,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,rosen1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1  
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4     
,risch1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend laws   
relating to duty performed by members of
 the reserve components of the ,armed   
,forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,duty ,status ,reform ,act4  #b4    
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table 
of contents4,sec4 #c4 ,consolidation of 
authorities to order reserve component  
members to perform duty4,sec4 #d4       
,definition of contingency              
operation4,sec4 #e4 ,coast ,guard       
,reserve4,sec4 #f4 ,national            
,guard4,sec4 #g4 ,alignment of          

benefits4,sec4 #h4 ,alignment of        
survivor benefits4,sec4 #i4 ,alignment  
of ,national ,guard benefits4,sec4 #aj4 
,repeals4,sec4 #aa4 ,conforming         
amendments4,sec4 #ab4 ,conforming       
amendments related to the ,space        
,force4,sec4 #ac4 ,conforming amendments
 related to inactive duty4,sec4 #ad4    
,transition provisions2 statutory       
construction4,sec4 #ae4 ,effective date4
  #c4 ,consolidation of authorities to  
order reserve component members to      
perform duty ,chapter #abji of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  #abji ,reserve duty
 and assignments                        
,subchapter,sec,i4,administration of    
,reserve ,duty#abcaa;,,ii4,duty and     
,assignments3                           
,authorities#abcda;,,iii4,duty and      
,assignments3 ,purposes#abcea  ,i       
,,administration ,,of ,,reserve ,,duty  
#abcaa4 ,authority of ,president to     
suspend certain laws relating to        
promotion1 retirement1 and separation   

7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 during any      
period a member of a reserve component  
is serving on active duty pursuant to   
section #abcda of this title1 the       
,president may suspend any provision of 
law relating to promotion1 retirement1  
or separation applicable to any member  
of the ,armed ,forces who the ,president
 determines is essential to the national
 security of the ,united ,states4  7b7  
,termination of suspension ,a suspension
 made under subsection 7a7 shall        
terminate on the earlier of-- 7#a7 the  
date of the release from active duty of 
a member of a reserve component ordered 
to active duty under the authority of   
section #abcda of this title2 or  7#b7  
the date on which the ,president        
determines the circumstances that       
required the action of ordering the     
member to active duty no longer exist4  
7c7 #ij-;,day extension of separation or
 retirement date ,upon the termination  
of a suspension made under subsection   

7a7 of a provision of law otherwise     
requiring the separation or retirement  
of an officer on active duty because of 
age1 length of service or length of     
service in grade1 or failure of         
selection for promotion1 the ,secretary 
concerned shall extend by up to #ij days
 the otherwise required separation or   
retirement date of the officer if the   
separation or retirement date1 but for  
the suspension1 would have occurred     
before the date of the termination of   
the suspension or within #ij days after 
the date of such termination4  #abcab4  
,use during expansion of armed forces   
7a7 ,officers not assigned to a unit    
,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 #abcda of this title      
without the officer's consent1 the      
services of qualified and available     
reserve officers in all grades shall be 

used1 so far as practicable1 according  
to the needs of the branches1 grades1 or
 specialties concerned4  7b7 ,standby   
,reserve  7#a7 ,a unit or member in the 
,standby ,reserve may be ordered to     
active duty only as provided in section 
#abcda of this title1 but subject to the
 limitations in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7   
7,a7 ,in time of war or national        
emergency declared by ,congress1 or     
expansion of the force to meet national 
security requirements as determined by  
,congress1 a unit in the ,standby       
,reserve organized to serve as a unit1  
and a member of the ,standby ,reserve   
who is not assigned to a unit1 may be   
ordered to active duty under section    
#abcda of this title for a purpose      
described in section #abcea7;a77#a7 of  
this title1 subject to the limitations  
in subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c74  7,b7 ,a
 unit in the ,standby ,reserve organized
 to serve as a unit1 and a member of the
 ,standby ,reserve who is a member of   
such a unit1 may be ordered to active   

duty under section #abcda of this title 
for a purpose described in section      
#abcea7;a77#a7 of this title only if the
 ,secretary concerned1 with the approval
 of the ,secretary of ,defense in the   
case of a ,secretary of a military      
department1 determines that there are   
not enough of the required kinds of     
units in the ,ready ,reserve that are   
readily available4  7,c7 ,a member in   
the ,standby ,reserve who is not        
assigned to a unit may1 without the     
consent of the member1 be ordered to    
active duty as an individual under      
section #abcda of this title for a      
purpose described in section            
#abcea7;a77#a7 of this title only if the
 ,secretary concerned1 with the approval
 of the ,secretary of ,defense in the   
case of a ,secretary of a military      
department1 determines that there are   
not enough qualified members in the     
,ready ,reserve in the required category
 who are readily available4  7c7        
,retired ,reserve  7#a7 ,a member in the

