HR 6976
Duty Status Reform Act
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Bill overview
The Duty Status Reform Act aims to streamline and modernize the way reserve component members are called to active duty. It consolidates existing authorities, clarifies definitions like ‘contingency operation,’ and addresses issues related to pay, benefits, and retention. Specifically, it allows the President to temporarily suspend certain laws regarding promotions, retirement, and separation during national emergencies, and it establishes procedures for aligning benefits with those of regular military personnel.
Key provisions
- Consolidates authorities for ordering reserve component members to active duty under a single section (12341).
- Defines ‘contingency operation’ to provide clarity for activation purposes.
- Allows the President to temporarily suspend certain laws relating to promotions, retirement, and separation during national emergencies.
- Establishes procedures for aligning pay, benefits, and survivor benefits for reserve component members with those of regular military personnel.
- Addresses duty with or without pay for reserve component members.
- Provides for the retention of retired reserve members on active duty for specific purposes.
- Clarifies rules regarding the assignment of reserve component members to active duty for training and support activities.
- Modifies regulations regarding the use of the Standby Reserve.
Who is affected
- Members of the Reserve Components (Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve)
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Gilbert Ray Cisneros
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 6976
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend laws relating to duty performed by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Duty Status Reform Act
.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during any period a member of a reserve component is serving on active duty pursuant to section 12341 of this title, the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the Armed Forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United States.
A suspension made under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of—
the date of the release from active duty of a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty under the authority of section 12341 of this title; or
the date on which the President determines the circumstances that required the action of ordering the member to active duty no longer exist.
Upon the termination of a suspension made under subsection (a) of a provision of law otherwise requiring the separation or retirement of an officer on active duty because of age, length of service or length of service in grade, or failure of selection for promotion, the Secretary concerned shall extend by up to 90 days the otherwise required separation or retirement date of the officer if the separation or retirement date, but for the suspension, would have occurred before the date of the termination of the suspension or within 90 days after the date of such termination.
When an expansion of the active armed forces requires that an officer of a reserve component who is not a member of a unit organized to serve as such be ordered as an individual to active duty under section 12341 of this title without the officer’s consent, the services of qualified and available reserve officers in all grades shall be used, so far as practicable, according to the needs of the branches, grades, or specialties concerned.
A unit or member in the Standby Reserve may be ordered to active duty only as provided in section 12341 of this title, but subject to the limitations in paragraph (2).
In time of war or national emergency declared by Congress, or expansion of the force to meet national security requirements as determined by Congress, a unit in the Standby Reserve organized to serve as a unit, and a member of the Standby Reserve who is not assigned to a unit, may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in section 12351(a)(1) of this title, subject to the limitations in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
A unit in the Standby Reserve organized to serve as a unit, and a member of the Standby Reserve who is a member of such a unit, may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in section 12351(a)(1) of this title only if the Secretary concerned, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the case of a Secretary of a military department, determines that there are not enough of the required kinds of units in the Ready Reserve that are readily available.
A member in the Standby Reserve who is not assigned to a unit may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty as an individual under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in section 12351(a)(1) of this title only if the Secretary concerned, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the case of a Secretary of a military department, determines that there are not enough qualified members in the Ready Reserve in the required category who are readily available.
A member in the Retired Reserve, if qualified, may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title but only for a purpose described in section 12351(a)(1) of this title.
A member of the Retired Reserve (other than a member transferred to the Retired Reserve under section 12641(b)(2) of this title) who is ordered to active duty or other appropriate duty in a retired status may be credited under chapter 1223 of this title with service performed pursuant to such order.
A member of the Retired Reserve shall not be eligible for promotion (or for consideration for promotion) as a member of a reserve component.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned may at any time release from active duty a member of a reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.
In time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President after January 1, 1953, a member of a reserve component may be released from active duty (other than for training) only if—
a board of officers, convened at the member’s request by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned, recommends the release and the recommendation is approved;
the member waives the right to request that a board of officers be convened to consider the decision of the Secretary concerned to the release the member from active duty; or
the member’s release is otherwise authorized by law.
This subsection does not apply to an armed force during a period of demobilization or reduction in strength of that armed force.
To provide a definite term of active duty (other than for training) under section 12342 of this title for a member of a reserve component with the member’s consent, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned may make a standard written agreement with the member requiring the member to serve for a period of active duty (other than for training) of not more than 5 years. When such an agreement expires, a new one may be made. This subsection shall not apply in time of war declared by Congress.
An agreement shall not be made under subsection (a) unless the specified period of duty is at least 12 months longer than any period of active duty that the member is otherwise required to perform.
Agreements made under subsection (a) shall be uniform, so far as practicable, and are subject to such standards and policies as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the Armed Forces under the Secretary of Defense’s jurisdiction or by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
If an agreement made under subsection (a) expires during a war or during a national emergency declared by Congress or the President after January 1, 1953, the member concerned may, without the consent of the member, be kept on active duty as otherwise prescribed by law.
An agreement made under subsection (a) shall provide that the member will not, without the consent of the member, be released from active duty during the period of the agreement—
because of a reduction in the actual personnel strength of the armed force concerned, unless the release is in accordance with the recommendation of a board of officers appointed by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned to determine the members to be released from active duty under regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or
for any other reason, without an opportunity to be heard by a board of officers before the release, unless the member is—
dismissed or discharged under the sentence of a court-martial;
released because of an unexplained absence without leave for at least 3 months;
released because the member is convicted and sentenced to confinement in a Federal or State penitentiary or correctional institution and the sentence has become final; or
released because the member has been considered at least twice and has not been recommended for promotion to the next higher grade or because the member is considered as having failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade and has not been recommended for promotion to that grade, under conditions that would require the release or separation of a reserve component officer who is not serving under such agreement.
A member who is, without the consent of the member, released from active duty before the end of the member’s agreement made under subsection (a) is entitled to an amount computed by multiplying the number of years and fractions of a year of the member’s unexpired period of service under the agreement by the sum of one month’s basic pay, special pay, and allowances to which the member is entitled on the day of the member’s release. The amount to which a member is entitled under this paragraph is in addition to any pay and allowances to which the member is otherwise entitled. For the purposes of this paragraph, a fraction of a month of 15 days or more is counted as a whole month, and a fraction of a month of less than 15 days is disregarded. This paragraph shall not apply to a member if the member is—
released for a reason described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B);
released because of a physical disability resulting from the member’s intentional misconduct or willful neglect;
eligible for retired pay, separation pay, or severance pay under another provision of law;
placed on a temporary disability retired list; or
released to accept an appointment, or to be enlisted, in a regular component of an armed force.
An officer of a reserve component who is ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in the officer’s reserve grade, except that such an officer who is credited with service under section 12207 of this title, is ordered to active duty, and placed on the active-duty list, may be ordered to active duty in a reserve grade and with a date of rank and position on the active-duty list determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense based upon the amount of service credited.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of a reserve component who is on active duty other than for training may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, be detailed or assigned to any duty authorized by law for a member of the regular component of the armed force concerned.
Any person who has qualified for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title may, with the person’s consent and by order of an authority designated by the Secretary concerned, be retained on active duty, or in service in a reserve component other than that listed in section 12732(b) of this title. A member so retained shall be credited with that duty or service for all purposes.
Subject to other provisions of this title, any member of a reserve component may be ordered to active duty or other duty—
with the pay and allowances provided by law; or
with the member’s consent, without pay.
Duty without pay described in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered for all purposes (other than pay) as if the duty without pay were duty with pay.
A member of a reserve component who is retained on active duty after the member’s term of service expires is entitled to pay and allowances while on that duty, except that the pay and allowances may be forfeited—
under the approved sentence of a court-martial;
by non-judicial punishment by a commanding officer; or
when the member is otherwise in a non-pay status.
Except as provided by subsection (b), a member of a reserve component who because of the member’s earlier military service is entitled to a pension, retired or retainer pay, or disability compensation, and who performs duty for which the member is entitled to compensation, may elect to receive for that duty either—
the payments to which the member is entitled because of the member’s earlier military service; or
if the member specifically waives those payments, the pay and allowances authorized by law for the duty that the member is performing.
Unless the payments described in subsection (a)(1) are greater than the compensation described in subsection (a)(2), a member of a reserve component who because of the member’s earlier military service is entitled to a pension, retired or retainer pay, or disability compensation, and who upon being ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days in time of war or national emergency is found physically qualified to perform that duty, ceases to be entitled to the payments because of the member’s earlier military service until the period of active duty ends. While on that active duty, the member is entitled to the compensation described in subsection (a)(2). Other rights and benefits of the member or the member’s dependents are unaffected by this subsection.
A member of a reserve component shall not be required to serve on active duty, or to participate in reserve component duty, while preparing for the ministry in a recognized theological or divinity school.
The number of members of the reserve components serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components, who are assigned to duty with a unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, shall not exceed 275.
The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe such regulations for the reserve components of the Armed Forces under their respective jurisdictions as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, respectively, consider necessary to carry out this chapter.
A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States who consents to an order to active duty under section 12341 or 12342 of this title shall not be ordered to such duty without the consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned. The consent of a Governor or other appropriate authority described in the preceding sentence may not be withheld (in whole or in part) with regard to active duty outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States because of any objection to the location, purpose, type, or schedule of such active duty.
In determining which units or members of the reserve components may, without the consent of the members, be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for any purpose described in section 12351 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such policies and procedures as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this subsection. Such policies and procedures shall take into consideration—
the length and nature of previous service, to ensure such sharing of exposure to hazards as national security and military requirements will reasonably allow;
the frequency of assignments during service career;
family responsibilities; and
employment necessary to maintain the national health, safety, or interest.
When the authority or purpose for a member of a reserve component to serve on active duty or full-time National Guard duty changes with no break in service—
the order to active duty shall be amended to cite the new authority or purpose and the applicable funding; and
the member shall remain on the same order to duty.
If a member is released from active duty or full-time National Guard duty and subsequently ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty with a break in service of 24 hours or fewer, the period of service shall be treated as continuous Federal service for the purposes of pay and benefits, unless otherwise specified in law.
To account for manpower utilization and expenditure of appropriations—
each order to active duty described in this chapter shall cite the authority and the purpose of the order to duty, and each amendment to such order shall cite the new authority or purpose of the duty if the authority or purpose changes; and
the purpose of the reserve component duty described in this chapter and the associated funding shall be documented.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned may order a member of a reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to active duty, or retain the member on active duty, for a purpose described in section 12351 of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to an order to active duty under this section shall be known as category I active duty.
A member in the Standby Reserve on the inactive status list who is ordered to active duty under this section shall be subject to the limitations described in section 10153 of this title.
A member of a reserve component may, with or without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty under this section.
A member of a reserve component who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty under this section shall not be retained on active duty beyond the duration described in section 12351 of this title, if any, for the purpose of that duty.
A member of a reserve component who is, with the consent of the member, ordered to active duty under this section shall not be subject to a duration or strength limitation described in section 12351 of this title, if any, for the purpose of that duty.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned may order a member of a reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to active duty, or retain the member on active duty, for a purpose described in section 12352 of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to an order to active duty under this section shall be known as category II active duty.
A member in the Standby Reserve on the inactive status list who is ordered to active duty under this section shall be subject to the limitations described in section 10153 of this title.
The consent of a member of a reserve component shall be required for an order to active duty under this section, except—
when the member is made the subject of proceedings described in section 12352(a) of this title;
when the member is placed in a missing status described in section 12352(b) of this title; or
for required training described in section 12352(c) of this title.
Except as provided in section 12351(e) of this title, a member of a reserve component shall not be ordered to or retained on active duty under this section if that duty is in support of an operation or mission for which a member of a reserve component is ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for such operation or mission.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned—
may require or authorize a member of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, to perform reserve component duty for a purpose described in section 12353 of this title; and
may require a member of a reserve component to perform reserve component duty for the purpose described in section 12353(b) of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to a requirement or authorization to perform reserve component duty under this section shall be known as category III reserve component duty.
A member described in subsection (a) shall, without the consent of the member, be required to perform reserve component duty under this section for—
required training described in section 12353(a) of this title; or
muster described in section 12353(b) of this title.
A member described in subsection (a) may, with the consent of the member, be authorized to perform reserve component duty under this section for—
additional training described in section 12353(c) of this title; or
support activities or requirements described in section 12353(d) of this title.
Each period of reserve component duty performed under this section shall be for a duration of not fewer than 2 hours.
Not more than 2 periods of reserve component duty may be performed under this section in a calendar day.
A member described in subsection (a) shall not perform reserve component duty under this section if the location of that duty is in a designated hostile fire or an imminent danger area.
A member described in subsection (a) shall not perform reserve component duty under this section if that duty is in support of an operation or mission for which a member of a reserve component is ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for such operation or mission.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, an authority designated by the Secretary concerned, at the discretion of that authority, may assign a member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve in an active status—
work described in section 12354(a)(1) of this title that has been pre-approved by the Secretary concerned; or
a course of instruction described in section 12354(a)(2) of this title that has been pre-approved by the Secretary concerned.
Duty performed pursuant to an assignment under this section shall be known as a category IV remote assignment.
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section shall be specifically and individually assigned to a member described in subsection (a).
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section shall not require direct military control of the member or the presence of a supervisor or instructor.
