123STA T . 22 7 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9ther e s er v e comp o n ents wi th a s uf ficient num b er of g enera l an d flag officers in an active status in order to meet increased authori z ations for active dut y service .(B)W hether such numbers of general and flag officers provide the general and flag officers of the reserve compo - nents with appropriate opportunities for j oint responsibility and joint officer development while simultaneously meeting reserve active-status re q uirements ( C ) Whether legislative action with respect to section 120 0 4 (a) of title 10 ,U nited S tates Code, is necessary to achieve the purposes specified in subparagraphs ( A ) and (B) and, if so, a specific, comprehensive description of such legislative actions. (4) An assessment of the following
(A) Whether the requirements for general and flag officer positions resulting from recommendations for statu- tory authority to specify the grade of the Chief of the N avy D ental Corps, the Chief and Deputy Chief of Chap- lains in the Air F orce, the Chief of the Army M edical Specialist Corps, and to establish the position of V ice Chief of the National G uard Bureau, are necessary in light of recent legislative modifications of applicable provisions of law. (B) T he impact on the Department of each provision. (C) I f supported, the necessary technical and con- forming changes that may be necessary to conform sections 53 5, 52 6 ,52 8 , and 12004 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the transparency and comprehensiveness of the number of general and flag officers on active duty or in an active status. (b) C LARIF I C A T I ON OF DI S TRI BU TION L I M ITS. — Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by stri k ing subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections: ‘ ‘(a) For purposes of the applicable limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general and flag officers on active duty, no appoint- ment of an officer on the active duty list may be made as follows: ‘‘(1) in the Army, if that appointment would result in more than— ‘‘(A) 7 officers in the grade of general
‘‘(B) 45 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or ‘‘(C) 9 0 officers in the grade of major general; ‘‘(2) in the Air Force, if that appointment would result in more than— ‘‘(A) 9 officers in the grade of general; ‘‘(B) 43 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or ‘‘(C) 73 officers in the grade of major general; ‘‘(3) in the Navy, if that appointment would result in more than— ‘‘(A) 6 officers in the grade of admiral; ‘‘(B) 32 officers in a grade above the grade of rear admiral; or ‘‘(C) 50 officers in the grade of rear admiral; ‘‘(4) in the Marine Corps, if that appointment would result in more than— ‘‘(A) 2 officers in the grade of general;
