the high-priority units and activities specified in section 10216(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (c). (e) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS REPORT.-Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h) In each such report, the Secretary shall include a separate report on the Army and Air Force military technician programs. The report shall include a presentation, shown by reserve component and shown both as of the end of the preceding fiscal year and for the next fiscal year, of the following: "(1) The number of military technicians required to be employed (as specified in accordance with Department of Defense procedures), the number authorized to be employed under Department of Defense personnel procedures, and the number actually employed. "(2) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1) "(A) the number applicable to a reserve component management headquarter organization; and "(B) the number applicable to high-priority units and organizations (as specified in section 10216(a) of this title). "(3) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1), the numbers of military technicians who are not themselves members of a reserve component (so-called 'single-status' technicians), with a further display of such numbers as specified in paragraph (2).". SEC. 514. REVISIONS TO ARMY GUARD COMBAT REFORM INITIATIVE TO INCLUDE ARMY RESERVE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS AND MAKE CERTAIN REVISIONS. (a) PRIOR ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL.-Section 1111 of the Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI of Public Law 102-484) is amended (1) in the section heading, by striking out the first three words; (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(a) ADDITIONAL PRIOR ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS.-The Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior activeduty officers in the Army National Guard by providing a program that permits the separation of officers on active duty with at least two, but less than three, years of active service upon condition that the officer is accepted for appointment in the Army National Guard. The Secretary shall have a goal of having not fewer than 150 officers become members of the Army National Guard each year under this section. "(b) ADDITIONAL PRIOR ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MEMBERS.-The Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior active-duty enlisted members in the Army National Guard through the use of enlistments as described in section 8020 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139). The Secretary shall enlist not fewer than 1,000 new enlisted members each year under enlistments described in that section."; and (3) by striking out subsections (d) and (e). (b) SERVICE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE IN LIEU OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE FOR ROTC GRADUATES.-Section 1112(b) of such Act (106 Stat. 2537) is amended by striking out "National Guard" before the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof "Selected Reserve". (c) REVIEW OF OFFICER PROMOTIONS.-Section 1113 of such Act (106 Stat. 2537) is amended (1) in subsection (a), by striking out "National Guard" both places it appears and in serting in lieu thereof "Selected Reserve"; and (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) COVERAGE OF SELECTED RESERVE COMBAT AND EARLY DEPLOYING UNITS.-(1) Subsection (a) applies to officers in all units of the Selected Reserve that are designated as combat units or that are designated for deployment within 75 days of mobilization. "(2) Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to officers of the Army Reserve, and with respect to officers of the Army National Guard in units not subject to subsection (a) as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, at the end of the 90-day period beginning on such date of enactment.". (d) INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING AND NONDEPLOYABLE PERSONNEL.-Section 1115 of such Act (106 Stat. 2538) is amended (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out "National Guard" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Selected Reserve"; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out "a member of the Army National Guard enters the National Guard" and inserting in lieu thereof "a member of the Army Selected Reserve enters the Army Selected Reserve"; and (B) by striking out "from the Army National Guard". (e) ACCOUNTING OF MEMBERS WHO FAIL PHYSICAL DEPLOYABILITY STANDARDS.-Section 1116 of such Act (106 Stat. 2539) is amended by striking out "National Guard" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Selected Reserve". (f) USE OF COMBAT SIMULATORS.-Section 1120 of such Act (106 Stat. 2539) is amended by inserting "and the Army Reserve" before the period at the end. SEC. 515. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) ASSOCIATE UNITS.-Subsection (a) of section 1131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2540) is amended to read as follows: "(a) ASSOCIATE UNITS.-The Secretary of the Army shall require "(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and "(2) that combat support and combat service support units of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the Secretary) are essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.". (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.-Subsection (b) of such section is amended (1) by striking out "National Guard combat unit" in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy"; and (2) by striking out "of the National Guard unit" in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "of that unit”. SEC. 516. LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PERFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY DUTY. (a) ELECTION OF LEAVE TO BE CHARGED.— Subsection (b) of section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "Upon the request of an employee, the period for which an employee is absent to perform service described in paragraph (2) may be charged to the employee's accrued annual leave or to compensatory time available to the employee in stead of being charged as leave to which the employee is entitled under this subsection. The period of absence may not be charged to sick leave.". (b) PAY FOR PERIOD OF ABSENCE.-Section 5519 of such title is amended by striking out "entitled to leave" and inserting in lieu thereof "granted military leave". SEC. 517. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL GUARD PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EXERCISES. Section 503(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(2) Paragraph (1) includes authority to provide for participation of the National Guard in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force, or both, in joint exercises for instruction to prepare the National Guard for response to civil emergencies and disasters.". Subtitle C-Decorations and Awards SEC. 521. AWARD OF PURPLE HEART TO PERSONS WOUNDED WHILE HELD AS PRISONERS OF WAR BEFORE APRIL 25, 1962. (a) AWARD OF PURPLE HEART.-For purposes of the award of the Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) shall treat a former prisoner of war who was wounded before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war (or while being taken captive) in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of war (or while being taken captive). (b) STANDARDS FOR AWARD.-An award of the Purple Heart under subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with the standards in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the award of the Purple Heart to persons wounded on or after April 25, 1962. (c) ELIGIBLE FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.— A person shall be considered to be a former prisoner of war for purposes of this section if the person is eligible for the prisoner-of-war medal under section 1128 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 522. AUTHORITY TO AWARD DECORATIONS RECOGNIZING ACTS OF VALOR PERFORMED IN COMBAT DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. (a) FINDINGS.-Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign, carried out by the Armed Forces in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam from October 23, 1965, to November 26, 1965, is illustrative of the many battles during the Vietnam conflict which pitted forces of the United States against North Vietnamese Army regulars and Viet Cong in vicious fighting. (2) Accounts of those battles that have been published since the end of that conflict authoritatively document numerous and repeated acts of extraordinary heroism, sacrifice, and bravery on the part of members of the Armed Forces, many of which have never been officially recognized. (3) In some of those battles, United States military units suffered substantial losses, with some units sustaining casualties in excess of 50 percent. (4) The incidence of heavy casualties throughout the Vietnam conflict inhibited the timely collection of comprehensive and detailed information to support recommendations for awards recognizing acts of heroism, sacrifice, and bravery. (5) Subsequent requests to the Secretaries of the military departments for review of award recommendations for such acts have been denied because of restrictions in law and regulations that require timely filing of such recommendations and documented justification. (6) Acts of heroism, sacrifice, and bravery performed in combat by members of the Armed Forces deserve appropriate and timely recognition by the people of the United States. (7) It is appropriate to recognize acts of heroism, sacrifice, or bravery that are belatedly, but properly, documented by persons who witnessed those acts. (b) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AWARDS.—(1) Any decoration covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without regard to any time limit imposed by law or regulation for a recommendation for such award to any person for actions by that person in the Southeast Asia theater of operations while serving on active duty during the Vietnam era. The waiver of time limitations under this paragraph applies only in the case of awards for acts of valor for which a request for consideration is submitted under subsection (c). (2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the Vietnam era and before the date of the enactment of this Act, was authorized by law or under regulations of the Department of Defense or the military department concerned to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces for acts of valor. (c) REVIEW OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AWARDS.-(1) The Secretary of each military department shall review each request for consideration of award of a decoration described in subsection (b) that are received by the Secretary during the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review of each request for consideration not later than one year after the date on which the request is received. (3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out the review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other recommendations for award of decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction for valorous acts. (d) REPORT.-(1) Upon completing the review of each such request under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit a report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. (2) The report shall include, with respect to each request for consideration received, the following information: (A) A summary of the request for consideration. (B) The findings resulting from the review. (C) The final action taken on the request for consideration. (e) DEFINITION. For purposes of this section: (1) The term "Vietnam era" has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term "active duty" has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 523. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL PREVENTED BY SECRECY FROM BEING CONSIDERED FOR DECORATIONS AND AWARDS. (a) WAIVER ON RESTRICTIONS OF AWARDS.— (1) Any decoration covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without regard to any time limit imposed by law or regulation for a recommendation for such award, to any person for an act, achievement, or service that the person performed in carrying out military intelligence duties during the period beginning on January 1, 1940, and ending on December 31, 1990. (2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the period described in paragraph (1) and before the date of the enactment of this Act, was authorized by law or under the regulations of the Department of Defense or the military department concerned to be awarded to a person for an act, achievement, or service performed by that person while serving on active duty. (b) REVIEW OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AWARDS.