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section may be performed at a time and location determined by the member, subject to any completion deadline or other applicable requirement established by the Secretary concerned.
A course of instruction assigned under subsection (a)(2) may be completed by an electronic-based distributed learning methodology or other means approved by the Secretary concerned.
A unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of a reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of—
supporting operations and missions during a war or national emergency declared by Congress; or
meeting national security requirements when Congress determines that more units and organizations are needed for national security than are in the regular component.
A member who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for the purpose described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not be required to serve for longer than the duration of the war or national emergency, as appropriate, and for 6 months thereafter.
A member who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for the purpose described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) may be retained on active duty as long as so needed.
So far as practicable, during any expansion of the active armed forces that requires that a reserve component unit or member be ordered to active duty for the purpose described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), a member of a unit organized and trained to serve as a unit who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to that duty shall be so ordered with the member’s unit. However, a member of that unit may be reassigned after being so ordered to active duty.
A member on an inactive status list or in a retired status shall not, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) unless the Secretary concerned, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the case of the Secretary of a military department, determines that there are not enough qualified members of a reserve component in an active status or in the inactive National Guard in the required category who are readily available.
The militia of any State (other than the State requesting assistance under subclause (I) of this clause) may be called into Federal service under section 12341 of this title for use with such of the Armed Forces as the President determines necessary—
for the purpose of responding, when there is an insurrection in any State against the State’s government, upon the request of the State’s legislature, or of the State’s Governor if the legislature cannot be convened, and in the number requested by that State;
for the purpose of responding, when the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or to suppress the rebellion; or
for the purpose of responding, when the President determines it is necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if the insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy—
so hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or
opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
In any situation covered by clause (i)(III)(aa), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution.
When the President considers it necessary to use the militia or the Armed Forces under this subparagraph, the President shall, by proclamation, immediately order the insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time.
A member or unit of the National Guard of any State, in such numbers as the President considers necessary, may be called into Federal service under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of supporting missions and operations when—
the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States are invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation;
there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States; or
the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.
When the President calls a member or unit of the National Guard of any State into Federal service pursuant to clause (i), orders shall be issued through the Governor of the State, or in the case of the District of Columbia through the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
In this paragraph the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam.
The repeal of the provisions described in clause (ii) and the replacement of those provisions with this paragraph shall not be construed as an expansion or limitation of the authorities granted under those provisions. The intent of such repeal and replacement is to reorganize the provisions described in clause (ii) in order to reduce the number of authorities for ordering members of the reserve components and militia to duty and to align those authorities with identified benefits.
The provisions described in this clause are the following provisions of law as in effect on the day before the effective date of this section:
Chapter 13 of this title (commonly known as the Insurrection Act
).
Section 12406 of this title.
A unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Ready Reserve under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of supporting missions and operations in connection with a national emergency declared by the President.
A member who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for the purpose described in subparagraph (A) shall serve for not more than 24 consecutive months.
Not more than 1,000,000 members of the Ready Reserve may, without the consent of the members, be on active duty at any one time for the purpose described in subparagraph (A).
A unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve (as described in section 10143(a) of this title), or a member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category (as described in section 10144(b) of this title) and designated as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title when the President determines it is necessary to augment the active force other than in time of war or national emergency for the purpose of providing assistance for a covered emergency.
In this paragraph, the term covered emergency means an emergency involving—
a use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in section 1403 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302)); or
a terrorist attack or threatened terrorist attack in the United States that results, or could result, in significant loss of life or property.
A unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve (as described in section 10143(a) of this title), may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title when the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that it is necessary to augment the active armed forces for the response of the Department of Defense or other department under which the Coast Guard is operating, respectively, to a significant cyber incident.
In this paragraph, the term significant cyber incident means—
a cyber incident involving a Department of Defense information system, or a breach of a Department of Defense system that involves personally identifiable information, that the Secretary of Defense determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or the economy of the United States, or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the United States;
a cyber incident involving a Department of Homeland Security information system, or a breach of a Department of Homeland Security system that involves personally identifiable information, that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or the economy of the United States, or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the United States;
a cyber incident, or collection of related cyber incidents, that the President determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the United States; or
a significant incident declared pursuant to section 2233 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 677b).
A unit or member described in this paragraph shall not—
provide assistance under this paragraph for a purpose described in paragraph (1);
provide assistance under this paragraph to the Federal Government or a State for a serious natural or manmade disaster, accident, or catastrophe (other than a covered emergency or significant cyber incident); or
provide assistance under this paragraph for a covered emergency unless the President determines that the requirements for responding to the covered emergency have exceeded, or will exceed, the response capabilities of local, State, and Federal civilian agencies.
Not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve, of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve, may, without the consent of the members, be on active duty for the purpose of this paragraph at any one time.
A member of a reserve component who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for the purpose of this paragraph may be required to serve for not more than 365 consecutive days.
Whenever the President authorizes the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security to order a unit or member of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve to active duty under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in this paragraph, the President shall, within 24 hours after exercising such authority, submit to Congress a report, in writing, setting forth the circumstances necessitating the action and describing the anticipated use of the units or members.
Whenever a unit of the Selected Reserve or a member of the Selected Reserve not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, or a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, is ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in subparagraph (A), the service of all units or members so ordered to active duty may be terminated by—
order of the President; or
law.
Whenever a unit of the Selected Reserve or a member of the Selected Reserve not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit is ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in subparagraph (B), the service of all units or members so ordered to active duty may be terminated by—
order of the Secretary of Defense or, with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; or
law.
Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed as amending or limiting the application of the provisions of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
In this paragraph, the term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam.
When a Governor requests Federal assistance, a unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Air Force Reserve may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title when authorized by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of providing Federal assistance in responding to—
a major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)); or
an emergency involving a manmade disaster, a serious natural or manmade accident or catastrophe, or an act of terrorism (as that term is defined in section 2(18) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18))).
A member described in paragraph (1) who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for a purpose described in this subsection shall serve on active duty for a continuous period of not more than 120 days.
Whenever a unit, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, is ordered to active duty for a purpose described in this subsection, the service of all units or members so ordered to active duty may be terminated by—
order of the Secretary of Defense; or
law.
A member of a reserve component may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of maintaining continuity of military service and providing pay, allowances, and benefits for the member and continuity of benefits for eligible dependents of the member if the Secretary concerned determines that the member is in a missing status that occurs as the result of a hostile action and is related to the member’s military status.
A member of a reserve component who was in a missing status shall not be retained on active duty for more than 30 days after the member’s missing status is terminated, notwithstanding any previous maximum period of service prescribed for the purpose the member was ordered to active duty.
In this paragraph the term missing status means a status described in section 551(2) of title 37.
A member or unit of the Selected Reserve may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of providing support when the Secretary of a military department determines that it is necessary to augment the active forces for a preplanned mission.
A member who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to active duty for the purpose described in clause (i) shall serve on active duty for not more than 365 consecutive days.
A member or unit of the Selected Reserve may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty for the purpose described in subparagraph (A)(i) only if—
the manpower and associated costs of such active duty are specifically included and identified in the defense budget materials (as defined in section 231(f)(2) of this title) for the fiscal year or years in which such units are anticipated to be ordered to active duty;
the budget information on such costs includes a description of the mission for which such units are anticipated to be ordered to active duty and the anticipated length of time of the order of such units to active duty on a voluntary or an involuntary basis; and
the Secretary of the military department concerned submits to Congress a report, in writing, setting forth the circumstances necessitating the action taken under section 12341 for the purpose described in subparagraph (A)(i) and describing the anticipated use of such units of the Selected Reserve ordered to active duty.
In the event the President’s budget is delivered later than April 1st in the year prior to the year of the mobilization of one or more units under this paragraph, the Secretary concerned may submit to Congress the information required under clause (i) in a separate notice.
Each reserve component shall have not more than 10 percent of its authorized end strength for the Selected Reserve on active duty under this paragraph, without the consent of the members, at any one time.
Upon determination that such an action is in the national interest—
the Secretary of a military department may increase the maximum strength authorized in clause (i) for a reserve component by a number equal to not more than 2 percent of the authorized end strength for the Selected Reserve for that reserve component; and
the Secretary of Defense may increase the maximum strength authorized in clause (i) for a reserve component by a number equal to not more than 3 percent of the authorized end strength for the Selected Reserve of that reserve component.
Any increase under clause (ii)(I) of the maximum strength for a reserve component for a fiscal year shall be counted as part of the increase for that reserve component for that fiscal year authorized under clause (ii)(II).
The service of all members and units of the Selected Reserve ordered to active duty for the purpose of this paragraph may be terminated by—
order of the Secretary of the military department concerned; or
law.
Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed as amending or limiting the application of the provisions of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
A member of a reserve component may be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of—
completing training that is required to prepare the member for a category I active duty purpose described in this section;
completing activities approved by the Secretary concerned that are required to prepare the member for a category I active duty purpose described in this section;
receiving medical or dental care that is required to meet the deployment readiness standards for a category I active duty purpose described in this section;
undergoing medical evaluation or receiving treatment or rehabilitation for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving on active duty under section 12341 of this title or full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of title 32;
undergoing medical evaluation for disability separation or retirement under chapter 61 of this title for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving on active duty under section 12341 of this title or full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of title 32; or
participating in post-deployment and reintegration activities approved by the Secretary concerned following service on active duty under section 12341 of this title.
A member of a reserve component on active duty under section 12342 of this title who is performing Active Guard and Reserve functions described in section 12352(f)(1) of this title may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 of this title for the purpose of supporting an operation or mission described in this section while retaining the member’s status as an Active Guard and Reserve.
During a period that a member described in subparagraph (A) is serving on active duty under section 12341, the member may perform duties in connection with any operation or mission for a purpose described in this section, notwithstanding the limitations specified in section 12352(f) of this title on the duties a member described in subparagraph (A) is authorized to perform.
Funds available for the pay and allowances of a member described in subparagraph (A) for performing the duties described in section 12352(f)(1) of this title shall be available for the pay and allowances of the member while performing an operation or mission pursuant to subparagraph (A).
A member of a reserve component may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of being under the jurisdiction of military authority when the member is made the subject of proceedings under section 815 (article 15) or section 830 (article 30) of this title for an offense that occurred while the member was on reserve component duty or traveling to or from such duty, or during intervals between consecutive periods or days of such duty, as provided in subsection (d) of section 802 (article 2) of this title.
A member of a reserve component may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of maintaining continuity of military service and providing pay, allowances, and benefits for the member and continuity of benefits for eligible dependents of the member if the Secretary places the member in a missing status.
A member of a reserve component in a missing status shall not be retained on active duty for the purpose described in paragraph (1) for more than 30 days after the member’s missing status is terminated.
In this subsection the term missing status means a status described in section 551(2)(A) of title 37.
Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve (except a person who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed in an armed force under section 513 or 10145(b) of this title) shall be ordered to active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of training for not less than 14 days (exclusive of travel time) during each year.
A member described in paragraph (1) who has served on active duty for one year or longer shall not be required to perform a period of active duty for training required under paragraph (1) if the first day of that period falls during the last 120 days of the member’s required membership in the Ready Reserve.
At any time, a member of a reserve component may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of—
additional training, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or
providing operational support, other than for missions or operations described in section 12351 of this title, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
At any time, a member of a reserve component may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of—
preparing for or performing funeral honor functions at the funeral of a veteran, as described in section 1491 of this title;
receiving medical or dental care authorized by the Secretary concerned;
undergoing medical evaluation for disability or other similar purposes;
participating in a Department of Defense health care study, which may include an associated medical evaluation for the member; or
performing an activity or requirement approved by the Secretary concerned.
A member of a reserve component may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of performing the Active Guard and Reserve functions of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components.
Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to paragraph (1) may perform the following additional activities to the extent that the performance of the additional activities does not interfere with the performance of the member’s primary Active Guard and Reserve functions described in such paragraph:
Supporting operations or missions assigned in whole or in part to the reserve components.
Supporting operations or missions performed or to be performed by—
a unit composed of elements from more than one component of the same armed force; or
a joint forces unit that includes—
one or more reserve component units; or
a member of a reserve component whose reserve component assignment is in a position in an element of the joint forces unit.
Advising the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the commanders of the combatant commands regarding reserve component matters.
Instructing or training in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States—
members of the Armed Forces on active duty;
members of foreign military forces (under the same authorities and restrictions applicable to members of the Armed Forces on active duty providing such instruction or training);
Department of Defense contractor personnel; or
Department of Defense civilian employees.
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to subparagraph (C), a member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to paragraph (1) may perform functions in support of emergency preparedness programs to prepare for, or to respond to, any emergency involving any of the following:
The use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in section 1403 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302)) in the United States.
A terrorist attack or threatened terrorist attack in the United States that results, or could result, in catastrophic loss of life or property.
The intentional or unintentional release of nuclear, biological, or radiological, or toxic or poisonous chemical, materials in the United States that results, or could result, in catastrophic loss of life or property.
A natural or manmade disaster in the United States that results, or could result, in catastrophic loss of life or property.
The costs of the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for a member described in paragraph (1) who is performing functions described in subparagraph (A) shall be paid from the appropriation that is available to pay such costs for other members of the reserve component of that member who are performing functions described in paragraph (1).
