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,s4 #befc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bb1 #bjaf,mr4
 ,moran introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to affirm ! 
importance ( ! l& =ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,arm$ ,=ces & to au?orize fiscal ye>   
#bjaf end-/r5g? m9imum levels = ! active
 & res]ve compon5ts ( su* l& =ces1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,our         
,security ,?r\gh ,utiliz+ ,"r-,siz$     
,end-,/r5g?s ,act ( #bjaf or ! ,,po/ure 
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress    
,giv5 ! volatile1 unc]ta91 & ambigu\s _w
 & ! ne$ = tra9$ & ready ,l& ,=ces ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 9 conjunction ) jo9t &   
mult9ational =ces1 to det] ?reats1 %ape 
! int]national security environm5t1     
respond to em]g5t situations & crises1  
&1 if necess>y1 to fight & w9 !         
,nation's w>s1 x is ! s5se ( ,congress t
 ! plann$ drawd[n ( ,l& ,=ces %\ld      
imm$iately cease4  #c4 ,fiscal ye> #bjaf

 end /r5g? levels = ,l& ,=ces ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates  7a7 ,active =ces  7#a7 ,army ,!
 au?oriz$ /r5g? = active duty p]sonnel (
 ! ,army z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 is   
#dhj1jjj4  7#b7 ,m>9e corps ,! au?oriz$ 
/r5g? = active duty p]sonnel ( ! ,m>9e  
,corps z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 is     
#ahd1jjj4  7b7 ,select$ ,res]ve  7#a7   
,army res]ve compon5ts ,! au?oriz$ /r5g?
 = ,select$ ,res]ve p]sonnel ( ! res]ve 
compon5ts ( ! ,army z ( ,septemb] #cj1  
#bjaf1 are z foll[s3  7,a7 ,! ,army     
,national ,gu>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
#cej1jjj4  7,b7 ,! ,army ,res]ve1       
#bje1jjj4  7#b7 ,m>9e corps res]ve ,!   
au?oriz$ /r5g? = ,select$ ,res]ve       
p]sonnel ( ! ,m>9e ,corps ,res]ve z (   
,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 is #ch1ijj4  #d4  
,revision 9 p]man5t active duty end     
/r5g? m9imum levels ,section #fia7;b7 ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,= ! ,army1      
#dhj1jjj4  7#b7 ,= ! ,navy1 #cbi1bjj4   
7#c7 ,= ! ,m>9e ,corps1 #ahd1jjj4  7#d7 

,= ! ,air ,=ce1 #cag1jjj4  4