 ,retired ,reserve1 if qualified1 may1  
without the consent of the member1 be   
ordered to active duty under section    
#abcda of this title but only for a     
purpose described in section            
#abcea7;a77#a7 of this title4  7#b7 ,a  
member of the ,retired ,reserve 7other  
than a member transferred to the        
,retired ,reserve under section         
#abfda7;b77#b7 of this title7 who is    
ordered to active duty or other         
appropriate duty in a retired status may
 be credited under chapter #abbc of this
 title with service performed pursuant  
to such order4  7#c7 ,a member of the   
,retired ,reserve shall not be eligible 
for promotion 7or for consideration for 
promotion7 as a member of a reserve     
component4  #abcac4 ,release from active
 duty  7a7 ,in general ,except as       
otherwise provided in this title1 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 concerned4  7b7 ,war or      
national emergency  7#a7 ,in time of war
 or of national emergency declared by   
,congress or the ,president after       
,january #a1 #aiec1 a member of a       
reserve component may be released from  
active duty 7other than for training7   
only if-- 7,a7 a board of officers1     
convened at the member's request by an  
authority designated by the ,secretary  
concerned1 recommends the release and   
the recommendation is approved2  7,b7   
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 duty2 or  7,c7 the member's     
release is otherwise authorized by law4 
7#b7 ,this subsection does not apply to 
an armed force during a period of       
demobilization or reduction in strength 
of that armed force4  #abcad4 ,active   
duty agreements  7a7 ,written agreement 
,to provide a definite term of active   
duty 7other than for training7 under    

section #abcdb of this title for a      
member of a reserve component with the  
member's consent1 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 7other
 than for training7 of not more than #e 
years4 ,when such an agreement expires1 
a new one may be made4 ,this subsection 
shall not apply in time of war declared 
by ,congress4  7b7 ,minimum term ,an    
agreement shall not be made under       
subsection 7a7 unless the specified     
period of duty is at least #ab months   
longer than any period of active duty   
that the member is otherwise required to
 perform4  7c7 ,uniformity2 standards   
and policies ,agreements made under     
subsection 7a7 shall be uniform1 so far 
as practicable1 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    
,navy4  7d7 ,war or national emergency  
,if an agreement made under subsection  
7a7 expires during a war or during a    
national emergency declared by ,congress
 or the ,president after ,january #a1   
#aiec1 the member concerned may1 without
 the consent of the member1 be kept on  
active duty as otherwise prescribed by  
law4  7e7 ,early release  7#a7 ,an      
agreement made under subsection 7a7     
shall provide that the member will not1 
without the consent of the member1 be   
released from active duty during the    
period of the agreement-- 7,a7 because  
of a reduction in the actual personnel  
strength of the armed force concerned1  
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 ,secretary2 or  7,b7  
for any other reason1 without an        
opportunity to be heard by a board of   
officers before the release1 unless the 
member is-- 7i7 dismissed or discharged 
under the sentence of a court-martial2  
7ii7 released because of an unexplained 
absence without leave for at least #c   
months2  7iii7 released because the     
member is convicted and sentenced to    
confinement in a ,federal or ,state     
penitentiary or correctional institution
 and the sentence has become final2 or  
7iv7 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 grade1
 under conditions that would require the
 release or separation of a reserve     
component officer who is not serving    
under such agreement4  7#b7 ,a member   

who is1 without the consent of the      
member1 released from active duty before
 the end of the member's agreement made 
under subsection 7a7 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 pay1 special pay1  
and allowances to which the member is   
entitled on the day of the member's     
release4 ,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 entitled4 
,for the purposes of this paragraph1 a  
fraction of a month of #ae days or more 
is counted as a whole month1 and a      
fraction of a month of less than #ae    
days is disregarded4 ,this paragraph    
shall not apply to a member if the      
member is-- 7,a7 released for a reason  
described in clauses 7i71 7ii7 or 7iii7 
of paragraph 7#a77;,b72  7,b7 released  
because of a physical disability        

resulting from the member's intentional 
misconduct or willful neglect2  7,c7    
eligible for retired pay1 separation    
pay1 or severance pay under another     
provision of law2  7,d7 placed on a     
temporary disability retired list2 or   
7,e7 released to accept an appointment1 
or to be enlisted1 in a regular         
component of an armed force4  #abcae4   
,officers3 grade in which ordered to    
active duty ,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 grade1 except that such an      
officer who is credited with service    
under section #abbjg of this title1 is  
ordered to active duty1 and placed on   
the active-duty list1 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 credited4  #abcaf4 ,kinds of    
duty ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of law1 a member of a reserve 
component who is on active duty other   
than for training may1 under regulations
 prescribed by the ,secretary concerned1
 be detailed or assigned to any duty    
authorized by law for a member of the   
regular component of the armed force    
concerned4  #abcag4 ,retention after    
becoming qualified for retired pay ,any 
person who has qualified for retired pay
 under chapter #abbc of this title may1 
with the person's consent and by order  
of an authority designated by the       
,secretary concerned1 be retained on    
active duty1 or in service in a reserve 
component other than that listed in     
section #abgcb7;b7 of this title4 ,a    
member so retained shall be credited    
with that duty or service for all       
purposes4  #abcah4 ,duty with or without
 pay  7a7 ,in general ,subject to other 
provisions of this title1 any member of 
a reserve component may be ordered to   

active duty or other duty-- 7#a7 with   
the pay and allowances provided by law2 
or  7#b7 with the member's consent1     
without pay4  7b7 ,duty without pay     
,duty without pay described in          
subsection 7a77#b7 shall be considered  
for all purposes 7other than pay7 as if 
the duty without pay were duty with pay4
  7c7 ,pay and allowances for reserve   
component members retained on active    
duty ,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 duty1 except that the pay and      
allowances may be forfeited-- 7#a7 under
 the approved sentence of a             
court-martial2  7#b7 by non-judicial    
punishment by a commanding officer2 or  
7#c7 when the member is otherwise in a  
non-pay status4  #abcai4 ,payment of    
certain members while on duty  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided by          
subsection 7b71 a member of a reserve   
component who because of the member's   