A member described in paragraph (1) may perform functions described in subparagraph (A) only while assigned to a reserve component weapons of mass destruction civil support team.
A member described in paragraph (1) who is performing functions described in subparagraph (A) shall be counted against the annual end strength authorizations required by sections 115(a)(1)(B) and 115(a)(2) of this title.
The justification material for the defense budget request for a fiscal year shall identify the number and component of the members described in paragraph (1) who are programmed to be performing functions described in subparagraph (A) during that fiscal year.
A reserve component weapons of mass destruction civil support team, and any member described in paragraph (1) who is assigned to such a team, shall not be used to respond to an emergency described in subparagraph (A) until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that the team, or the member, possesses the requisite skills, training, and equipment to be proficient in all mission requirements.
If the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress any request for the enactment of legislation to modify the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (C), the Secretary shall provide with the request—
a justification for each such requested modification; and
the Secretary’s plan for sustaining the qualifications of the personnel and teams described in subparagraph (C).
In this subsection, the term United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
A member described in paragraph (1) shall serve in the member’s reserve grade and while so serving continue to be eligible for promotion as a member of a reserve component, if otherwise qualified.
A member described in paragraph (1) may be provided training that is consistent with training provided to other members on active duty, as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.
In the case of a reserve component member who is the alleged victim of sexual assault committed while on active duty and who is expected to be released from active duty before the determination is made regarding whether the member was assaulted while in the line of duty (in this section referred to as a line of duty determination
), upon the request of the member, the member may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of aiding in the line of duty determination until completion of the determination. A member eligible for continuation on active duty under this paragraph shall be informed as soon as practicable after the alleged assault of the option to request continuation on active duty under this paragraph.
In the case of a reserve component member who is not on active duty and who is the alleged victim of a sexual assault that occurred while the member was on active duty and when the line of duty determination is not completed, upon the request of the member, the member may be ordered to active duty under section 12342 of this title for the purpose of aiding in the line of duty determination until completion of the determination.
The Secretaries of the military departments shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, subject to guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The guidelines of the Secretary of Defense shall provide that—
a request submitted by a member described in paragraph (1) or (2) to continue on active duty, or to be ordered to active duty, shall be decided within 30 days from the date of the request; and
if the request is denied, the member may appeal to the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command of the member, and in the case of such an appeal, a decision on the appeal shall be made within 15 days from the date of the appeal.
Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve (except a person who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed in an armed force under any provision of law other than section 513 or 10145(b) of this title) shall, without the consent of the member, be required during each fiscal year to perform reserve component duty under section 12343 of this title for the purpose of—
participating in at least 48 periods of training; or
performing such other equivalent training as the Secretary concerned may prescribe.
Subject to the requirements and limitations described in paragraph (2), a member of the Ready Reserve may, without the consent of the member, be required one time each year to perform reserve component duty under section 12343 of this title for the purpose of updating personnel records and qualifications, documenting civilian occupational skills, and assessing the member’s physical condition and availability for service.
The requirements and limitations described in paragraph (1) are as follows:
The period that the member may be required to devote to muster under this subsection, including round-trip travel to and from the location of that muster, shall not total more than one day each calendar year.
Except as provided in subparagraph (D), muster (and travel directly to and from muster) under this subsection shall be treated the same as any other reserve component duty (and travel directly to and from that duty) for the purposes of this title and the provisions of title 37 (other than section 206(a) of title 37), including provisions relating to the determination of eligibility for and the receipt of benefits and entitlements provided under those titles for members performing reserve component duty and for the dependents and survivors of the members.
In lieu of compensation under section 206(a) of title 37, the Secretary concerned shall pay an allowance in accordance with section 433 of title 37 to a member of the Ready Reserve who is not a member of the National Guard or the Selected Reserve.
Muster under this subsection shall not be credited in determining entitlement to, or in computing, retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title.
A member of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve may, with the consent of the member, participate in additional training periods, including additional flight training periods, under section 12343 of this title.
A member of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve may, with the consent of the member, be required to perform reserve component duty under section 12343 of this title for the purpose of—
participating in operational support requirements except as described in section 12343(e) of this title, including administrative functions to prepare for unit training or funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran as described in section 1491 of this title; or
carrying out an activity or requirement approved by the Secretary concerned.
A member described in paragraph (1) who is performing funeral honors functions described in paragraph (1)(A)—
may be paid—
an allowance under section 435 of title 37; or
compensation under section 206 of title 37;
shall be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as authorized under section 435 of title 37 if such duty is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member’s residence; and
shall receive retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(B) of this title.
A member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve in an active status may, with the consent of the member, be assigned to perform a remote assignment under section 12344 of this title for the purpose of carrying out—
pre-approved work authorized for that member that is directly related to the readiness of the member or the readiness of the member’s unit; or
a pre-approved course of instruction that completes a career advancement requirement or improves the military readiness of the member.
At a rate and under terms determined by the Secretary of Defense and only upon successful completion of pre-approved work or a course of instruction described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, authorize a member described in subsection (a) to be—
awarded retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title; or
paid compensation under section 206 of title 37, at a rate of compensation not to exceed the rate otherwise applicable to the member paid under section 206(a) of title 37; and
awarded retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title.
A member of the Individual Ready Reserve who performs screening conducted through electronic means may be paid a stipend in accordance with section 433a of title 37, in lieu of compensation under paragraph (1).
A member described in subsection (a) who performs pre-approved work or undertakes a pre-approved course of instruction pursuant to this section shall not—
be subject to chapter 47 of this title (Uniform Code of Military Justice); or
be entitled to any of the pay, benefits, rights, privileges, or immunities provided a member on active duty or performing reserve component duty, except as provided in subsection (b).
Paragraph (13) of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
results in a member of a reserve component being called or ordered to active duty—
under section 12341 of this title; or
under section 3713 of title 14; or
results in a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia being called or ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of title 32; or
results in a retired member being ordered to active duty under section 688 of this title for an operation described in subparagraph (A).
Section 3713 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking in any 2-year period
; and
by striking subsection (e).
Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
The discipline, including training, of—
the Army National Guard shall conform to that of the Army; and
the Air National Guard shall conform to that of the Air Force.
The training of the National Guard shall be conducted by the several States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands in conformity with this title.
The President shall assign for instruction of the National Guard such members of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force as the President considers necessary.
The Secretary of the Army may detail members of the Regular Army to attend training, maneuvers, rifle proficiency, or other exercises for field instruction of the Army National Guard.
The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Regular Air Force to attend training or exercises for field instruction of the Air National Guard.
Members so detailed shall instruct the members of the National Guard at the exercise, as directed by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force, or as requested by the Governor or commanding officer of the National Guard there assembled.
Ammunition for instruction in firing and for target practice may be furnished, in such amounts as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, to units of the National Guard encamped at a post, camp, or air base. The instruction shall be under the direction of a commissioned officer selected for that purpose by the proper military commander.
Members and units of the National Guard may provide the services described in subsection (b) to an eligible organization in conjunction with training required under this chapter in any case in which—
the provision of such services does not adversely affect the quality of that training or otherwise interfere with the ability of a member or unit of the National Guard to perform the military functions of the member or unit;
the services to be provided are not commercially available, or any commercial entity that would otherwise provide such services has approved, in writing, the provision of such services by the National Guard;
the provision of such services will enhance the military skills of the National Guard personnel providing such services; and
the provision of the services will not result in a significant increase in the cost of the training.
The services authorized to be provided under subsection (a) are as follows:
Ground transportation.
Air transportation in support of Special Olympics.
Administrative support services.
Technical training services.
Emergency medical assistance and services.
Communications services.
Facilities and equipment of the National Guard, including military property of the United States issued to the National Guard and General Services Administration vehicles leased to the National Guard or to the Department of Defense, may be used in connection with providing services to any eligible organization under this section.
The organizations eligible to receive services under this section are as follows:
The Boy Scouts of America.
The Girl Scouts of America.
The Boys Clubs of America.
The Girls Clubs of America.
The Young Men’s Christian Association.
The Young Women’s Christian Association.
The Civil Air Patrol.
The United States Olympic Committee.
The Special Olympics.
The Campfire Boys.
The Campfire Girls.
The 4–H Club.
The Police Athletic League.
Any other youth or charitable organization designated by the Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense may use the National Guard to conduct a civilian youth opportunities program, to be known as the National Guard Youth Challenge Program
, which shall consist of at least a 22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential mentoring period. The Program shall seek to improve life skills and employment potential of participants by providing military-based training and supervised work experience, together with the core program components of assisting participants to receive a high school diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting fellowship and community service, developing life coping skills and job skills, improving physical fitness, and improving health and hygiene.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the conduct of the Program in such States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
The Secretary shall carry out the Program using—
funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense for the Program; and
nondefense funds made available or transferred to the Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the Program.
The Secretary of Defense shall remain the executive agent to carry out the Program regardless of the source of funds for the Program or any transfer of jurisdiction over the Program within the executive branch.
To carry out the Program in a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, under which the Governor or the commanding general will establish, organize, and administer the Program in the State.
The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use of civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the Program.
The amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Defense to a State program of the Program for a fiscal year under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the costs of operating the State program during that fiscal year.
The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not be construed as a limitation on the amount of assistance that may be provided to a State program of the Program for a fiscal year from sources other than the Department of Defense.
A school dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to participate in the Program. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and procedures for selecting participants from among school dropouts.
To the extent provided in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection (c), and subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, a person selected for training in the Program may receive the following benefits in connection with that training:
Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, and other expenses.
Quarters.
Subsistence.
Transportation.
Equipment.
Clothing.
Recreational services and supplies.
Other services.
Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon the successful completion of the training, as characterized in accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.
In the case of a person selected for training in the Program who afterwards becomes a member of the National Civilian Community Corps under subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), the person shall not receive a temporary stipend under paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a member of that Corps. The person may receive the temporary stipend after completing service in that Corps unless the person elects to receive benefits provided under subsection (f) or (g) of section 158 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12618).
Members of the National Guard of a State in which the Program is conducted may serve on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of providing command, administrative, training, or supporting services for the Program. For the performance of those services, any such personnel may be ordered to duty under section 542 of this title for not longer than the period of the Program.
A Governor participating in the Program and the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard (if the District of Columbia National Guard is participating in the Program) may procure by contract the temporary full-time services of such civilian personnel as may be necessary to augment National Guard personnel in carrying out the Program in that State.
Civilian employees of the National Guard performing services for the Program and contractor personnel performing such services may be required, when appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Program, to be members of the National Guard and to wear the military uniform.
Equipment and facilities of the National Guard, including military property of the United States issued to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out the Program.
Activities under the Program shall be considered noncombat activities of the National Guard for purposes of section 710 of this title.
A person receiving training under the Program shall be considered an employee of the United States for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation of Federal employees for work injuries).
Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 and any other provision of law relating to the liability of the United States for tortious conduct of employees of the United States.
In the application of the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph (1)—
the person shall not be considered to be in the performance of duty while the person is not at the assigned location of training or other activity or duty authorized in accordance with a Program agreement referred to in subsection (c), except when the person is traveling to or from that location or is on pass from that training or other activity or duty;
the person’s monthly rate of pay shall be deemed to be the minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS–2 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
the entitlement of a person to receive compensation for a disability shall begin on the day following the date on which the person’s participation in the Program is terminated.
A person referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be considered an employee of the United States for any purpose other than a purpose set forth in that paragraph.
To carry out the Program in a State, the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard may supplement funds made available under the Program out of other resources (including gifts) available to the Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or the commanding general may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of money, other property, or services for the Program.
Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the design, conduct, and effectiveness of the Program during the preceding fiscal year. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Governor of each State in which the Program is carried out and, if the Program is carried out in the District of Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard.
In this section:
The term State includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, and a possession of the United States.
The term school dropout means an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for such a diploma.
The term Program means the National Guard Youth Challenge Program carried out pursuant to this section.
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out the Program. The regulations shall address at a minimum the following:
The terms to be included in the Program agreements required by subsection (c).
The qualifications for persons to participate in the Program, as required by subsection (e).
The benefits authorized for Program participants, as required by subsection (f).
The status of National Guard personnel assigned to duty in support of the Program under subsection (g).
The conditions for the use of National Guard equipment and facilities to carry out the Program, as required by subsection (h).
The status of Program participants, as described in subsection (i).
The procedures to be used by the Secretary when communicating with States about the Program.
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this chapter.
Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), full-time National Guard duty and reserve component duty described in this chapter shall not be performed—
on land outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States;
on water outside the territorial sea of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States; or
in international airspace outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States.
While on full-time National Guard duty or performing reserve component duty, a member may transit land, water, or airspace described in paragraph (1) in properly sanctioned modes of transportation between or among the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, or a possession of the United States.
When the authority or purpose for a member to serve on full-time National Guard duty changes with no break in service—
the order to full-time National Guard duty shall be amended to cite the new authority or purpose and the applicable funding; and
the member shall remain on the same order to full-time National Guard duty.
If a member is released from full-time National Guard duty and subsequently ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty with a break in service of 24 hours or fewer, the period of service shall be treated as continuous Federal service for the purposes of pay and benefits, unless otherwise specified in law.