-(1) The Secretary of each military department shall review each request for consideration of award of a decoration described in subsection (a) that is received by the Secretary during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review of each request for consideration not later than one year after the date on which the request is received. (3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out the review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other recommendations for awarding decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction for acts, achievements, or serv ice. (c) REPORT.-(1) Upon completing the review of each such request under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. (2) The report shall include, with respect to each request for consideration reviewed, the following information: (A) A summary of the request for consideration. (B) The findings resulting from the review. (C) The final action taken on the request for consideration. (D) Administrative or legislative recommendations to improve award procedures with respect to military intelligence personnel. (d) DEFINITION. For purposes of this section, the term "active duty" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 524. REVIEW REGARDING UPGRADING OF DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSSES (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.-(1) The Secretary of the Army shall review the records relating to each award of the Distinguished-Service Cross, and the Secretary of the Navy shall review the records relating to each award of the Navy Cross, that was awarded to an Asian-American or a Native American Pacific Islander with respect to service as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II. The purpose of the review shall be to determine whether any such award should be upgraded to the Medal of Honor. (2) If the Secretary concerned determines, based upon the review under paragraph (1), that such an upgrade is appropriate in the case of any person, the Secretary shall submit to the President a recommendation that the President award the Medal of Honor to that person. (b) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.-A Medal of Honor may be awarded to a person referred to in subsection (a) in accordance with a recommendation of the Secretary concerned under that subsection without regard to (1) section 3744, 6248, or 8744 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable; and (2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on (A) the time for awarding the Medal of Honor; or 029-065_vol1 D-00--4 (B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for service for which a Distinguished-Service Cross or Navy Cross has been awarded. (c) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "Native American Pacific Islander" means a Native Hawaiian and any other Native American Pacific Islander within the meaning of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.). SEC. 525. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL BASED UPON SERVICE IN EL SALVADOR. (a) IN GENERAL.-For the purpose of determining eligibility of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the country of El Salvador during the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 1992, shall be treated as having been designated as an area and a period of time in which members of the Armed Forces participated in operations in significant numbers and otherwise met the general requirements for the award of that medal. (b) INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION.-The Secretary of the military department concerned shall determine whether individual members or former members of the Armed Forces who served in El Salvador during the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 1992 meet the individual service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in applicable regulations. Such determinations shall be made as expeditiously as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 526. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY DECORATIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN TIMELY FASHION. (a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "81130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and recommendation "(a) Upon request of a Member of Congress, the Secretary concerned shall review a proposal for the award or presentation of a decoration (or the upgrading of a decoration), either for an individual or a unit, that is not otherwise authorized to be presented or awarded due to limitations established by law or policy for timely submission of a recommendation for such award or presentation. Based upon such review, the Secretary shall make a determination as to the merits of approving the award or presentation of the decoration and the other determinations necessary to comply with subsection (b). "(b) Upon making a determination under subsection (a) as to the merits of approving the award or presentation of the decoration, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives and to the requesting member of Congress notice in writing of one of the following: "(1) The award or presentation of the decoration does not warrant approval on the merits. "(2) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants approval and a waiver by law of time restrictions prescribed by law is recommended. "(3) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants approval on the merits and has been approved as an exception to policy. "(4) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants approval on the merits, but a waiver of the time restrictions prescribed by law or policy is not recommended. A notice under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for the decision of the Secretary. 95 "(c) Determinations under this section regarding the award or presentation of a decoration shall be made in accordance with the same procedures that apply to the approval or disapproval of the award or presentation of a decoration when a recommendation for such award or presentation is submitted in a timely manner as prescribed by law or regulation. "(d) In this section: "(1) The term 'Member of Congress' means "(A) a Senator; or "(B) a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress. "(2) The term 'decoration' means any decoration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member or unit of the armed forces.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and recommendation.". Subtitle D-Officer Education Programs PART I-SERVICE ACADEMIES SEC. 531. REVISION OF SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR GRADUATES OF THE SERVICE (a) ACADEMIES. MILITARY ACADEMY.