earlier military service is entitled to 
a pension1 retired or retainer pay1 or  
disability compensation1 and who        
performs duty for which the member is   
entitled to compensation1 may elect to  
receive for that duty either-- 7#a7 the 
payments to which the member is entitled
 because of the member's earlier        
military service2 or  7#b7 if the member
 specifically waives those payments1 the
 pay and allowances authorized by law   
for the duty that the member is         
performing4  7b7 ,payments ,unless the  
payments described in subsection 7a77#a7
 are greater than the compensation      
described in subsection 7a77#b71 a      
member of a reserve component who       
because of the member's earlier military
 service is entitled to a pension1      
retired or retainer pay1 or disability  
compensation1 and who upon being ordered
 to active duty for a period of more    
than #cj days in time of war or national
 emergency is found physically qualified
 to perform that duty1 ceases to be     

entitled to the payments because of the 
member's earlier military service until 
the period of active duty ends4 ,while  
on that active duty1 the member is      
entitled to the compensation described  
in subsection 7a77#b74 ,other rights and
 benefits of the member or the member's 
dependents are unaffected by this       
subsection4  #abcbj4 ,theological       
students3 limitations ,a member of a    
reserve component shall not be required 
to serve on active duty1 or to          
participate in reserve component duty1  
while preparing for the ministry in a   
recognized theological or divinity      
school4  #abcba4 ,reserve officer       
training corps units3 limitation on     
number of reserve component members     
assigned ,the number of members of the  
reserve components serving on active    
duty or full-time ,national ,guard duty 
for the purpose of organizing1          
administering1 recruiting1 instructing1 
or training the reserve components1 who 
are assigned to duty with a unit of the 

,reserve ,officer ,training ,corps      
program1 shall not exceed #bge4  #abcbb4
 ,regulations  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of ,defense1 and the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 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
 ,security1 respectively1 consider      
necessary to carry out this chapter4    
7b7 ,army ,national ,guard and ,air     
,national ,guard ,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 #abcda or 
#abcdb of this title shall not be       
ordered to such duty without the consent
 of the ,governor or other appropriate  
authority of the ,state concerned4 ,the 
consent of a ,governor or other         

appropriate authority described in the  
preceding sentence may not be withheld  
7in whole or in part7 with regard to    
active duty outside the ,united ,states1
 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the
 ,district of ,columbia1 a territory of 
the ,united ,states1 or a possession of 
the ,united ,states because of any      
objection to the location1 purpose1     
type1 or schedule of such active duty4  
7c7 ,considerations for involuntary     
order to active duty ,in determining    
which units or members of the reserve   
components may1 without the consent of  
the members1 be ordered to active duty  
under section #abcda of this title for  
any purpose described in section #abcea 
of this title1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall prescribe such policies  
and procedures as the ,secretary        
determines necessary to carry out this  
subsection4 ,such policies and          
procedures shall take into              
consideration-- 7#a7 the length and     
nature of previous service1 to ensure   

such sharing of exposure to hazards as  
national security and military          
requirements will reasonably allow2     
7#b7 the frequency of assignments during
 service career2  7#c7 family           
responsibilities2 and  7#d7 employment  
necessary to maintain the national      
health1 safety1 or interest4  7d7       
,continuous period of duty  7#a7 ,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-- 7,a7 
the order to active duty shall be       
amended to cite the new authority or    
purpose and the applicable funding2 and 
7,b7 the member shall remain on the same
 order to duty4  7#b7 ,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 #bd hours or fewer1 the      
period of service shall be treated as   
continuous ,federal service for the     

purposes of pay and benefits1 unless    
otherwise specified in law4  7e7        
,documentation of manpower and          
appropriations ,to account for manpower 
utilization and expenditure of          
appropriations-- 7#a7 each order to     
active duty described in this chapter   
shall cite the authority and the purpose
 of the order to duty1 and each         
amendment to such order shall cite the  
new authority or purpose of the duty if 
the authority or purpose changes2 and   
7#b7 the purpose of the reserve         
component duty described in this chapter
 and the associated funding shall be    
documented4  ,,ii ,,duty ,,and          
,,assignments3 ,,authorities            
,sec4#abcda4 ,category ,i3 active       
duty4#abcdb4 ,category ,,ii3 active     
duty4#abcdc4 ,category ,,iii3 reserve   
component duty4#abcdd4 ,category ,,iv3  
remote assignments4  #abcda4 ,category  
,i3 active duty  7a7 ,in general  7#a7  
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of ,defense1 or the          