To account for manpower utilization and expenditure of appropriations—
each order to full-time National Guard duty described in this chapter shall cite the authority and the purpose of the order to duty, and each amendment to such order shall cite the new authority or purpose of the duty if the authority or purpose changes; and
the purpose of reserve component duty described in this chapter and the associated funding shall be documented.
Subject to other provisions of this title, any member of the National Guard may be ordered to full-time National Guard duty—
with the pay and allowances provided by law; or
with the member’s consent, without pay.
An order to full-time National Guard duty described in subchapter II of this title without pay shall be considered for all purposes (other than pay) as if it were an order to full-time National Guard duty with pay.
A member of the National Guard who is retained on full-time National Guard duty after the member’s term of service expires is entitled to pay and allowances while on that duty, except that the pay and allowances may be forfeited—
under the approved sentence of a court-martial;
by non-judicial punishment by a commanding officer; or
when the member is otherwise in a non-pay status.
Amounts necessary for the pay, subsistence, transportation, and other proper expenses of any part of the National Guard of a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands participating in an exercise under section 552(b)(1) of this title may be set aside from funds allocated to it from appropriations for field instruction.
Members of the National Guard participating in an exercise under section 552(b)(1) of this title may, after being mustered, be paid for the period beginning with the date of leaving home and ending with the date of return, as determined in advance. If otherwise correct, such a payment passes to the credit of the disbursing officer.
A unit or member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard may only be ordered to duty under this title by the Governor of a State or territory, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, or their designated authority, as applicable, for purposes authorized by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as appropriate.
In this chapter, the term reserve component duty has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(7) of title 10.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the National Guard may be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty for a purpose described in section 551 of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to an order to full-time National Guard duty under this section shall be known as category I full-time National Guard duty.
A member of the National Guard may, with or without the consent of the member, be ordered to full-time National Guard duty under this section.
A member of the National Guard who is, without the consent of the member, ordered to full-time National Guard duty under this section shall not be retained on full-time National Guard duty beyond the duration limitation described in section 551 of this title, if any, for the purpose of that duty.
A member of the National Guard who is, with the consent of the member, ordered to full-time National Guard duty under this section shall not be subject to a duration limitation described in section 551 of this title, if any, for the purpose of that duty.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the National Guard may be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty for a purpose described in section 552 of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to an order to full-time National Guard duty under this section shall be known as category II full-time National Guard duty.
Member consent is required for an order to full-time National Guard duty under this section, except for required training described in section 552(a) of this title.
Except as provided in section 551(c) of this title, a member of the National Guard shall not be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty under this section if that duty is in support of an operation or mission for which members have been ordered—
to active duty under section 12341 of title 10; or
to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the National Guard may be required, or otherwise authorized, to perform reserve component duty for a purpose described in section 553 of this title.
Duty performed pursuant to an order to reserve component duty under this section shall be known as category III reserve component duty.
A member of the National Guard may, without the consent of the member, be required to perform reserve component duty under this section for required training described in section 553(a) of this title.
A member of the National Guard may, with the consent of the member, be authorized to perform reserve component duty under this section for—
additional training described in section 553(b) of this title; or
support activities or requirements described in section 553(c) of this title.
Each period of reserve component duty performed under this section shall be for a duration of not fewer than 2 hours.
Not more than 2 periods of reserve component duty under this section may be performed in a calendar day.
A member of the National Guard shall not be permitted to perform reserve component duty under this section if the location of such duty is in a designated hostile fire or an imminent danger area.
A member of the National Guard shall not perform reserve component duty under this section if that duty is in support of an operation or mission for which members are ordered—
to active duty under section 12341 of title 10 for such operation or mission; or
to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army in the case of the Army National Guard and the Secretary of the Air Force in the case of the Air National Guard, which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an authority designated by the Governor, at the discretion of that authority, may assign a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard (other than a member assigned to the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard)—
work described in section 554(a)(1) of this title that has been pre-approved by the Secretary of the Army in the case of the Army National Guard and the Secretary of the Air Force in the case of the Air National Guard; or
a course of instruction described in section 554(a)(2) of this title that has been pre-approved by the Secretary of the Army in the case of the Army National Guard and the Secretary of the Air Force in the case of the Air National Guard.
Duty performed pursuant to an assignment under this section shall be known as a category IV remote assignment.
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section shall be specifically and individually assigned to a member described in subsection (a).
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section shall not require direct military control of the member or the presence of a supervisor or instructor.
Work or a course of instruction assigned under this section may be performed at a time and location determined by the member, subject to any completion deadline or other applicable requirement established by the Governor.
A course of instruction assigned under subsection (a)(2) may be completed by an electronic-based distributed learning methodology or other means approved by the Governor.
A member of the National Guard may be ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title for the purpose of supporting operations or missions that are undertaken by the member’s unit at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense.
A member of the National Guard may be ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title for the purpose of performing homeland defense activities, as that term is defined in section 901(1) of this title and described in section 904 of this title.
A member of the National Guard may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose described in paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 180 days, except that the Governor of the State may extend, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, the 180-day period one time for an additional 90 days to meet extraordinary circumstances.
In this paragraph the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
A member of the National Guard may be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title for the purpose of—
completing training that is required to prepare the member for a category I active duty purpose described in this section or section 12351 of title 10;
completing activities approved by the Secretary concerned that are required to prepare the member for a category I active duty purpose described in this section or section 12351 of title 10;
receiving medical or dental care required to meet the deployment readiness standards for a category I active duty purpose described in this section or section 12351 of title 10;
undergoing medical evaluation or receiving treatment or rehabilitation for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title or active duty under section 12341 of title 10;
undergoing medical evaluation for disability separation or retirement under chapter 61 of this title for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title or active duty under section 12341 of title 10;
participating in post-deployment and reintegration activities approved by the Secretary of Defense following service on active duty under section 12341 of title 10.
A member on full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title who is performing Active Guard and Reserve functions described in section 552(d)(1) of this title may be ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title for the purpose of supporting an operation or mission described in this section while retaining the member’s status as an Active Guard and Reserve.
During a period that a member described in subparagraph (A) is serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 541, the member may perform duties in connection with any operation or mission for a purpose described in subsection (a) or (b), notwithstanding the limitations described in section 552(d) of this title on the duties a member described in subparagraph (A) is authorized to perform.
Funds available for the pay and allowances of a member described in subparagraph (A) for performing the duties described in section 552(d) of this title shall be available for the pay and allowances of the member while performing an operation or mission pursuant to subparagraph (A).
Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, each unit of the National Guard, unless excused by the Secretary concerned, shall assemble for the purpose of training for not less than 15 days each year.
A member of the National Guard who has served on active duty for one year or longer shall not be required to participate in training required under paragraph (1) if the first day of such training falls during the last 120 days of the member’s required membership in the National Guard.
At any time, a member of the National Guard may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title for the purpose of—
additional training, including—
participation in training, maneuvers, rifle proficiency, or any other exercise for field instruction, independently of or in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force;
participation in a joint exercise with the Army or the Air Force for instruction to prepare the National Guard for response to a civil emergency or disaster;
attendance at a school conducted by the Army or the Air Force, as appropriate;
conducting or attending a school conducted by the National Guard;
participation in a small arms competition;
in the case of the Army National Guard—
attendance at any service school, except the United States Military Academy, to pursue a regular course of study at the school; or
attaching to an organization of the branch of the Army corresponding to the organization of the Army National Guard to which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at or near an Army post during training, maneuvers, rifle proficiency, or any other exercise for field instruction; or
in the case of the Air National Guard—
attendance at any service school, except the United States Air Force Academy, to pursue a regular course of study at the school; or
attaching to an organization of the Air Force corresponding to the organization of the Air National Guard to which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at an air base during field training or any other outdoor exercise; or
supporting a training operation or training mission assigned in whole or in part to the National Guard by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, but only to the extent that such training operation or training mission is solely to instruct active duty military, foreign military (under the same authorities and restrictions applicable to active duty troops), Department of Defense contractor personnel, or Department of Defense civilian employees.
At any time, a member of the National Guard may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title for the purpose of—
carrying out drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, to the extent that those activities are in accordance with the State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities plan referred to in section 112(c) of this title;
providing command, administrative, training, or support services for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program as provided in section 515(g) of this title;
preparing for or performing funeral honors functions at the funeral of veterans as described in section 1491 of title 10, which shall be treated as a Federal function for which appropriated funds may be used;
providing operational support, other than for missions or operations described in section 551 of this title, authorized by the Secretary of Defense;
receiving authorized medical or dental care authorized by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force;
undergoing medical evaluation for disability or for other similar purposes; or
performing an activity or requirement authorized by the Secretary of Defense.
The Governor of a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard may, with the consent of the member, order a member of the National Guard to full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title for the purpose of performing the Active Guard and Reserve functions of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components. Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions described in the preceding sentence may support an operation or mission described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 551 of this title.
Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, a member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to paragraph (1) may carry out the additional activities described in section 552(b)(2) of this title to the extent that the performance of those activities does not interfere with the performance of the member’s primary Active Guard and Reserve functions described in paragraph (1).
A member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to paragraph (1) may perform functions in support of emergency preparedness programs described in paragraph (3) of section 12352(f) of title 10, subject to the requirements, limitations, and restrictions provided in such paragraph (3). A member on full-time National Guard duty who is performing functions in support of emergency preparedness described in the preceding sentence shall be counted against the annual end strength authorizations described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 115(a) of title 10.
Notwithstanding section 101(c)(8)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve functions for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the Armed Forces as the primary duty.
Training performed under subparagraph (A) must be performed in the United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or possessions of the United States.
No more than 100 personnel may be granted a waiver by a Secretary concerned under subparagraph (A) at a time.
The authority under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on October 1, 2024.
In the case of a National Guard member who is the alleged victim of sexual assault committed while on full-time National Guard duty and who is expected to be released from full-time National Guard duty before the determination is made regarding whether the member was assaulted while in the line of duty (in this section referred to as a line of duty determination
), upon the request of the member, the member may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to or retained on full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title for the purpose of aiding in the line of duty determination until completion of the determination. A member eligible for continuation on full-time National Guard duty under this paragraph shall be informed as soon as practicable after the alleged assault of the option to request continuation on full-time National Guard duty under this paragraph.
In the case of a National Guard member who is not on full-time National Guard duty and who is the alleged victim of a sexual assault that occurred while the member was on full-time National Guard duty and when the line of duty determination is not completed, upon the request of the member, the member may be ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of this title for the purpose of aiding in the line of duty determination until completion of the determination.
The Secretaries of the military departments shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, subject to guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The guidelines of the Secretary of Defense shall provide that—
a request submitted by a member described in paragraph (1) or (2) to continue on full-time National Guard duty, or to be ordered to full-time National Guard duty, shall be decided within 30 days from the date of the request; and
if the request is denied, the member may appeal to the first general officer in the chain of command of the member, and in the case of such an appeal, a decision on the appeal shall be made within 15 days from the date of the appeal.
Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, each unit of the National Guard, unless excused by the Secretary concerned, shall assemble for the purpose of reserve component duty at least 48 times each year.
A member of the National Guard who has served on active duty for one year or longer shall not be required to participate in training required under paragraph (1) if the first day of such training falls during the last 120 days of the member’s required membership in the National Guard.
An assembly for reserve component duty may consist of a single ordered formation of a unit, or, when authorized by the Secretary concerned, a series of ordered formations of parts of those organizations, except that, to have a series of formations credited as an assembly, all parts of the unit must be included in the series within 90 consecutive days.
The total attendance at the series of formations constituting an assembly shall be counted as the attendance at that assembly for the required period. No member may be counted more than once or receive credit for more than one required period of attendance, regardless of the number of formations the member attends during the series constituting the assembly for the required period.
No organization may receive credit for an assembly unless—
the number of members present equals or exceeds the minimum number prescribed by the President;
the period of military duty for which a member is credited is at least one and one-half hours; and
the training is of the type prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
An appropriately rated member of the National Guard who performs an aerial flight under competent orders may receive credit for attending an assembly for the purposes of this section, if the flight prevented the member from attending a regularly scheduled assembly.
A member of the National Guard may, with the consent of the member, perform reserve component duty under section 543 of this title for the purpose of participating in additional training periods, including additional flight training periods, under section 543 of this title.
A member of the National Guard may, with the consent of the member, perform reserve component duty under section 543 of this title for the purpose of—
providing administrative support to prepare for unit training;
preparing for or performing funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran as described in section 1491 of title 10; or
carrying out an activity or requirement approved by the Secretary of Defense.
A member performing funeral honors functions under paragraph (1)(B)—
may be paid—
an allowance under section 435 of title 37; or
compensation under section 206 of title 37;
shall be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as authorized under section 435 of title 37 if such duty is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member’s residence; and
shall receive retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(B) of title 10.
A member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard (other than a member assigned to the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard) may, with the consent of the member, be assigned to perform a remote assignment under section 544 of this title for the purpose of carrying out—
pre-approved work that is directly related to the readiness of the member or the readiness of the member’s unit authorized for that member; or
a pre-approved course of instruction that completes a career advancement requirement or improves the military readiness of the member.
At a rate and under terms determined by the Secretary of Defense and only upon successful completion of pre-approved work or a course of instruction described in subsection (a), the Governor of a State may, at the discretion of the Governor, authorize a member described in subsection (a) to be—
awarded retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title; or
paid compensation under section 206 of title 37, at a rate of compensation not to exceed the rate otherwise applicable to the member paid under section 206(a) of title 37; and
awarded retirement points under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title.
