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note, 106 STAT. 2406 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 SEC. S13. REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ACTIVE ARMY COMBAT SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT POSITIONS. (a) FINDING. —The Congress finds that the force structure of the active component of the Army contains approximately 13,700 positions for personnel having missions to provide combat support and combat service support to inactivatea Army units formerly stationed in Europe and the continental United States. (b) REPORT REQUiRED.Section 402(c)(l) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public 10 USC 115a Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1350) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(E) An assessment of the effect on combat readiness of realigning the missions referred to in subsection (a) to the reserve components of the Army, including an assessment on the capability of the early deploying contingency corps of a range of different mixes of active and reserve component combat support and combat service support units.". SEC. 614. PREFERENCE IN GUARD AND RESERVE AFFILIATION FOR VOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MEMBERS. Section 1150(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "involiuitarily". SEC. 51S. TECHNICAL CORRECTION AND CODIFICATION OF REQUIRE- MENT OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FOR APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS TO GRADES ABOVE FIRST LIEUTENANT OR LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE). (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 34 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 595 the following new section: ^§596. Commissioned officers: appointment; educational requirement

    • (a) IN GENERAL.—After September 30, 1995, no person may

be appointed to a grade above the grade of first lieutenant in the Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Marine Corps Reserve or to a grade above the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) in the Naval I^serve, or be federally recognized in a grade above the grade of first lieutenant as a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, unless that person has been awarded a baccalaureate degree by an accredited educational institution. "(b) EXCEPTIONS.— Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: "(1) The appointment to or recognition in a higher grade of a person who is appointed in or assigned for service in a health profession for which a baccalaureate degree is not a condition of original appointment or assignment. "(2) The appointment in the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve of an individual appointed for service as an officer designated as a limited duty officer. (3) The appointment in the Naval Reserve of an individual appointed for service under the Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) program. "(4) The appointment to or recognition in a higher grade of any person who was appointed to, or federally recognized in, the grade of captain or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant before October 1, 1995.".