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PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1549 (3) The Marine Corps, 20,880. (4) The Air Force, 26,880. (5) The Army National Guard of the United States, 16,611. (6) The Army Reserve, 15,337. (7) The Naval Reserve, 3,112. (8) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,520. (9) The Air National Guard of the United States, 2,765. (10) The Air Force Reserve, 1,628. (h) ADJUSTMENTS.—The average military student loads authorized in subsection (a) shall be adjusted consistent with the end strengths authorized in parts A and B. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the manner in which such adjustments shall be apportioned. PART D—OTHER PERSONNEL STRENGTH MATTERS SEC. 431. REPORT ON CADRE CONCEPT The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report evaluating the cadre concept for both active duty divisions and reserve component divisions. The report shall describe any change in laws that would be required in order to implement the cadre concept on a test program basis. The report shall be submitted not later than February 1, 1991. TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL PART A—PERSONNEL READJUSTMENT BENEFITS SEC. 501. SEPARATION PAY (a) AUTHORITY FOR SEPARATION PAY FOR REGULAR ENLISTED MEM- BERS.— Section 1174 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "REGULAR OFFICERS. —(1)" in subsection (a) after "(a)"; (2) by redesignating subsection Qi) as paragraph (2) of subsection (a); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): "(b) REGULAR ENLISTED MEMBERS. — (1) A regular enlisted member of an armed force who is discharged involuntarily or as the result of the denial of the reenlistment of the member and who has completed six or more, but less than 20, years of active service immediately before that discharge is entitled to separation pay computed under subsection (d) unless the Secretary concerned determines that the conditions under which the member is discharged do not warrant payment of such pay. "(2) Separation pay of an enlisted member shall be computed under paragraph (1) of subsection (d), except that such pay shall be computed under paragraph (2) of such subsection in the case of a member who is discharged under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.". Q)) PERIOD OF SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY. —Such section is further amended— (1) by striking out "five or more" in subsection (a)(2) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) and in subsection (c)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof "six or more"; and