A member described in subsection (a) who performs pre-approved work or undertakes a pre-approved course of instruction pursuant to this section shall not—
be subject to any State code of military justice or similar disciplinary proceedings; or
be entitled to any of the pay, benefits, rights, privileges, or immunities provided a member on full-time National Guard duty or performing reserve component duty, except as provided in subsection (b).
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 5538(a)—
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after perform active duty
;
by striking under section 12304b of title 10 or a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
by striking serving on active duty
and inserting serving on such duty
;
in item (bb) of section 5742(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I), by striking (as defined in section 101(13) of title 10)
and inserting (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in section 6323—
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking inactive duty training (as defined in section 101 of title 37), funeral honors duty (as described in section 12503 of title 10 and section 115 of title 32), or engaging in field or coast defense training under sections 502–505 of title 32
and inserting full-time National Guard duty, or reserve component duty (as that term is defined in section 101(d)(7) of title 10)
after active duty,
;
in paragraph (2) of subsection (b)—
in subparagraph (A)—
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the em dash and inserting , full-time military service for a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; or
; and
by striking clauses (i) and (ii); and
in subparagraph (B), by striking in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by striking section 12315 of title 10, under section 12301(b) or 12301(d)
and inserting section 12318 of title 10, under section 12341 or 12342
;
in section 6381—
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), by striking duty during the deployment
and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting duty during the period the member is deployed to a foreign country in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10);
; and
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (11), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
each place it appears;
in subsection (a) of section 8102a, by striking in a contingency operation
and inserting in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in section 8905a—
in paragraph (3) of subsection (b)—
in subparagraph (C), by striking in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subparagraph (C) of subsection (e)(1), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 8906(e)(3)—
in clause (iii), by striking in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
in clauses (iv) and (v), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subparagraph (B) of section 9903(d)(2), by striking as defined
and inserting as that term is defined
.
Subsection (a) of section 332 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)) is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking who—
and inserting who is on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code).
; and
by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
Title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in section 701—
in the matter following paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505
and inserting section 541 or 542
;
in paragraph (2) of subsection (e)—
by striking in a duty assignment
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty
; and
by striking such service on active duty
and inserting such duty
;
in paragraph (2) of subsection (h)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting , other than a member of a reserve component
after active duty
;
in subparagraph (B), by striking active Guard and Reserve duty
and inserting Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to section 12352(f) of this title or section 552(d) of title 32
; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking an active duty recall or mobilization order
and inserting an order to active duty under section 12341 of this title, or a member of the National Guard subject to an order to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of title 32,
; and
in subsection (l)(1), by striking (B) Subparagraph (A)
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:
Subparagraph (A) applies to the following members:
A member on active duty, other than a member of a reserve component.
A member of a reserve component performing Active Guard and Reserve functions pursuant to section 12352(f) of this title or 552(d) of title 32.
A member of a reserve component subject to an order to active duty under section 12341 or 12342 of this title, or a member of the National Guard subject to an order to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 or 542 of title 32, in excess of 12 months.
in subparagraph (B) of section 704(c)(1), by striking in a contingency operation
and inserting in support of a contingency operation
;
in paragraph (1) of section 709a(a), by striking in a contingency operation
and inserting in support of a contingency operation
;
in section 1035—
in subsection (b)—
by inserting during
before the Persian
; and
by inserting while serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of
after Gulf conflict, or
; and
in subsection (f), by inserting while on active duty
after its possessions
;
in paragraph (4) of section 1044(a)—
by striking under a call or order to active duty for more than 30 days issued under a mobilization authority (as determined by the Secretary)
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty for a period of more than 30 days in support of a contingency operation
; and
by striking served on active duty
and all that follows through the period and inserting served on such duty.
;
in subsection (d) of section 1074—
by striking paragraph (2); and
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
by striking a delayed-effective-date active-duty order
and inserting an order to report for active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
by striking on active duty
and inserting on such duty
;
in subparagraph (B), by striking active duty
and inserting such duty
;
by striking (1) For the purposes
and inserting For the purposes
; and
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B), as amended by clauses (i) and (ii), as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
in section 1074a—
in subsection (a)—
in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting or
after the semicolon;
in subparagraph (B), by striking inactive-duty training; or
and inserting reserve component duty.
; and
by striking subparagraph (C);
in paragraph (3), by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
each place it appears; and
by striking paragraph (4);
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(1), by striking mobilization
and inserting reporting for active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (h)—
by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking unit training assemblies
and inserting periods of such duty
;
in section 1074f—
in subsection (a), by striking as part of a contingency operation
and inserting in support of a contingency operation
;
in the matter preceding clause (i) of subsection (d)(2)(E), by striking or contingency operations
and inserting or in support of a contingency operation
; and
in each of paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3) of subsection (f), by inserting in support of a
before contingency operation
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1145(a)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking to which
and all that follows through the period and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days.
;
in subparagraph (C), by striking section 12305
and inserting section 12311
;
in subparagraph (F), by inserting , or a member performing Active Guard and Reserve functions who separates from active duty or full-time National Guard duty and agrees to remain in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component
after a reserve component
; and
in subparagraph (G), by striking section 502(f)
and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting section 541 of title 32 for a period of active service of more than 30 days
;
in subsection (j) of section 1175a—
in paragraph (1), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in paragraph (2)—
by striking involuntarily
; and
by striking in accordance with
and all that follows through of title 32
and inserting in support of a contingency operation
;
in paragraph (3)—
by striking or full-time National Guard duty in accordance with section 101(d)(1), 101(d)(2), 101(d)(5), 12301(d)
and inserting under section 12342 of this title
;
by striking 12319, or 12503 of this title, or section 114, 115, or 502(f)(1)(B)
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty under section 542
; and
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4)—
by striking involuntary
;
by inserting under section 12342
after active duty
; and
by inserting under section 542 of title 32
after full-time National Guard duty
.
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 1218(d)(1), by striking mobilization and deployment
and inserting deployment in support of a contingency operation
;
in subsection (a) of section 1482a, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting support of
after an armed force in
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1552(i), by inserting in support of a
after during a war or
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1553(f), by inserting in support of a
after during a war or
;
in subsection (b) of section 1788, by striking in connection with
and inserting in support of
;
in section 12408—
in subsection (a), by striking called into Federal service under section 12301(a), 12302, or 12304 of this title
and inserting called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
in subsection (b), by striking is mustered out of Federal service
and inserting is released from such duty described in subsection (a)
;
in subsection (b) of section 12686—
in the first sentence, by striking section 12301 of this title
and all that follows through that order.
and inserting section 12342 of this title, or to full-time National Guard duty (other than for training) under section 542 of title 32, pursuant to an order to such duty that specifies a period of less than 180 days and who (but for this subsection) would be covered by subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may require as a condition of that order that the member waive the applicability of subsection (a) to the member for the period of such duty covered by that order.
; and
in the second sentence, by striking before the period of active duty begins
and inserting before the period of such duty begins
;
in paragraph (2) of section 12731(f), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
Active service described in this subparagraph is service on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation.
in paragraph (2) of section 12732(a)—
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
One point for each day of active service.
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
One point for each period of reserve component duty performed by the member under section 12343 of this title or section 543 of title 32.
by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
Points credited, as determined by the Secretary concerned—
in accordance with section 12354(b) of this title, for completion of pre-approved work or completion of a pre-approved course of instruction assigned under section 12344 of this title; or
in accordance with section 554(b) of title 32, for completion of pre-approved work or completion of a pre-approved course of instruction assigned under section 544 of such title.
in section 12733—
by striking paragraph (2);
by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking under clause
and inserting under subparagraph
;
in section 14317—
in paragraph (1) of subsection (d)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
the first place it appears; and
by striking unit is ordered to active duty
and inserting unit is ordered to such duty
; and
in subparagraph (B), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subsection (e)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)—
by inserting component
after reserve
; and
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after ordered to active duty
; and
in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in clause (i) of section 16131(c)(3)(B), by striking ordered to
and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation;
; and
in paragraph (4) of section 16133(b)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking pursuant to
and all that follows through of this title
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking duty
.
Subsection (a) of section 344 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. prec. 1030 note) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking direct
; and
in paragraph (2)—
by striking directly supporting
and inserting serving in support of
; and
by striking direct
.
Paragraph (2) of section 707(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subparagraph (D)—
in clause (i), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:
on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(19) of title 32); or
in clause (ii), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:
on, and during the 540-day period beginning immediately after the debtor is released from, a period of full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(19) of title 32) of not less than 90 days;
in the matter following subclause (II) of clause (ii), as amended by subparagraph (B), by striking was called to such active duty or performed such homeland defense activity
and inserting was called or ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
.
Subsection (a) of section 2508 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
after contingency operation
.
Clause (i) of section 3(q)(5)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(5)(A)) is amended—
in subclause (I), by striking under a provision of law specified in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code,
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code)
; and
in subclause (II), by striking active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in subclause (I)
and inserting duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code)
.
Paragraph (2) of section 3 of the Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 636 note; Public Law 101–186) is amended by inserting , and such term includes full-time National Guard duty
after United States Code
.
Subparagraph (A) of section 603(q)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(q)(1)(A)) is amended by striking or is a reservist performing duty under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to
and inserting or is a member described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code, on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation as that term is defined
.
Subsection (h) of section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by striking a member
the first place it appears and all that follows through title 10
and inserting a member of the armed forces described in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
each place it appears.
Paragraph (2) of section 1404(c) of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923(c)(2)) is amended—
in subparagraph (B)—
in clause (i), by striking section 12301 or 12302 of title 10, United States Code,
and inserting section 12341 or 12342 of title 10, United States Code, or are on full-time National Guard duty under section 541 or 542 of title 32, United States Code
;
in clause (ii), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in clause (iii)—
by inserting (I)
before are serving
;
by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
by adding at the end the following new subclause:
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended—
in subsection (d) of section 481 (20 U.S.C. 1088(d))—
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), by striking a Reserve
and all that follows through United States Code,
and inserting a member of the Armed Forces described in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, who is ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of such title),
; and
by striking paragraph (5); and
in section 484C (20 U.S.C. 1091c)—
in subsection (a), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in subparagraph (C) of subsection (c)(3), by striking clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and inserting the following:
ordered to, or retained on, active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code);
ordered to, or retained on, active duty under section 2127, 2128, 2308, 2309, or 2314 of title 14, United States Code;
retained on active duty pursuant to section 123, 671a, 671b, or 12311 of title 10, United States Code, because of a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or
in clause (iv), by striking ; or
and inserting a period; and
by striking clause (v).
Section 5 of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
The term active service has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, except that such term does not include active duty for the purpose of training, full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of training, or attendance at a service school.
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection—
by striking under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or 12306 of title 10, United States Code,
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code),
; and
by striking of such title
and inserting of title 10, United States Code
; and
in paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking a call to active service authorized by the President
and all that follows through the period and inserting a call or order to full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of title 32, United States Code.
.
Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended—
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (14), by striking duty during
and all that follows through the period and inserting duty during the period the member is deployed to a foreign country in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code).
; and
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (18), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
each place it appears.
Clause (ii) of section 3(16)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(16)(A)(ii)) is amended—
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code)
after active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code)
; and
by striking pursuant to a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code,
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code),
.
The following provisions of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by inserting (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
after contingency operation
the first place it appears (other than in a heading):
Subsection (a) of section 303b.
Paragraph (1) of section 306(d).
Subparagraph (B) of section 403b(f)(2).
Clause (i) of section 436(a)(2)(C).
The matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 437(a)(2).
Subparagraph (A) of section 501(b)(5).
Title 37, United States Code, is amended further—
in section 206—
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3)
;
by striking work or study
and inserting work or a course of instruction
; and
by striking while not in Federal service in connection with correspondence courses of a uniformed service
;
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
A member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve in an active status may be paid compensation under this section at a rate and under terms determined by the Secretary of Defense and authorized by the Secretary concerned, but not to exceed the rate otherwise applicable to the member under subsection (a), upon the member’s successful completion of work or a course of instruction specifically and individually assigned to the member under section 12344 of title 10 for a purpose described in section 12354 of such title.
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
A member of the Army National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard) or a member of the Air National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Air National Guard) may be paid compensation under this section at a rate and under terms determined by the Secretary of Defense and authorized by the Secretary concerned, but not to exceed the rate otherwise applicable to the member under subsection (a), upon the member’s successful completion of work or a course of instruction specifically and individually assigned to the member under section 544 of title 32 for a purpose described in section 554 of such title.
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4), as redesignated by subclause (III) of this clause, by striking work or study
each place it appears and inserting work or course of instruction
; and
in subsection (e), by striking of equivalent training
and all that follows through the period and inserting of reserve component duty that are performed in lieu of the regularly scheduled required periods of reserve component duty prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the member under section 12353(a) of title 10 or section 553(a) of title 32, as the case may be, during that fiscal year.