-Section 4348(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "six years" and inserting in lieu thereof "five years". (b) NAVAL ACADEMY.-Section 6959(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking out "six years" and inserting in lieu thereof "five. years". (c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.-Section 9348(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking out "six years" and inserting in lieu thereof "five years". (d) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW AND REPORT.-(1) The Secretary of Defense shall review the effects that each of various periods of obligated active duty service for graduates of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy would have on the number and quality of the eligible and qualified applicants seeking appointment to such academies. (2) Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the Secretary's findings under the review, together with any recommended legislation regarding the minimum periods of obligated active duty service for graduates of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy. (e) APPLICABILITY.-The amendments made by this section apply to persons first admitted to the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy after December 31, 1991. SEC. 532. NOMINATIONS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS. (a) MILITARY ACADEMY.-Section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: "(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative from the commonwealth.". (b) NAVAL ACADEMY.-Section 6954(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: "(10) One from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative from the commonwealth.". (c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.-Section 9342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: "(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative from the commonwealth.". SEC. 533. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ATHLETIC. DIRECTOR AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—(1) Section 4357 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 4357. (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.-Section 556 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2774) is amended by striking out subsections (b) and (e). (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— (1) Section 9356 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 903 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 9356. SEC. 534. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR PRO GRAM TO TEST PRIVATIZATION OF Section 536 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is repealed. PART II-RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS SEC. 541. ROTC ACCESS TO CAMPUSES. (a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "S983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior ROTC units: denial of Department of Defense grants and contracts "(a) DENIAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.-(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense may be made obligated by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be available for student aid) to any institution of higher education that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, has an anti-ROTC policy and at which, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary would otherwise maintain or seek to establish a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps or at which the Secretary would otherwise enroll or seek to enroll students for participation in a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps at another nearby institution of higher education. "(2) In the case of an institution of higher education that is ineligible for Department of Defense grants and contracts by reason of paragraph (1), the prohibition under that paragraph shall cease to apply to that institution upon a determination by the Secretary that the institution no longer has an anti-ROTC policy. "(b) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.-Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (a) that an institution has an anti-ROTC policy, or that an institution previously determined to have an anti-ROTC policy no longer has such a policy, the Secretary "(1) shall transmit notice of that determination to the Secretary of Education and to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives; and "(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that determination and of the ef fect of that determination under subsection (a)(1) on the eligibility of that institution for Department of Defense grants and contracts. "(c) SEMIANNUAL NOTICE IN FEDERAL REGISTER. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register once every six months a list of each institution of higher education that is currently ineligible for Department of Defense grants and contracts by reason of a determination of the Secretary under subsection (a). "(d) ANTI-ROTC POLICY.-In this section, the term 'anti-ROTC policy' means a policy or practice of an institution of higher education that "(1) prohibits, or in effect prevents, the Secretary of Defense from maintaining or establishing a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps at that institution, or "(2) prohibits, or in effect prevents, a student at that institution from enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps at another institution of higher education.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior ROTC units: denial of Department of Defense grants and contracts.". SEC. 542. ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD. (a) CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Paragraph (2) of section 2107(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "full-time" before "active duty" in the second sentence. (b) REDESIGNATION OF ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS. Such paragraph is further amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "A cadet designated under this paragraph who, having initially contracted for service as provided in subsection (b)(5)(A) and having received financial assistance for two years under an award providing for four years of financial assistance under this section, modifies such contract with the consent of the Secretary of the Army to provide for service as described in subsection (b)(5)(B), may be counted, for the year in which the contract is modified, toward the number of appointments required under the preceding sentence for financial assistance awarded for a period of four years.". SEC. 543. DELAY IN REORGANIZATION OF ARMY ROTC REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS STRUCTURE. (a) DELAY.