,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 an authority designated by the         
,secretary concerned may order a member 
of a reserve component under the        
jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned
 to active duty1 or retain the member on
 active duty1 for a purpose described in
 section #abcea of this title4  7#b7    
,duty performed pursuant to an order to 
active duty under this section shall be 
known as category ,i active duty4  7#c7 
,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 #ajaec of this title4  7b7   
,member consent  7#a7 ,a member of a    
reserve component may1 with or without  
the consent of the member1 be ordered to
 active duty under this section4  7#b7  
,a member of a reserve component who is1
 without the consent of the member1     
ordered to active duty under this       

section shall not be retained on active 
duty beyond the duration described in   
section #abcea of this title1 if any1   
for the purpose of that duty4  7#c7 ,a  
member of a reserve component who is1   
with the consent of the member1 ordered 
to active duty under this section shall 
not be subject to a duration or strength
 limitation described in section #abcea 
of this title1 if any1 for the purpose  
of that duty4  #abcdb4 ,category ,,ii3  
active duty  7a7 ,in general  7#a7      
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of ,defense1 or the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 an authority designated by the         
,secretary concerned may order a member 
of a reserve component under the        
jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned
 to active duty1 or retain the member on
 active duty1 for a purpose described in
 section #abceb of this title4  7#b7    
,duty performed pursuant to an order to 

active duty under this section shall be 
known as category ,,ii active duty4     
7#c7 ,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 #ajaec 
of this title4  7b7 ,member consent ,the
 consent of a member of a reserve       
component shall be required for an order
 to active duty under this section1     
except-- 7#a7 when the member is made   
the subject of proceedings described in 
section #abceb7;a7 of this title2  7#b7 
when the member is placed in a missing  
status described in section #abceb7;b7  
of this title2 or  7#c7 for required    
training described in section #abceb7;c7
 of this title4  7c7 ,category ,i       
operation or mission exclusion ,except  
as provided in section #abcea7;e7 of    
this title1 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 #abcda of this
 title for such operation or mission4   
#abcdc4 ,category ,,iii3 reserve        
component duty  7a7 ,in general  7#a7   
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of ,defense1 or the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 an authority designated by the         
,secretary concerned-- 7,a7 may require 
or authorize a member of the ,army      
,reserve1 ,navy ,reserve1 ,marine ,corps
 ,reserve1 ,air ,force ,reserve1 or     
,coast ,guard ,reserve1 under the       
jurisdiction of the ,secretary          
concerned1 to perform reserve component 
duty for a purpose described in section 
#abcec of this title2 and  7,b7 may     
require a member of a reserve component 
to perform reserve component duty for   
the purpose described in section        
#abcec7;b7 of this title4  7#b7 ,duty   

performed pursuant to a requirement or  
authorization to perform reserve        
component duty under this section shall 
be known as category ,,iii reserve      
component duty4  7b7 ,member consent    
7#a7 ,a member described in subsection  
7a7 shall1 without the consent of the   
member1 be required to perform reserve  
component duty under this section for-- 
7,a7 required training described in     
section #abcec7;a7 of this title2 or    
7,b7 muster described in section        
#abcec7;b7 of this title4  7#b7 ,a      
member described in subsection 7a7 may1 
with the consent of the member1 be      
authorized to perform reserve component 
duty under this section for-- 7,a7      
additional training described in section
 #abcec7;c7 of this title2 or  7,b7     
support activities or requirements      
described in section #abcec7;d7 of this 
title4  7c7 ,period of service  7#a7    
,each period of reserve component duty  
performed under this section shall be   
for a duration of not fewer than #b     

hours4  7#b7 ,not more than #b periods  
of reserve component duty may be        
performed under this section in a       
calendar day4  7d7 ,hostile fire or     
imminent danger areas ,a member         
described in subsection 7a7 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 area4  7e7 ,category 
,i operation or mission exclusion ,a    
member described in subsection 7a7 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   
#abcda of this title for such operation 
or mission4  #abcdd4 ,category ,,iv3    
remote assignments  7a7 ,in general     
7#a7 ,under regulations prescribed by   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 or the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1

 an authority designated by the         
,secretary concerned1 at the discretion 
of that authority1 may assign a member  
of the ,ready ,reserve or ,standby      
,reserve in an active status-- 7,a7 work
 described in section #abced7;a77#a7 of 
this title that has been pre-approved by
 the ,secretary concerned2 or  7,b7 a   
course of instruction described in      
section #abced7;a77#b7 of this title    
that has been pre-approved by the       
,secretary concerned4  7#b7 ,duty       
performed pursuant to an assignment     
under this section shall be known as a  
category ,,iv remote assignment4  7b7   
,individually assigned ,work or a course
 of instruction assigned under this     
section shall be specifically and       
individually assigned to a member       
described in subsection 7a74  7c7       
,direct military control not required   
7#a7 ,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 instructor4  7#b7 ,work or a course  
of instruction assigned under this      
section may be performed at a time and  
location determined by the member1      
subject to any completion deadline or   
other applicable requirement established
 by the ,secretary concerned4  7d7      
,electronic based methodology ,a course 
of instruction assigned under subsection
 7a77#b7 may be completed by an         
electronic-based distributed learning   
methodology or other means approved by  
the ,secretary concerned4  ,,iii ,,duty 
,,and ,,assignments3 ,,purposes         
,sec4#abcea4 ,category ,i3 active duty  
purposes4#abceb4 ,category ,,ii3 active 
duty purposes4#abcec4 ,category ,,iii3  
reserve component duty purposes4#abced4 
,category ,,iv3 remote assignment       
purposes4  #abcea4 ,category ,i3 active 
duty purposes  7a7 ,congressional       
declarations and determinations  7#a7   
7,a7 ,a unit1 or a member not assigned  
to a unit organized to serve as a unit1 
of a reserve component under the        

jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned
 may be ordered to active duty under    
section #abcda of this title for the    
purpose of-- 7i7 supporting operations  
and missions during a war or national   
emergency declared by ,congress2 or     
7ii7 meeting national security          
requirements when ,congress determines  
that more units and organizations are   
needed for national security than are in
 the regular component4  7,b7 7i7 ,a    
member who is1 without the consent of   
the member1 ordered to active duty for  
the purpose described in paragraph      
7#a77;,a77i7 shall not be required to   
serve for longer than the duration of   
the war or national emergency1 as       
appropriate1 and for #f months          
thereafter4  7ii7 ,a member who is1     
without the consent of the member1      
ordered to active duty for the purpose  
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii7 may
 be retained on active duty as long as  
so needed4  7#b7 ,so far as practicable1
 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 7#a77;,a77i71 a  
member of a unit organized and trained  
to serve as a unit who is1 without the  
consent of the member1 ordered to that  
duty shall be so ordered with the       
member's unit4 ,however1 a member of    
that unit may be reassigned after being 
so ordered to active duty4  7#c7 ,a     
member on an inactive status list or in 
a retired status shall not1 without the 
consent of the member1 be ordered to    
active duty under section #abcda of this
 title for the purpose described in     
paragraph 7#a77;,a77i7 unless the       
,secretary concerned1 with the approval 
of the ,secretary of ,defense in the    
case of the ,secretary of a military    
department1 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      

available4  7b7 ,presidential call-,up  
7#a7 ,insurrection  7,a7 7i7 ,the       
militia of any ,state 7other than the   
,state requesting assistance under      
subclause 7,i7 of this clause7 may be   
called into ,federal service under      
section #abcda of this title for use    
with such of the ,armed ,forces as the  
,president determines necessary-- 7,i7  
for the purpose of responding1 when     
there is an insurrection in any ,state  
against the ,state's government1 upon   
the request of the ,state's legislature1
 or of the ,state's ,governor if the    
legislature cannot be convened1 and in  
the number requested by that ,state2    
7,,ii7 for the purpose of responding1   
when the ,president considers that      
unlawful obstructions1 combinations1 or 
assemblages1 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 rebellion2 or       

7,,iii7 for the purpose of responding1  
when the ,president determines it is    
necessary to suppress1 in a ,state1 any 
insurrection1 domestic violence1        
unlawful combination1 or conspiracy1 if 
the insurrection1 domestic violence1    
unlawful combination1 or conspiracy--   
7aa7 so hinders the execution of the    
laws of that ,state1 and of the ,united 
,states within the ,state1 that any part
 or class of its people is deprived of a
 right1 privilege1 immunity1 or         
protection named in the ,constitution   
and secured by law1 and the constituted 
authorities of that ,state are unable1  
fail1 or refuse to protect that right1  
privilege1 or immunity1 or to give that 
protection2 or  7bb7 opposes or         
obstructs the execution of the laws of  
the ,united ,states or impedes the      
course of justice under those laws4     
7ii7 ,in any situation covered by clause
 7i77,,iii77aa71 the ,state shall be    
considered to have denied the equal     
protection of the laws secured by the   

,constitution4  7iii7 ,when the         
,president considers it necessary to use
 the militia or the ,armed ,forces under
 this subparagraph1 the ,president      
shall1 by proclamation1 immediately     
order the insurgents to disperse and    
retire peaceably to their abodes within 
a limited time4  7,b7 7i7 ,a member or  
unit of the ,national ,guard of any     
,state1 in such numbers as the          
,president considers necessary1 may be  
called into ,federal service under      
section #abcda of this title for the    
purpose of supporting missions and      
operations when-- 7,i7 the ,united      
,states1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto   
,rico1 the ,district of ,columbia1 a    
territory of the ,united ,states1 or a  
possession of the ,united ,states are   
invaded or is in danger of invasion by a
 foreign nation2  7,,ii7 there is a     
rebellion or danger of a rebellion      
against the authority of the ,government
 of the ,united ,states2 or  7,,iii7 the
 ,president is unable with the regular  

forces to execute the laws of the       
,united ,states4  7ii7 ,when the        
,president calls a member or unit of the
 ,national ,guard of any ,state into    
,federal service pursuant to clause 7i71
 orders shall be issued through the     
,governor of the ,state1 or in the case 
of the ,district of ,columbia through   
the commanding general of the ,national 
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia4   
7,c7 ,in this paragraph the term ,state 
means any ,state of the ,united ,states1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and   
,guam4  7,d7 7i7 ,the repeal of the     
provisions described in clause 7ii7 and 
the replacement of those provisions with
 this paragraph shall not be construed  
as an expansion or limitation of the    
authorities granted under those         
provisions4 ,the intent of such repeal  
and replacement is to reorganize the    
provisions described in clause 7ii7 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 benefits4  7ii7 ,the         
provisions described in this clause are 
the following provisions of law as in   
effect on the day before the effective  
date of this section3 7,i7 ,chapter #ac 
of this title 7commonly known as the    
,insurrection ,act74  7,,ii7 ,section   
#abdjf of this title4  7#b7 ,ready      
reserve mobilization  7,a7 ,a unit1 or a
 member not assigned to a unit organized
 to serve as a unit1 of the ,ready      
,reserve under the jurisdiction of the  
,secretary concerned may be ordered to  
active duty under section #abcda of this
 title for the purpose of supporting    
missions and operations in connection   
with a national emergency declared by   
the ,president4  7,b7 ,a member who is1 
without the consent of the member1      
ordered to active duty for the purpose  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall    
serve for not more than #bd consecutive 