;
in subparagraph (A) of section 316(d)(1), by striking in connection with a contingency operation
and inserting in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in subsection (g) of section 403—
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
after contingency operation
each place it appears;
in paragraph (5), by inserting (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
after contingency operation
;
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), by striking who performs active Guard and Reserve duty (as defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)
and inserting performing Active Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)
;
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6), by striking mobilized for service on active duty other than active Guard and Reserve duty
and inserting called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10) other than a member on active duty performing Active Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)
; and
in clause (i) of paragraph (6)(C), by striking from active Guard and Reserve duty to other active duty and back to active Guard and Reserve duty
and inserting from performing Active Guard and Reserve functions to other active duty and back to performing Active Guard and Reserve functions
; and
in clause (ii) of section 436(a)(2)(C)—
by striking under section 12304b of title 10 or a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10
and inserting in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
by striking for a period of more than 30 days under a call or order issued under such a provision of law
and inserting in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10) for a period of more than 30 days
.
Title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3) of section 3011(d), by striking on active duty
and all that follows through the period and inserting on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10).
;
in subparagraph (A) of section 3013(f)(2), by striking under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in subsection (f) of section 3103—
by striking under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10,
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10),
; and
by striking such active duty service
and inserting such duty
;
in paragraph (2) of section 3105(e), by striking under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in paragraph (1) of section 3301—
in subparagraph (B), by striking section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12301(h), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10 or section 712 of title 14
and inserting section 688, 12341, or 12342 of title 10 or section 3713 of title 14
; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking full-time service—
and all that follows through the period and inserting full-time National Guard duty under section 541 or 542 of title 32.
;
in clause (i) of section 3312(c)(2)(A), by striking under section
and all that follows before the semicolon and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in clause (i) of section 3511(a)(2)(B), by striking under section 688,
and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10);
;
in subsection (f) of section 3512, by striking pursuant to
and all that follows through title 32,
and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10),
;
in paragraph (7) of section 3701(b), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and an individual who performed active duty (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 10) as a member of a reserve component
after full-time National Guard duty (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 10)
;
in subparagraph (C) of section 4211(4), by striking active duty pursuant to section 12301(a), (d), or (g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10,
and inserting active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10),
; and
in subsection (c) of section 4312—
in paragraph (3), by striking section 10147 of title 10, under section 502(a) or 503 of title 32,
and inserting section 12352(c) or 12353(a) of title 10, or section 552(a) or 553(a) of title 32,
; and
in paragraph (4)—
by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following:
ordered to or retained on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10);
ordered to or retained on active duty under section 2127, 2128, 2308, 2309, or 2314 of title 14;
ordered to or retained on active duty pursuant to section 123, 671a, 671b, or 12311 of title 10, because of a war or national emergency declared by the President or the Congress;
in subparagraph (D), by inserting or
after the semicolon; and
by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) and inserting the following new subparagraph (E):
ordered to full-time National Guard duty in support, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, of a critical mission or requirement of the uniformed services.
Subparagraph (B) of section 1631(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(j)(1)(B)) is amended by striking section 12301(d) or 12302 of title 10, United States Code, or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code)
and inserting section 12341 or 12342 of title 10, United States Code, or to full-time National Guard Duty pursuant to section 541 or 542 of title 32, United States Code)
.
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended—
in section 101 (50 U.S.C. 3911)—
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
The term servicemember means—
a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, including a member of a reserve component; and
a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively, of section 101(c) of title 10, United States Code.
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
in the case of a member of the National Guard, service under a call or order to full-time National Guard duty (as that term is defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code);
in section 703 (50 U.S.C. 4023)—
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking (other than for training)
and all that follows before the semicolon and inserting or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code)
;
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(2) and in subsections (a)(2)(B), (b)(4), and (c)(2) by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subsection (i)—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
The term full-time National Guard duty has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code.
Paragraph (2) of section 690(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (50 U.S.C. 3916(b)) is amended by striking and when the member is mobilized
and all that follows through the period and inserting
and when the member is—
called or ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code); or
otherwise individually called or ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty for a period of more than one year.
The amendment made by subsection (q)(9) of this section shall apply with respect to active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The following provisions of law are each amended by inserting or reserve component duty
after active duty
each place it appears:
Clause (i) of section 3330d(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
Subparagraph (C) of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code.
Paragraph (3) of section 1782(a) of title 10, United States Code.
Section 2148 of title 10, United States Code.
Paragraph (2) of section 3711(f) of title 31, United States Code.
Paragraph (1) of section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code.
Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code.
Paragraph (8) of section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code.
Paragraph (2) of section 3322(h) of title 38, United States Code.
Subparagraph (C) of section 3512(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code.
Subsection (l) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in the subsection heading, by inserting OR RESERVE COMPONENT DUTY
after ACTIVE DUTY
.
The following provisions are each amended by inserting , full-time National Guard duty, or reserve component duty
after active duty
each place it appears:
Subsection (m) of section 7 of title 4, United States Code.
Subclause (V) of section 7(a)(31)(G)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)(G)(ii)(V)).
Paragraph (1) of section 3711(f) of title 31, United States Code.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—
in the table of contents at the beginning of such Act, in the item relating to section 329A, by striking while on active duty service
and inserting during military service
;
in subsection (d) of section 319 (8 U.S.C. 1430(d)), by striking in an active duty status
and inserting while on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or reserve component duty
; and
in section 329A (8 U.S.C. 1440–1)—
in the section heading, by striking while on active duty service
and inserting during military service
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking in an active-duty status
and inserting while on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or reserve component duty
.
Paragraph (5) of section 1076c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (B), by striking ; or
and inserting a semicolon;
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
by inserting after subparagraph (B), as amended by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph:
who is described in section 1448(f)(1) of this title; or
Paragraph (1) of section 501(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting or reserve component duty
after active duty
each place it appears.
Subparagraph (B) of section 3017(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting or reserve component duty
after active duty
the first place it appears; and
by striking active duty
the second place it appears and inserting such duty
.
Paragraphs (3) and (4)(B)(ii) of section 305(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955(a)) are amended by striking full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training
and inserting active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or reserve component duty
.
The following provisions of law are each amended by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
each place it appears:
Paragraph (1) of section 638b(e) of title 10, United States Code.
Section 12737 of title 10, United States Code.
Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 402A(h)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(h)(5)).
Title 10, United States Code is amended—
in subsection (e) of section 638b, in the subsection heading, by inserting OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
after ACTIVE DUTY
; and
in section 12737, in the section heading, by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
.
Paragraph (2) of section 207(b) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3937(b)) is amended, in the paragraph heading, by inserting OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
after ACTIVE DUTY
.
Title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (1) of section 101(d), by striking Such term does not
and inserting Except for purposes of chapters 40, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 79, 88, 101, 1217, and 1608 of this title, such term does not
.
Paragraph (12) of section 101 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking It does not include
and inserting Except for purposes of chapters 40, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 79, 88, 101, 1217, and 1608 of title 10, it does not include
.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended—
in subparagraph (M) of section 428(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following new clause:
during which the borrower is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481), and for the 180-day period following the date of release from such duty;
in section 455 (20 U.S.C. 1087e)—
in paragraph (2) of subsection (f), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
during which the borrower is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481), and for the 180-day period following the date of release from such duty; or
in paragraph (3) of subsection (o), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481); and
in subparagraph (A) of section 464(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)(A)), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following new clause:
during which the borrower is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481), and for the 180-day period following the date of release from such duty
in paragraph (2) of section 741(f) (20 U.S.C. 1138(f)(2))—
in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new clause:
an individual who is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481); or
in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
is a spouse of an individual who is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined in section 481);
Title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in section 101—
in paragraph (21)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
in the case of a member of a reserve component, active duty other than for training—
under section 12341 of title 10, for a purpose described in section 12351 of such title (other than subsection (e)(1)(A));
under section 3713 of title 14; and
under section 12342 of title 10, for a purpose described in section 12352 of such title (other than subsection (c) or (d)(1)); and
in the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, full-time National Guard duty other than for training—
under section 541 of title 32, for a purpose described in section 551 of such title (other than subsection (c)(1)(A)); and
under section 542 of title 32, for a purpose described in section 552 of such title (other than subsection (a) or (b)); and
in paragraph (22)—
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by a member of a reserve component—
under section 12341 of title 10, for the purpose of training as described in section 12351(e)(1)(A) of title 10; or
under section 12342 of title 10, for the purpose of training as described in subsection (c) or (d)(1) of section 12352 of title 10;
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
in the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, full-time duty performed—
under section 541 of title 32, for the purpose of training as described in section 551(c)(1)(A) of title 32; or
under section 542 of title 32, for the purpose of training as described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 552 of title 32;
in paragraph (23)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking Reserves
and inserting a member of a reserve component
; and
by striking section 206 of title 37 or any other provision of law
and inserting section 12343 of title 10
;
by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
in the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, duty prescribed for the member by the Secretary concerned under section 543 of title 32;
in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subclause (III) of this clause, by striking Reserves
and inserting a member of a reserve component
; and
in the matter following subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subclause (III) of this clause—
in the second sentence—
by striking or (iii)
and inserting (iii)
; and
by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (iv) work or a course of instruction assigned under section 12344 of title 10 or section 544 of title 32.
; and
by striking the first sentence; and
in paragraph (24)(C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in section 1965—
in paragraph (1)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:
in the case of a member of a reserve component, active duty other than for training—
under section 12341 of title 10, for a purpose described in section 12351 of such title (other than subsection (e)(1)(A));
under section 12342 of title 10, for a purpose described in section 12352 of such title (other than subsection (c) or (d)(1)); and
under section 3713 of title 14;
in the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, full-time National Guard duty other than for training—
under section 541 of title 32, for a purpose described in section 551 of such title (other than subsection (c)(1)(A)); and
under section 542 of title 32, for a purpose described in section 552 of such title (other than subsection (a) or (b));
in paragraph (2)—
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by a reserve component member (or by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) but not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10)—
under section 12341 of title 10, for the purpose of training described in section 12351(e)(1)(A) of such title; or
under section 12342 of title 10, for the purpose of training described in subsection (c) or (d)(1) of section 12352 of such title;
by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
in the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of any State, full-time National Guard duty performed—
under section 541 of title 32, for the purpose of training described in section 551(c)(1)(A) of such title; or
under section 542 of title 32, for the purpose of training described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 552 of such title;
by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
The term reserve component duty means—
in the case of a member of a reserve component (or a member of the Space Force in a space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) but not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10), duty under section 12343 of title 10, for purposes described in section 12353 of such title, which duty is scheduled in advance by competent authority to begin at a specific time and place;
in the case of a member of the National Guard of any State, duty under section 543 of title 32, for purposes described in section 553 of such title, which duty is scheduled in advance by competent authority to begin at a specific time and place; and
in the case of a commissioned officer of the Reserve corps of the Public Health Service, duty prescribed or authorized (other than full-time duty), which duty is scheduled in advance by competent authority to begin at a specific time and place.
The terms active duty for training and reserve component duty do not include duty performed as a temporary member of the Coast Guard Reserve.
The term reserve component duty does not include—
work or study performed in connection with correspondence courses;
work or a course of instruction assigned under section 12344 of title 10 or section 544 of title 32; or
attendance at an educational institution in an inactive status.
in paragraph (5)—
in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking as defined in section 12304(i)(1)
and inserting as described in section 10144(b)(1)
;
by striking paragraph (7) of section 3002 and inserting the following new paragraph:
The term active duty includes full-time National Guard duty—
first performed after June 30, 1985, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard; and
first performed after the effective date of the amendment to this paragraph in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State under section 541 or 542 of title 32.
The following provisions of title 10, United States Code, are repealed:
Chapter 13.
Section 10147.
Section 10148.
Section 12406.
Section 12503.
Section 12552.
The following provisions of title 32, United States Code, are repealed:
Section 114.
Section 115.
Section 328.
Subsection (d) of section 5517 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking section 502 of title 32
and inserting section 541 or 542 of title 32
; and
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
participation in training as a member of the Ready Reserve pursuant to—
subsection (c) or (d) of section 12352 of title 10 or subsection (a) or (c) of section 12353 of such title; or
subsection (a) or (b) of section 552 of title 32 or subsection (a) or (b) of section 553 of such title.
Paragraph (5) of section 886(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 466(a)) is amended by striking including chapter 13 of title 10, United States Code
and inserting including calling the militia of any State into Federal service under section 12341 of title 10, United States Code, in response to an insurrection pursuant to section 12351(b)(1)(A) of such title
.
Title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in section 101—
in paragraph (16) of subsection (b), by striking pursuant to section 12301(d) of this title
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting pursuant to section 12342 of this title, or a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard who is on full-time National Guard duty pursuant to section 542 of title 32, and is performing Active Guard and Reserve functions.
;
in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
The term Active Guard and Reserve functions means active duty performed by a member of a reserve component pursuant to section 12352(f) of this title, or full-time National Guard duty performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia pursuant to section 552(d) of title 32, for a period of 180 consecutive days or more for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components.
Such term does not include the following:
Duty performed as a member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board provided for under section 10301 of this title.
Duty as a property and fiscal officer under section 708 of title 32.
Duty performed for the purpose of interdiction and counter-drug activities for which funds have been provided under section 112 of title 32.
Duty performed as a general or flag officer.
Service as a State director of the Selective Service System under section 10(b)(2) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(2)).
