,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #befc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bb1 
#bjaf,mr4 ,moran introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to affirm the    
importance of the land forces of the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and to   
authorize fiscal year #bjaf end-strength
 minimum levels for the active and      
reserve components of such land forces1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,our ,security ,through     
,utilizing ,right-,sized ,end-,strengths
 ,act of #bjaf or the ,,posture ,act of 
#bjaf4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,given  
the volatile1 uncertain1 and ambiguous  
world and the need for trained and ready
 ,land ,forces of the ,united ,states1  
in conjunction with joint and           
multinational forces1 to deter threats1 
shape the international security        
environment1 respond to emergent        

situations and crises1 and1 if          
necessary1 to fight and win the         
,nation's wars1 it is the sense of      
,congress that the planned drawdown of  
,land ,forces should immediately cease4 
#c4 ,fiscal year #bjaf end strength     
levels for ,land ,forces of the ,united 
,states  7a7 ,active forces  7#a7 ,army 
,the authorized strength for active duty
 personnel of the ,army as of ,september
 #cj1 #bjaf1 is #dhj1jjj4  7#b7 ,marine 
corps ,the authorized strength for      
active duty personnel of the ,marine    
,corps as of ,september #cj1 #bjaf1 is  
#ahd1jjj4  7b7 ,selected ,reserve  7#a7 
,army reserve components ,the authorized
 strength for ,selected ,reserve        
personnel of the reserve components of  
the ,army as of ,september #cj1 #bjaf1  
are as follows3  7,a7 ,the ,army        
,national ,guard of the ,united ,states1
 #cej1jjj4  7,b7 ,the ,army ,reserve1   
#bje1jjj4  7#b7 ,marine corps reserve   
,the authorized strength for ,selected  
,reserve personnel of the ,marine ,corps

 ,reserve as of ,september #cj1 #bjaf1  
is #ch1ijj4  #d4 ,revision in permanent 
active duty end strength minimum levels 
,section #fia7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 and        
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,for the 
,army1 #dhj1jjj4  7#b7 ,for the ,navy1  
#cbi1bjj4  7#c7 ,for the ,marine ,corps1
 #ahd1jjj4  7#d7 ,for the ,air ,force1  
#cag1jjj4  4