months4  7,c7 ,not more than #a1jjj1jjj 
members of the ,ready ,reserve may1     
without the consent of the members1 be  
on active duty at any one time for the  
purpose described in subparagraph 7,a74 
7#c7 ,force augmentation3 covered       
emergencies2 significant cyber events   
7,a7 7i7 ,a unit1 or a member not       
assigned to a unit organized to serve as
 a unit1 of the ,selected ,reserve 7as  
described in section #ajadc7;a7 of this 
title71 or a member in the ,individual  
,ready ,reserve mobilization category   
7as described in section #ajadd7;b7 of  
this title7 and designated as essential 
under regulations prescribed by the     
,secretary concerned1 may be ordered to 
active duty under section #abcda 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      
emergency4  7ii7 ,in this paragraph1 the
 term covered emergency means an        

emergency involving-- 7,i7 a use or     
threatened use of a weapon of mass      
destruction 7as defined in section #adjc
 of the ,defense ,against ,weapons of   
,mass ,destruction ,act of #aiif 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb772 or  7,,ii7 a         
terrorist attack or threatened terrorist
 attack in the ,united ,states that     
results1 or could result1 in significant
 loss of life or property4  7,b7 7i7 ,a 
unit1 or a member not assigned to a unit
 organized to serve as a unit1 of the   
,selected ,reserve 7as described in     
section #ajadc7;a7 of this title71 may  
be ordered to active duty under section 
#abcda 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 operating1 respectively1 to a       
significant cyber incident4  7ii7 ,in   

this paragraph1 the term significant    
cyber incident means-- 7,i7 a cyber     
incident involving a ,department of     
,defense information system1 or a breach
 of a ,department of ,defense system    
that involves personally identifiable   
information1 that the ,secretary of     
,defense determines is likely to result 
in demonstrable harm to the national    
security interests1 foreign relations1  
or the economy of the ,united ,states1  
or to the public confidence1 civil      
liberties1 or public health and safety  
of the people of the ,united ,states2   
7,,ii7 a cyber incident involving a     
,department of ,homeland ,security      
information system1 or a breach of a    
,department of ,homeland ,security      
system that involves personally         
identifiable information1 that the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines is likely to result in       
demonstrable harm to the national       
security interests1 foreign relations1  
or the economy of the ,united ,states1  

or to the public confidence1 civil      
liberties1 or public health and safety  
of the people of the ,united ,states2   
7,,iii7 a cyber incident1 or collection 
of related cyber incidents1 that the    
,president determines is likely to      
result in demonstrable harm to the      
national security interests1 foreign    
relations1 or economy of the ,united    
,states or to the public confidence1    
civil liberties1 or public health and   
safety of the people of the ,united     
,states2 or  7,,iv7 a significant       
incident declared pursuant to section   
#bbcc of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg;b74  7,c7 ,a  
unit or member described in this        
paragraph shall not-- 7i7 provide       
assistance under this paragraph for a   
purpose described in paragraph 7#a72    
7ii7 provide assistance under this      
paragraph to the ,federal ,government or
 a ,state for a serious natural or      
manmade disaster1 accident1 or          
catastrophe 7other than a covered       

emergency or significant cyber          
incident72 or  7iii7 provide assistance 
under this paragraph for a covered      
emergency unless the ,president         
determines that the requirements for    
responding to the covered emergency have
 exceeded1 or will exceed1 the response 
capabilities of local1 ,state1 and      
,federal civilian agencies4  7,d7 ,not  
more than #bjj1jjj members of the       
,selected ,reserve and ,individual      
,ready ,reserve1 of whom not more than  
#cj1jjj may be members of the           
,individual ,ready ,reserve1 may1       
without the consent of the members1 be  
on active duty for the purpose of this  
paragraph at any one time4  7,e7 ,a     
member of a reserve component who is1   
without the consent of the member1      
ordered to active duty for the purpose  
of this paragraph may be required to    
serve for not more than #cfe consecutive
 days4  7,f7 ,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  
#abcda of this title for a purpose      
described in this paragraph1 the        
,president shall1 within #bd hours after
 exercising such authority1 submit to   
,congress a report1 in writing1 setting 
forth the circumstances necessitating   
the action and describing the           
anticipated use of the units or members4
  7,g7 7i7 ,whenever a unit of the      
,selected ,reserve or a member of the   
,selected ,reserve not assigned to a    
unit organized to serve as a unit1 or a 
member of the ,individual ,ready        
,reserve1 is ordered to active duty     
under section #abcda of this title for a
 purpose described in subparagraph 7,a71
 the service of all units or members so 
ordered to active duty may be terminated
 by-- 7,i7 order of the ,president2 or  
7,,ii7 law4  7ii7 ,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    
#abcda of this title for a purpose      
described in subparagraph 7,b71 the     
service of all units or members so      
ordered to active duty may be terminated
 by-- 7,i7 order of the ,secretary of   
,defense or1 with respect to the ,coast 
,guard1 the ,secretary of the           
,department in which the ,coast ,guard  
is operating2 or  7,,ii7 law4  7,h7     
,nothing contained in this paragraph may
 be construed as amending or limiting   
the application of the provisions of the
 ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #aeda et seq474  7,i7 ,in this         
paragraph1 the term ,state means a      
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and   
,guam4  7c7 ,activation for a major     
disaster or emergency  7#a7 ,when a     
,governor requests ,federal assistance1 
a unit1 or a member not assigned to a   

