PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
110 STAT. 2513
SEC. 508. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN RESERVE
OFFICERS OF THE AIR FORCE.
(a) AUTHORITY.— Section 14507 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
" (c) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO RETAIN CERTAIN OFFICERS DES-
IGNATED AS JUDGE ADVOCATES. — (1) Notwithstanding the provisions
of subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may
retain on the reserve active-status list any reserve officer of the
Air Force who is designated as a judge advocate and who obtained
the first professional degree in law while on an educational delay
program subsequent to being commissioned through the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
"(2) No more than 50 officers may be retained on the reserve
active-status list under the authority of paragraph (1) at any time.
"(3) No officer may be retained on the reserve active-status
list under the authority of paragraph (1) for a period exceeding
three years from the date on which, but for that authority, that
officer would have been removed from the reserve active-status
list under subsection (a) or (b).
"(4) The authority of the Secretary of the Air Force under
paragraph (1) expires on September 30, 2003.".
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Subsection (c) of section 14507 of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect on October 1, 1996.
SEC. 509. REPORTS ON RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERN-
ING IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT
MANPOWER PROCESS.
(a) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.— The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a semiannual report on the status of actions
taken by the Secretary to implement the recommendations made
by the Department of Defense Inspector General in the report
of November 29, 1995, entitled "Inspection of the Department of
Defense Joint Manpower Process" (Report No. 96-029). The first
such report shall be submitted not later than February 1, 1997.
The requirement to submit such reports terminates after the fourth
such report is submitted.
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTER FOR FIRST REPORT. — As part of the
first report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include the
following:
(1) The Secretary's assessment as to the need to establish
a joint, centralized permanent organization in the Department
of Defense to determine, validate, approve, and manage military
and civilian manpower requirements resources at joint
organizations.
(2) The Secretary's assessment of the Department of
Defense timeline and plan to increase the capability of the
joint professional military education system (including the
Armed Forces Staff College) to overcome the capacity limitations cited in the report referred to in subsection (a).
(3) The Secretary's plan and timeline to provide the necessary training and education of reserve component officers.
(c) GAO ASSESSMENT. — The Comptroller General of the United
States shall assess the completeness and adequacy of the corrective
actions taken by the Secretary with respect to the matters covered
in the Inspector General report referred to in subsection (a). Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
Expiration date.
10 USC 14507
note.
Termination
date.
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