-The Secretary of the Army may not take any action to reorganize the regional headquarters and basic camp structure of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program of the Army until six months after the date on which the report required by subsection (d) is submitted. Sec (b) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.-The retary of the Army shall conduct a comparative cost-benefit analysis of various options for the reorganization of the regional headquarters and basic camp structure of the Army ROTC program. As part of such analysis, the Secretary shall measure each reorganization option considered against a common set of criteria. (c) SELECTION OF REORGANIZATION OPTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION.-Based on the findings resulting from the cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary shall select one reorganization option for implementation. The Secretary may select an option for implementation only if the Secretary finds that the cost-benefit analysis and other factors considered clearly demonstrate that such option, better than any other option considered (1) provides the structure to meet projected mission requirements; (2) achieves the most significant personnel and cost savings; (3) uses existing basic and advanced camp facilities to the maximum extent possible; (4) minimizes additional military construction costs; and (5) makes maximum use of the reserve components to support basic and advanced camp operations, thereby minimizing the effect of those operations on active duty units. (d) REPORT.-Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report describing the reorganization option selected under subsection (c). The report shall include the results of the cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and a detailed rationale for the reorganization option selected. SEC. 544. DURATION OF FIELD TRAINING OR (a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges "(a) DETAIL OF OFFICERS TO SERVE AS COMMANDANT OR ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF CADETS. (1) Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Commandant of Cadets at that college or (in the case of a college with an Assistant Commandant of Cadets) detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Assistant Commandant of Cadets at that college (but not both). "(2) In the case of an officer detailed as Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among the Professor of Military Science, the Professor of Naval Science (if any), and the Professor of Aerospace Science (if any) at that college or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program. "(3) In the case of an officer detailed as Assistant Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among officers otherwise detailed to duty at that college in support of the program or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program. "(b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS AS TACTICAL OFFICERS. Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may authorize officers (other than officers covered by subsection (a)) who are detailed to duty as instructors at that college to act simultaneously as tactical officers (with or without compensation) for the Corps of Cadets at that college. "(c) DETAIL OF OFFICERS.-The Secretary of a military department shall designate officers for detail to the program at a senior military college in accordance with criteria. provided by the college. An officer may not be detailed to a senior military college without the approval of that college. "(d) SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES.-The senior military colleges are the following: "(1) Texas A&M University. "(2) Norwich College. "(3) The Virginia Military Institute. "(4) The Citadel. "(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. "(6) North Georgia College.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges.". Subtitle E-Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports SEC. 551. REPORT CONCERNING APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-The Secretary of Defense shall establish an advisory committee to consider issues relating to the appropriate forum for judicial review of Department of Defense administrative personnel actions. (b) MEMBERSHIP.-(1) The committee shall be composed of five members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the Attorney General and the Chief Justice of the United States. (2) All members of the committee shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) DUTIES.-The committee shall review, and provide findings and recommendations regarding, the following matters with respect to judicial review of administrative personnel actions of the Department of Defense: (1) Whether the existing forum for such review through the United States district courts provides appropriate and adequate review of such actions. (2) Whether jurisdiction to conduct judicial review of such actions should be established in a single court in order to provide a centralized review of such actions and, if so, in which court that jurisdiction should be vested. (d) REPORT.-(1) Not later than December 15, 1996, the committee shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report setting forth its findings and recommendations, including its recommendations pursuant to subsection (c). (2) Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Attorney General, shall transmit the committee's report to Congress. The Secretary may include in the transmittal any comments on the report that the Secretary or the Attorney General consider appropriate. (e) TERMINATION OF COMMITTEE. The committee shall terminate 30 days after the date of the submission of its report to Congress under subsection (d)(2). SEC. 552. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED ARMY END STRENGTH ALLOCATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.