unit organized to serve as a unit1 of   
the ,army ,reserve1 ,navy ,reserve1     
,marine ,corps ,reserve1 or ,air ,force 
,reserve may be ordered to active duty  
under section #abcda of this title when 
authorized by the ,secretary of ,defense
 for the purpose of providing ,federal  
assistance in responding to-- 7,a7 a    
major disaster or emergency 7as those   
terms are defined in section #ajb of the
 ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb772 or  7,b7 an emergency
 involving a manmade disaster1 a serious
 natural or manmade accident or         
catastrophe1 or an act of terrorism 7as 
that term is defined in section #b7ah7  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja7ah7774  7#b7 ,a     
member described in paragraph 7#a7 who  
is1 without the consent of the member1  
ordered to active duty for a purpose    
described in this subsection shall serve
 on active duty for a continuous period 
of not more than #abj days4  7#c7       

,whenever a unit1 or a member not       
assigned to a unit organized to serve as
 a unit1 is ordered to active duty for a
 purpose described in this subsection1  
the service of all units or members so  
ordered to active duty may be terminated
 by-- 7,a7 order of the ,secretary of   
,defense2 or  7,b7 law4  7d7 ,secretary 
concerned determination of operational  
and support requirements  7#a7 ,missing 
or captive  7,a7 7i7 ,a member of a     
reserve component may1 without the      
consent of the member1 be ordered to or 
retained on active duty under section   
#abcda of this title for the purpose of 
maintaining continuity of military      
service and providing pay1 allowances1  
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
 status4  7ii7 ,a member of a reserve   

component who was in a missing status   
shall not be retained on active duty for
 more than #cj days after the member's  
missing status is terminated1           
notwithstanding any previous maximum    
period of service prescribed for the    
purpose the member was ordered to active
 duty4  7,b7 ,in this paragraph the term
 missing status means a status described
 in section #eea7b7 of title #cg4  7#b7 
,pre-planned mission support  7,a7 7i7  
,a member or unit of the ,selected      
,reserve may be ordered to active duty  
under section #abcda 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 mission4  7ii7 ,a member who 
is1 without the consent of the member1  
ordered to active duty for the purpose  
described in clause 7i7 shall serve on  
active duty for not more than #cfe      
consecutive days4  7,b7 7i7 ,a member or
 unit of the ,selected ,reserve may1    

without the consent of the member1 be   
ordered to active duty for the purpose  
described in subparagraph 7,a77i7 only  
if-- 7,i7 the manpower and associated   
costs of such active duty are           
specifically included and identified in 
the defense budget materials 7as defined
 in section #bca7;f77#b7 of this title7 
for the fiscal year or years in which   
such units are anticipated to be ordered
 to active duty2  7,,ii7 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 basis2 and  7,,iii7 the  
,secretary of the military department   
concerned submits to ,congress a report1
 in writing1 setting forth the          
circumstances necessitating the action  
taken under section #abcda for the      
purpose described in subparagraph       
7,a77i7 and describing the anticipated  

use of such units of the ,selected      
,reserve ordered to active duty4  7ii7  
,in the event the ,president's budget is
 delivered later than ,april #ast in the
 year prior to the year of the          
mobilization of one or more units under 
this paragraph1 the ,secretary concerned
 may submit to ,congress the information
 required under clause 7i7 in a separate
 notice4  7,c7 7i7 ,each reserve        
component shall have not more than #aj  
percent of its authorized end strength  
for the ,selected ,reserve on active    
duty under this paragraph1 without the  
consent of the members1 at any one time4
  7ii7 ,upon determination that such an 
action is in the national interest--    
7,i7 the ,secretary of a military       
department may increase the maximum     
strength authorized in clause 7i7 for a 
reserve component by a number equal to  
not more than #b percent of the         
authorized end strength for the         
,selected ,reserve for that reserve     
component2 and  7,,ii7 the ,secretary of

 ,defense may increase the maximum      
strength authorized in clause 7i7 for a 
reserve component by a number equal to  
not more than #c percent of the         
authorized end strength for the         
,selected ,reserve of that reserve      
component4  7iii7 ,any increase under   
clause 7ii77,i7 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
 7ii77,,ii74  7,d7 ,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-- 7i7 order of the        
,secretary of the military department   
concerned2 or  7ii7 law4  7,e7 ,nothing 
contained in this paragraph may be      
construed as amending or limiting the   
application of the provisions of the    
,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeda et seq474  7e7 ,special rule      
regarding call-,up related activities   