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (5)—
by striking inactive duty
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32
and inserting section 541 or 542 of title 32
;
by repealing paragraph (6);
by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following new paragraph:
The term reserve component duty means—
duty prescribed for a member of a reserve component, or a member of the Space Force, under section 12343 of this title for the purpose of—
training as described in subsection (a) or (c) of section 12353 of this title;
muster as described in section 12353(b) of this title; or
support activities or requirements performed by a member on a voluntary basis in connection with the prescribed training, maintenance, or support activities of the unit to which the member is assigned that are authorized for a member of a reserve component as described in section 12353(d) of this title; or
duty prescribed for a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force under section 543 of title 32 for the purpose of—
training as described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 553 of title 32; or
support activities or requirements performed by a member on a voluntary basis in connection with the prescribed training, maintenance, or support activities of the unit to which the member is assigned that are authorized for a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard as described in section 553(c) of title 32.
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
The term remote assignment means—
pre-approved work that is specifically and individually assigned—
to a member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve in an active status under section 12344 of this title for the purpose described in section 12354(a)(1) of this title; or
to a member of the Army National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard) or Air National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Air National Guard) under section 544 of title 32 for the purpose described in section 554(a)(1) of such title; or
a pre-approved course of instruction that is specifically and individually assigned—
to a member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve in an active status under section 12344 of this title for the purpose described in section 12354(a)(2) of this title; or
to a member of the Army National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard) or Air National Guard (other than a member assigned to the Inactive Air National Guard) under section 544 of title 32 for the purpose described in section 554(a)(2) of such title.
in section 115—
in subsection (b)—
in the subsection heading, by inserting OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
after ACTIVE DUTY
;
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking section 12301(d) of this title
and inserting section 12342 of this title
; and
by inserting as described in section 12352(d)(2) of this title
after operational support
;
in subparagraph (B)—
by striking section 502(f)(1)(B) of title 32
and inserting section 542 of title 32
; and
by inserting as described in section 552(c)(4) of title 32
after operational support
;
in subparagraph (C), by striking section 12301(d) of this title or full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f)(1)(B) of title 32
and inserting section 12342 of this title or full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of title 32
;
in subparagraph (D)—
by striking sections 12301(g) of this title while in a captive status
and inserting section 12341 of this title while in a missing or captive status as described in section 12351(d)(1) of this title, or under section 12342 of this title while in a missing status as described in section 12352(b) of this title
; and
by striking or
at the end; and
by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
active duty or retained on active duty for the purpose of medical care or treatment under—
section 12341 of this title as described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 12351(e)(1) of this title; or
section 12342 of this title as described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 12351(e) of this title; or
full-time National Guard duty or retained on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of medical evaluation or treatment under—
section 541 of title 32 as described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 551(c)(1) of such title; or
section 542 of title 32 as described in paragraph (5) or (6) of section 552(c) of such title.
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), by striking paragraphs (1) through (8)
and inserting paragraphs (1) and (2)
; and
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in paragraph (4) of subsection (f), by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
; and
in subsection (i)—
in paragraph (1), by striking section 12301(a) of this title
and inserting section 12341 of this title
;
by striking paragraphs (2) through (6);
by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking section 502(f)(1)(A) of title 32
and inserting section 541 of title 32
;
in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking section 509 of title 32
and inserting section 515 of title 32
; and
by striking paragraph (13);
in subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 277, by striking section 502(f) of title 32
and inserting section 541 of title 32
;
in paragraph (1) of section 386(c), by striking Sections 246, 251, 252, 253, 321,
and inserting Sections 311, 321, 331, 332, 333,
;
in paragraph (3) of section 511(d), in the first sentence, by striking section 10147(a)(1) of this title or section 502(a) of title 32.
and inserting section 12352(c) of this title or section 552(a) of title 32.
;
in section 672, by striking section 12301
and inserting section 12311
;
in subsection (b) of section 688—
by striking paragraph (2); and
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
in subsection (a) of section 688a, in the first sentence, by inserting , other than a member of the retired reserve,
after retired member
;
in section 710—
in subsection (a), by striking and members on Active Guard and Reserve duty of the armed forces
and inserting of the armed forces and members of a reserve component of the armed forces performing Active Guard and Reserve functions as described in section 12352(f) of this title or 552(d) of title 32
; and
in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking inactive service training
and inserting reserve component duty as described in section 12353(c) of this title or section 553(b) of title 32
;
in paragraph (1) of section 802(d), by inserting under section 12342 of this title
after ordered to active duty involuntarily
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 987(i)(1), by striking on active Guard and Reserve Duty.
and inserting on active duty or full-time National Guard duty performing Active Guard and Reserve functions.
;
in subsection (a) of section 1054, by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32
and inserting section 541, 542, or 543 of title 32
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1060c(b)(1), by striking section 502 of title 32
and inserting section 541 or 542 of title 32
;
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1061(b), by striking , active duty for training, or inactive-duty training
and inserting or reserve component duty
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1076(a)—
in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by striking on active duty for training, or on inactive-duty training;
and inserting or on reserve component duty;
;
in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B), by striking active duty for training, or inactive-duty training
and inserting or reserve component duty
;
in subparagraph (C), by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking subparagraph (E);
in subsection (a) of section 1076f, by striking section 502(f) of title 32, including pursuant to chapter 9 of such title
and inserting section 541 of title 32
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1078a(b)(1), by striking (except in the case of a member discharged or released from full-time National Guard duty)
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1086(c)(2)—
in clause (i), by striking , on active duty for training, or on inactive duty training
and inserting or on reserve component duty
; and
in clause (ii), by striking , active duty for training, or inactive duty training
and inserting or reserve component duty
;
in subsection (a) of section 1089, by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32
and inserting section 541, 542, or 543 of title 32
;
in paragraph (6) of section 1092(a)—
by striking mobilized
; and
by inserting have been called or ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in support of a contingency operation and
after armed forces who
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1094(d)(3), by striking section 502(f) of title 32
and inserting section 541 or 542 of title 32
;
in subclause (II) of section 1154(d)(1)(B)(i), by striking active duty service
and inserting active service
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1201(c), by striking (other than for training under section 10148(a) of this title)
;
in section 1204—
in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in paragraph (2)—
subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(iii), (B)(i), and (B)(iii), by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
;
in clause (iii) of subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or
;
in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B), by striking or
at the end; and
by striking subparagraph (C);
in section 1206—
in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in paragraph (2), by striking in line of duty—
and all that follows through subparagraph (B) and inserting
in the line of duty while—
performing active duty or reserve component duty;
traveling directly to or from the place at which such duty is performed; or
remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of reserve component duty, or while remaining overnight between successive periods of reserve component duty, at or in the vicinity of the site of the reserve component duty, if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance of the member’s residence;
in paragraph (5), by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subparagraph (C) of section 1208(a)(2), by striking sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 of title 32
and inserting sections 541 and 542 of title 32
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1406(b), by striking in accordance with section 1370a
and inserting in accordance with section 12771
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1407(f)(2), by striking or 1370a
and inserting or 12771
;
in subparagraph (B) of section 1448(f)(1), by striking during inactive-duty training
and inserting while performing reserve component duty
;
in section 1475—
in the section heading, by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
a member of a reserve component or a member of the National Guard who dies while performing reserve component duty;
any member of a reserve component or any member of the National Guard who, when authorized or required by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned, assumed an obligation to perform active duty for training or reserve component duty, and who dies while traveling directly to or from that duty, or while staying at the member’s residence, when so authorized by proper authority, during the period of reserve component duty or between successive days of reserve component duty;
in subsection (a) of section 1476—
in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
reserve component duty.
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subsection (a) of section 1478—
in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking inactive duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
;
in paragraph (5), in the first sentence, by striking annual training duty
and inserting active duty for the purpose of required training as described in section 12352(c) of this title, or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of required training as described in section 552(a) of title 32,
;
in paragraph (8)—
by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
by inserting under section 204 of title 37, or compensation under section 206 of title 37,
after basic pay
; and
by striking or training
; and
in paragraph (9), by striking inactive duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
;
in paragraph (2) of section 1481(a)—
in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or
;
in subparagraph (F), by striking ; or
at the end and inserting a period; and
by striking subparagraph (G);
in paragraph (2) of section 2012(e), by striking section 508 of title 32
and inserting section 514 of title 32
;
in subparagraph (A) of section 2601(b)(1), by striking section 502(f) of title 32
and inserting section 541 or 542 of title 32
;
in paragraph (2) of section 7341(a), by striking under section 1370a
and inserting section 12771
;
in subsection (a) of section 8262, by striking or section 1370a
and inserting or section 12771
;
in paragraph (3) of section 8146(c), by striking training, or drilling
and inserting or training
;
in subsection (a) of section 8323, by striking or section 1370a
and inserting or section 12771
;
in paragraph (2) of section 9341(a), by striking under section 1370a of this title
and inserting under section 12771 of this title
;
in subsection (c) of section 10141, in the first sentence, by striking the number and duration of drills
and inserting the number and duration of required periods of reserve component duty
;
in section 10142—
in subsection (a), by striking sections 12301 and 12302 of this title
and inserting sections 12341 and 12342 of this title
; and
in subsection (b), by inserting of the armed forces
after Ready Reserve
in subsection (a) of section 10143, by striking section 10147(a)(1) of this title or section 502(a) of title 32
and inserting sections 12352(c) or 12353(a) of title 10 or section 552(a) or 553(a) of title 32
;
in paragraph (1) of section 10144(b), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking section 12304 of this title
and inserting section 12341 of this title for the purpose described in section 12351(b)(3) of this title
;
in section 10151, by striking sections 12301 and 12306 of this title
and inserting section 12341 of this title for the purpose described in section 12351(a) of this title
;
in subsection (b) of section 10207—
by striking the mobilization resulting from
; and
by inserting or full-time National Guard duty
after active duty
;
in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 10215(a), by striking section 12301(d) of this title
and inserting section 12342 of this title
;
in paragraph (1) of section 10508(b), by striking or section 328 of title 32,
and inserting or section 12342 of this title,
;
in paragraph (9) of section 10541(b), by striking sections 251, 252, 253, 12304(b), and 12406 of this title
and inserting sections 12351(b)(1) and 12351(b)(3)(B) of this title
;
in section 12011—
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by striking full-time reserve component duty
and inserting covered duty for the purposes described in subsection (e)
;
in subsections (b) and (d), by striking full-time reserve component duty
each place it appears and inserting covered duty
; and
by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new subsection:
In this section, the term covered duty means service on active duty under section 12342 of this title, and full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of title 32, for the following purposes:
Active duty for the purpose described in section 10211, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 12352(f), or 12402 of this title.
Full-time National Guard duty for the purpose described in section 552(b)(2), 552(c)(1), 552(c)(3), or 552(d) of title 32.
Active duty for the purpose described in section 708 of title 32.
in section 12012—
in subsection (a)—
by striking full-time reserve component duty
and inserting covered duty
; and
by striking section 10211 or 12310, or full-time National Guard duty under the authority of section 502(f) of title 32 (other than for training) in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components or the National Guard
and inserting section 12342 of this title, for the purpose described in section 10211 or 12352(f) of this title, or full-time National Guard duty under section 542 of title 32, for the purpose described in section 552(d) of title 32,
;
in subsection (b), by striking full-time reserve component duty
each place it appears and inserting covered duty
; and
by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
In this section, the term covered duty means duty for the purposes described in section 12011(e) of this title.
in subsection (a) of section 12402—
by striking The President may, with their consent, order
and inserting Pursuant to section 10508 of this title,
; and
by striking to active duty in the National Guard Bureau
and inserting may, with their consent, be ordered to active duty under section 12342 of this title for duty in the National Guard Bureau
;
in paragraph (3) of subsections (a) and (b) of section 12602—
by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking section 502 of title 32
and inserting section 543(a) of title 32
;
in section 12603—
in the section heading, by striking Attendance at inactive-duty training assemblies
and inserting Attend reserve component duty
; and
in subsection (a), by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in chapter 1225—
by striking section 12771;
by transferring section 1370a to appear before section 12772 and redesignating such section, as so transferred, as section 12771; and
in section 12771, as so transferred and redesignated—
by amending the section heading to read as follows:
in subsection (g)(1), by inserting or an adjustment made pursuant to subsection (h)
after determination authorized by subsection (e)
;
by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
If a member of the Retired Reserve who is a commissioned officer is recalled to an active status in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve under section 10145(d) of this title and completes not less than 2 years of service in such active status, the member is entitled to an adjustment in the retired grade of the member in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this title.
in section 18505—
in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in subsection (a)—
by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking unit training assembly
and inserting unit training location
.
Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 1120(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108–106; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) are amended by striking section 12304 of title 10, United States Code
and inserting section 12341 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose described in section 12351(b)(3) of such title
.
Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 9010(b) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), are amended by striking section 12302 of title 10, United States Code
and inserting section 12341 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose described in section 12351(b)(2) of such title
.
Paragraph (1) of section 403(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99–661; 10 U.S.C. 521 note) is amended—
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
on active duty—
under section 12341 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose described in section 12351(a) of such title; or
under section 12342 of title 10, United States Code, for a purpose described in section 10211, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, or 12402 of such title or section 708 of title 32, United States Code;
in subparagraph (C), by striking section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code,
and inserting section 12342 of title 10, United States Code,
;
in subparagraph (D), by striking to pursue special work
and inserting under section 12342 of title 10, United States Code, to provide operational support described in section 12352(d)(2) of such title
; and
in subparagraph (E), by striking section 12304 of title 10, United States Code
and inserting section 12341 of title 10, United States Code, for a purpose described in section 12351(b)(3) of such title
.