-During fiscal years 1996 through 2001, the Comptroller General of the United States shall analyze the plans of the Secretary of the Army for the allocation of assigned active component end strengths for the Army through the requirements process known as Total Army Analysis 2003 and through any subsequent similar requirements process of the Army that is conducted before 2002. The Comptroller General's analysis shall consider whether the proposed active component end strengths and planned allocation of forces for that period will be sufficient to implement the national military strategy. In monitoring those plans, the Comptroller General shall determine the extent to which the Army will be able during that period (1) to man fully the combat force based on the projected active component Army end strength for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2001; (2) to meet the support requirements for the force and strategy specified in the report of the Bottom-Up Review, including requirements for operations other than war; and (3) to streamline further Army infrastructure in order to eliminate duplication and inefficiencies and replace active duty personnel in overhead positions, whenever practicable, with civilian or reserve personnel. (b) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, ETC.-The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the Comptroller General is provided access, on a timely basis and in accordance with the needs of the Comptroller General, to all analyses, models, memoranda, reports, and other documents prepared or used in connection with the requirements process of the Army known as Total Army Analysis 2003 and any subsequent similar requirements process of the Army that is conducted before 2002. (c) ANNUAL REPORT.-Not later than March 1 of each year through 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller General under this section. SEC. 553. REPORT ON MANNING STATUS OF HIGHLY DEPLOYABLE SUPPORT UNITS. (a) REPORT.-Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the units of the Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction— (1) that (as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned) are high-priority support units that would deploy early in a contingency operation or other crisis; and (2) that are, as a matter of policy, managed at less than 100 percent of their authorized strengths. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.-The Secretary shall include in the report— (1) the number of such high-priority support units (shown by type of unit) that are so managed; (2) the level of manning within such highpriority support units; and (3) with respect to each such unit, either the justification for manning of less than 100 percent or the status of corrective action. SEC. 554. REVIEW OF SYSTEM FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. (a) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.-The Secretary of Defense shall review the system and procedures for the correction of military records used by the Secretaries of the military departments in the exercise of authority under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, in order to identify potential improvements that could be made in the process for correcting military records to ensure fairness, equity, and (consistent with appropriate service to applicants) maximum efficiency. The Secretary may not delegate responsibility for the review to an officer or official of a military department. (b) ISSUES REVIEWED.-In conducting the review, the Secretary shall consider (with respect to each Board for the Correction of Military Records) the following: (1) The composition of the board and of the support staff for the board. (2) Timeliness of final action. (3) Independence of deliberations by the civilian board. (4) The authority of the Secretary of the military department concerned to modify the recommendations of the board. (5) Burden of proof and other evidentiary standards. (6) Alternative methods for correcting military records. (7) Whether the board should be consolidated with the Discharge Review Board of the military department. (c) REPORT.-Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the results of the Secretary's review under this section to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. The report shall contain the recommendations of the Secretary for improving the process for correcting military records in order to achieve the objectives referred to in subsection (a). SEC. 555. REPORT ON THE CONSISTENCY OF REPORTING OF FINGERPRINT CARDS AND FINAL DISPOSITION FORMS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (a) REPORT.-The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the consistency with which fingerprint cards and final disposition forms, as described in Criminal Investigations Policy Memorandum 10 issued by the Defense Inspector General on March 25, 1987, are reported by the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the Bureau's criminal history identification files. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.-In the report, the Secretary shall (1) survey fingerprint cards and final disposition forms filled out in the past 24 months by each investigative organization; (2) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition forms filled out to all judicial and nonjudicial procedures initiated as a result of actions taken by each investigative service in the past 24 months; (3) account for any discrepancies between the forms filled out and the judicial and nonjudicial procedures initiated; (4) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition forms filled out with the information held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history identification files; (5) identify any weaknesses in the collection of fingerprint cards and final disposition forms and in the reporting of that information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (6) determine whether or not other law enforcement activities of the military services. collect and report such information or, if not, should collect and report such information. (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.-The report shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) DEFINITION.-For the purposes of this section, the term "criminal history identification files", with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, means the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification and any other method of positive identification. Subtitle F-Other Matters SEC. 561. EQUALIZATION OF ACCRUAL OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS. (a) ENLISTED SERVICE CREDIT.-Section 972 of title 10, United States Code, is amended(1) by inserting "(a) ENLISTED MEMBERS REQUIRED TO MAKE UP TIME LOST.-" before "An enlisted member'; (2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, during, or after the trial; or"; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). |