112 STAT. 1924 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 Sec. 378. Strategic plan for expansion of distance learning initiatives. Sec. 379. Public availability of operating agreements between military installations and financial institutions. TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength levels. Sec. 403. Date for submission of annual manpower requirements report. Sec. 404. Additional exemption from percentage limitation on number of lieutenant generals and vice admirals. Sec. 405. Extension of authority for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to designate up to 12 general and fla^; officer positions to be excluded from general and ffag officer grade limitations. Sec. 406. Exception for Chief, National Guard Bureau, from limitation on number of officers above major general. Sec. 407. Limitation on daily average of personnel on active duty in grades E-8 and E-9. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to serve on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 415. Consolidation of strength authorizations for active status Naval Reserve flag officers of the Navy Medical Department Staff Corps. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V—MttlTARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Codification of eligibility of retired officers and former officers for consideration by special selection boards. Sec. 502. Involuntary separation pay denied for officer discharged for failure of selection for promotion requested by the officer. Sec. 503. Streamlined selective retention process for regular officers. Sec. 504. Permanent applicability of limitations on years of active naval service of Navy limited duty officers in grades of commander and captain. Sec. 505. Tenure of Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps. Sec. 506. Grade of Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services. Sec. 507. Review regarding allocation of Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarships among participating colleges and universities. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Use of Reserves for emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 512. Service required for retirement of National Guard officer in higher grade. Sec. 513. Reduced time-in-grade requirement for reserve general and flag ofncers involuntarily transferred from active status. Sec. 514. Active status service requirement for promotion consideration for Army and Air Force reserve component brigadier generals. Sec. 515. Composition of selective early retirement boards for rear admirals of the Naval Reserve and mtyor generals of the Marine Corps Reserve. Sec. 516. Authority for temporary waiver for certain Army Reserve officers of baccalaureate degree requirement for promotion of reserve officers. Sec. 517. Furnishing ot burial flags for deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve. Subtitle C—Military Education and Training Sec. 521. Separate housing for male and female recruits during recruit basic training. Sec. 522. After-hours privacy for recruits during basic training. Sec. 523. Sense of the House of Representatives relating to small unit assignments by gender during recruit basic training. Sec. 524. Extension of reporting dates for Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues. Sec. 525. Improved oversight of innovative readiness training. Subtitle D—Decorations, Awards, and Commendations Sec. 531. Study of new decorations for injury or death in line of duty.
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