Section 508(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking section 1370a of title 10
and inserting section 12771 of title 10
.
Title 14, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a) of section 2102, by striking section 12311 of title 10
and inserting section 12314 of title 10
; and
in paragraph (1) of section 3713(c), by striking training requirement of section 10147 of title 10
and inserting training requirements described in section 12352(c) of title 10
.
Section 2671 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking section 115, 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32
and inserting section 541, 542, or 543 of title 32
.
Title 32, United States Code, is amended—
in section 101—
in paragraph (19)—
by striking inactive duty
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this title
and inserting section 541 or 542 of this title
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Reserve component duty
has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(7) of title 10.
in subsection (c) of section 107, by striking section 12402 of title 10
and inserting section 12342 of title 10 for duty in the National Guard Bureau
;
in section 112—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking section 502(f) of this title
and inserting section 542 of this title
;
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)—
by striking training required under section 502(a) of this title
and inserting required training described in sections 552(a) and 553(a) of this title
; and
by striking training required under section 502(a)(1)
and inserting required training described in section 553(a)
; and
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), by striking section 508 of this title
and inserting section 514 of this title
; and
in subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(1), by striking section 502(f) of this title
and inserting section 542 of this title
;
in paragraph (2) of section 709(g), by striking who is performing active Guard and Reserve Duty (as that term is defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)
and inserting who is on active duty or full-time National Guard duty to perform Active Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)
;
in paragraph (3) of section 715(a), by striking section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this title
and inserting section 541 or 542 of this title
; and
in section 904—
in the section heading, by striking duty
and inserting activities
;
in subsection (a), by striking considered to be full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of this title
and inserting performed as full-time National Guard duty under section 541 of this title
;
in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking duty under this chapter
and inserting activities under this chapter
; and
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection:
A member of the National Guard performing activities under this chapter shall, in addition to performing such activities, participate in the training required pursuant to sections 552(a) and 553(a) of this title. The pay, allowances, and other benefits of the member while participating in the training shall be the same as those to which the member is entitled while performing such activities. The member is not entitled to additional pay, allowances, or other benefits for participation in training required pursuant to section 553(a) of this title.
Title 37, United States Code, is amended—
in section 101—
by striking paragraph (22) and inserting the following new paragraph:
The term reserve component duty has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(7) of title 10.
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
The term remote assignment has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(8) of title 10.
in section 204—
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:
A member of a uniformed service who is on active duty is entitled to the basic pay of the pay grade to which assigned or distributed, in accordance with their years of service computed under section 205 of this title.
by repealing subsection (c); and
in subsections (g) and (h)—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking inactive-duty training
and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting reserve component duty;
;
in subparagraph (C), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or
;
in subparagraph (D)—
by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking ; or
at the end and inserting a period; and
by striking subparagraph (E); and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service is not entitled to compensation under this subsection for—
work or a course of instruction undertaken pursuant to section 12344 of title 10 or section 544 of title 32; or
attendance in an inactive status at an educational institution under the sponsorship of an armed force or the Public Health Service.
in section 206—
in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (C) of subsection (a)(3), by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking an assembly for drill or other equivalent period of training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties
and inserting a period of reserve component duty
; and
in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking assemblies or periods of other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties
and inserting reserve component duty periods required under section 12353(a) of title 10, or under section 553(a) of title 32,
;
in section 206a—
in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subsection (b) of section 302f—
in paragraph (2), by striking under section 12305 of title 10
and inserting pursuant to section 12311 of title 10
; and
in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), by striking section 12305 of title 10
and inserting section 12311 of title 10
;
in section 305b—
in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by striking INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING
and inserting RESERVE COMPONENT DUTY
; and
in subsection (e), by striking section 12310(c) of title 10
and inserting section 12352(f)(3) of title 10
;
in clause (ii) of section 308(a)(1)(C), by striking performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)
and inserting on active duty performing Active Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)
;
in subsection (b) of section 356—
in the second sentence, by striking performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10)
and inserting on active duty performing Active Guard and Reserve functions (as that term is defined in section 101(c)(8) of title 10)
; and
in the third sentence, by striking not performing active Guard or Reserve duty
and inserting not on active duty performing Active Guard and Reserve functions
;
in section 433—
in the section heading, by striking muster duty
and inserting participating in Ready Reserve muster
;
in subsection (a), by striking muster duty performed pursuant to section 12319 of title 10
and inserting participating in muster as described in section 12353(b) of title 10
; and
in subsection (d), by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
in subsection (a) of section 433a, by striking under section 12319 of title 10
and inserting as described in section 12353(b) of title 10
;
in section 435—
in the section heading, by striking duty
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking funeral honors duty pursuant to section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32
and inserting reserve component duty as described in section 12353(d)(2)(A)(i) of title 10 or section 553(c)(2)(A)(i) of title 32 to provide honors at the funeral of a veteran
;
in section 452(b)—
in paragraph (9), by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in paragraph (10), by striking duty
;
in subsection (a) of section 909, by striking under section 123 or 12305 of title 10
and inserting under section 123 or 12311 of title 10
;
in section 910—
by striking the section heading and inserting the following:
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking under an involuntary mobilization order
and inserting in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
;
in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking under an involuntary mobilization order
and inserting in support of a contingency operation
; and
in subparagraph (C)—
by striking involuntarily mobilized for service on active duty
and inserting ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
by striking a previous period of active duty
and inserting a previous period of active duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking involuntarily mobilized
and inserting ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation
; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 12301(h)(1) of title 10
and inserting under section 12341 of title 10 for a purpose described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 12351(e)(1) of title 10 or under section 541 of title 32 for a purpose described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 551(c)(1) of title 32
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (e), by striking mobilization
and inserting order to active duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)
; and
by striking subsection (c) of section 1002 and inserting the following new subsection:
This section does not authorize compensation for work or study—
performed by a member of a reserve component under section 12344 of title 10 for a purpose described in section 12354(a) of such title, other than that authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 12354(b) of such title; or
performed by a member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard under section 544 of title 32 for a purpose described in section 554(a) of such title, other than that authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 554(b) of such title.
Title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 1720D(a), by striking (as that term is used in section 12323 of title 10)
and inserting (as that term is used in section 12352(g) of title 10 and section 552(e) of title 32)
;
in section 4303—
in paragraph (13)—
by striking inactive duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
;
by inserting and
after the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
the second place it appears; and
by striking , and a period for which a person is absent from employment for the purpose of performing funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32
; and
in paragraph (16), by striking inactive duty training, or full-time National Guard duty
and inserting or reserve component duty
; and
in section 4316, by striking subsection (e).
The Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended—
in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 3806)—
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1), by striking scheduled drills and training periods
and inserting required training described in sections 12352(c) and 12353(a) of title 10, United States Code, or sections 552(a) and 553(a) of title 32, United States Code,
; and
in the matter following clause (iii) of paragraph (2)(A), by striking section 10147 of title 10 or section 502 of title 32, United States Code,
and inserting the training described in sections 12352(c) and 12353(a) of title 10, United States Code, or sections 552(a) and 553(a) of title 32, United States Code,
; and
in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by striking under section 10147 of title 10, United States Code)
and inserting under section 12342 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose described in section 12352(c) of title 10, United States Code, or under section 542 of title 32, United States Code, for the purpose described in section 552(a) of title 32, United States Code)
;
in paragraph (2) of section 10(b) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)), by inserting under section 12342 of title 10, United States Code,
after order to active duty
; and
in subsection (h) of section 16 (50 U.S.C. 3814), by striking scheduled drills and training periods
and inserting training described in sections 12352(c) and 12353(a) of title 10, United States Code, or sections 552(a) and 553(a) of title 32, United States Code,
.
Section 20104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
A member of the Space Force who is serving in a space force active status and is not on sustained duty, or who is serving in a space force inactive status, may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under chapter 1209 of this title in the same manner as applies to a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under such chapter with the consent of the member.
in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting the following:
Section 12312, relating to use of Reserve officers in expansion of armed forces.
Section 12313, relating to release of reserve members from active duty.
Section 12315, relating to grade in which officers are ordered to active duty.
Section 12316, relating to kinds of duty.
Section 12317, relating to retention after becoming qualified for retired pay.
Section 12318, relating to duty with or without pay.
Section 12319, relating to payment of certain members while on duty.
Section 12321, relating to a limitation on number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Officer Training Corps units.
Section 12351(e)(2), relating to duties and funding of reserve members on active duty.
Section 20106 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (1), by striking inactive duty
both places it appears and inserting reserve component duty
; and
in paragraph (3), by striking section 12304 of this title
and inserting section 12341 of this title for a purpose described in section 12351(b)(3) of this title
; and
in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) through (8) and inserting the following:
Section 12311, relating to the authority of the President to suspend certain laws relating to promotion, retirement, and separation.
Section 12313, relating to release from active duty.
Section 12315, relating to grade in which ordered to active duty.
Section 12316, relating to kinds of duty.
Section 12317, relating to retention after becoming qualified for retired pay.
Section 12318, relating to duty with or without pay.
Section 12319, relating to payment of certain members while on duty.
Section 12320, relating to theological students; limitations.
The following provisions of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking inactive-duty training
each place it appears and inserting reserve component duty
:
Subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) of section 711.
Subsections (a)(3)(A), (a)(3)(B)(i), (a)(3)(B)(ii), (a)(3)(B)(iii), (d)(2)(B), and (d)(5)(B) of section 802 (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
In the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 936 (article 136 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Paragraph (1) of section 976(a).
Subclause (I) of section 1044e(a)(2)(B)(iii).
The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 2601a(b).
Paragraph (3) of section 9496(a).
Subsections (a) and (c) of section 12604.
Subparagraph (G) of section 12732(a)(2).
Title 10, United States Code, is amended in section 12604, in the section heading, by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
.
The following provisions of title 14, United States Code, are amended by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
:
Section 3704.
Subsection (a) of section 3705.
The following provisions of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
:
Subparagraph (A) of section 205(e)(2).
Subsection (e) of section 334.
Subsection (d) of section 352.
Subparagraph (B) of section 353(c)(1).
Paragraph (3) of section 415(a).
The matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the matter following paragraph (2) of subsection (a), and subsection (d) of section 552.
The following provisions of title 37, United States Code, are amended, in the subsection headings, by striking INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING
and inserting RESERVE COMPONENT DUTY
:
Subsection (e) of section 334.
Subsection (d) of section 352.
Subparagraph (A) of section 3691A(d)(3) is amended by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
.
Subsection (a) of section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking inactive-duty training
and inserting reserve component duty
.
The following provisions of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking inactive duty for training
and inserting reserve component duty
:
Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 1471(b)(3)(A).
Subparagraph (D) of section 2107(c)(5).
Subparagraph (D) of section 2107a(c)(4).
Subsection (a) of section 308d of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking inactive duty for training
and inserting reserve component duty
.
The following provisions of law are amended by striking inactive duty
and inserting reserve component duty
:
Subparagraph (A) of section 231(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)(2)).
Subsection (c) of section 308d of title 37, United States Code.
Any reference to inactive duty, inactive duty training, or inactive duty for training in a law, rule, regulation, or other record, document, or paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to reserve component duty.
A member who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is issued an order described in paragraph (2) to active duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be treated as meeting the eligibility requirements for TRICARE under section 1074(d) of title 10, United States Code, from the date of the issuance of such an order, but not to exceed 180 days before the date on which the period of such duty is to commence under such an order.
The orders described in this paragraph are as follows:
An order to active duty that, beginning on the effective date of this title, will be covered service under section 12341 of title 10, United States Code.
An order to full-time National Guard duty that, beginning on the effective date of this title, will be covered service under section 541 of title 32, United States Code.
For the purpose of entitlement to benefits—
a member’s service before the effective date of this title shall be determined based on the orders to duty issued to the member and the law in effect on the day before such effective date; and
a member’s service on and after the effective date of this title shall be determined based on the order to duty that would have been issued to the member under the reserve component duty consolidation under this title, including the amendments made by this title, commencing on such effective date.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to provide for a reduction or increase in the benefits accrued by an individual in connection with service occurring before the effective date of this Act, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any other Federal department or agency concerned, as appropriate.
For the purposes of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, if the phrase active duty or full-time National Guard duty
is followed by the phrase in support of a contingency operation
or another qualifying phrase, the qualifying phrase shall be construed to apply to both active duty and full-time National Guard duty.
Subject to subsection (b), this title shall take effect 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The effective date of this title may occur on a date that is earlier than the date specified in subsection (a) if—
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly provide to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives advance written notice of the earlier effective date, together with—
a certification by the Secretary of Defense that each department within the Department of Defense is prepared to fully implement the reserve component duty consolidation prescribed in this title;
a certification by the Secretary of Homeland Security that the Coast Guard is prepared to fully implement the reserve component duty consolidation prescribed in this title; and
a certification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that the Department of Veterans Affairs is prepared to fully implement the amendments to title 38, United States Code, in this title; and
a law is enacted providing for the earlier effective date.