7#a7 ,a member of a reserve component   
may be ordered to or retained on active 
duty under section #abcda of this title 
for the purpose of-- 7,a7 completing    
training that is required to prepare the
 member for a category ,i active duty   
purpose described in this section2  7,b7
 completing activities approved by the  
,secretary concerned that are required  
to prepare the member for a category ,i 
active duty purpose described in this   
section2  7,c7 receiving medical or     
dental care that is required to meet the
 deployment readiness standards for a   
category ,i active duty purpose         
described in this section2  7,d7        
undergoing medical evaluation or        
receiving treatment or rehabilitation   
for an injury1 illness1 or disease      
incurred or aggravated in the line of   
duty while serving on active duty under 
section #abcda of this title or         
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
section #eda of title #cb2  7,e7        
undergoing medical evaluation for       

disability separation or retirement     
under chapter #fa of this title for an  
injury1 illness1 or disease incurred or 
aggravated in the line of duty while    
serving on active duty under section    
#abcda of this title or full-time       
,national ,guard duty under section #eda
 of title #cb2 or  7,f7 participating in
 post-deployment and reintegration      
activities approved by the ,secretary   
concerned following service on active   
duty under section #abcda of this title4
  7#b7 7,a7 ,a member of a reserve      
component on active duty under section  
#abcdb of this title who is performing  
,active ,guard and ,reserve functions   
described in section #abceb7;f77#a7 of  
this title may be ordered to active duty
 under section #abcda 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 ,reserve4  7,b7   
,during a period that a member described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 is serving on     

active duty under section #abcda1 the   
member may perform duties in connection 
with any operation or mission for a     
purpose described in this section1      
notwithstanding the limitations         
specified in section #abceb7;f7 of this 
title on the duties a member described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 is authorized to   
perform4  7,c7 ,funds available for the 
pay and allowances of a member described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 for performing the
 duties described in section            
#abceb7;f77#a7 of this title shall be   
available for the pay and allowances of 
the member while performing an operation
 or mission pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a74  #abceb4 ,category ,,ii3 active   
duty purposes  7a7 ,disciplinary        
proceedings ,a member of a reserve      
component may1 without the consent of   
the member1 be ordered to active duty   
under section #abcdb 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 #hae 7article 
#ae7 or section #hcj 7article #cj7 of   
this title for an offense that occurred 
while the member was on reserve         
component duty or traveling to or from  
such duty1 or during intervals between  
consecutive periods or days of such     
duty1 as provided in subsection 7d7 of  
section #hjb 7article #b7 of this title4
  7b7 ,missing  7#a7 ,a member of a     
reserve component may1 without the      
consent of the member1 be ordered to or 
retained on active duty under section   
#abcdb of this title for the purpose of 
maintaining continuity of military      
service and providing pay1 allowances1  
and benefits for the member and         
continuity of benefits for eligible     
dependents of the member if the         
,secretary places the member in a       
missing status4  7#b7 ,a member of a    
reserve component in a missing status   
shall not be retained on active duty for
 the purpose described in paragraph 7#a7
 for more than #cj days after the       

member's missing status is terminated4  
7#c7 ,in this subsection the term       
missing status means a status described 
in section #eea7b77;,a7 of title #cg4   
7c7 ,required training  7#a7 ,except as 
provided in regulations prescribed by   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 or the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 a member of the ,ready ,reserve of the 
,army ,reserve1 ,navy ,reserve1 ,marine 
,corps ,reserve1 ,air ,force ,reserve1  
or ,coast ,guard ,reserve 7except a     
person who is enlisted1 inducted1 or    
appointed in an armed force under       
section #eac or #ajade7;b7 of this      
title7 shall be ordered to active duty  
under section #abcdb of this title for  
the purpose of training for not less    
than #ad days 7exclusive of travel time7
 during each year4  7#b7 ,a member      
described in paragraph 7#a7 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 7#a7 if the    
first day of that period falls during   
the last #abj days of the member's      
required membership in the ,ready       
,reserve4  7d7 ,additional training and 
support ,at any time1 a member of a     
reserve component may1 with the consent 
of the member1 be ordered to or retained
 on active duty under section #abcdb of 
this title for the purpose of-- 7#a7    
additional training1 as determined by   
the ,secretary concerned2 or  7#b7      
providing operational support1 other    
than for missions or operations         
described in section #abcea of this     
title1 as determined by the ,secretary  
concerned4  7e7 ,other activities or    
requirements ,at any time1 a member of a
 reserve component may1 with the consent
 of the member1 be ordered to or        
retained on active duty under section   
#abcdb of this title for the purpose    
of-- 7#a7 preparing for or performing   
funeral honor functions at the funeral  

of a veteran1 as described in section   
#adia of this title2  7#b7 receiving    
medical or dental care authorized by the
 ,secretary concerned2  7#c7 undergoing 
medical evaluation for disability or    
other similar purposes2  7#d7           
participating in a ,department of       
,defense health care study1 which may   
include an associated medical evaluation
 for the member2 or  7#e7 performing an 
activity or requirement approved by the 
,secretary concerned4  7f7 ,active guard
 and reserve  7#a7 ,a member of a       
reserve component may1 with the consent 
of the member1 be ordered to active duty
 under section #abcdb of this title for 
the purpose of performing the ,active   
,guard and ,reserve functions of        
organizing1 administering1 recruiting1  
instructing1 or training the reserve    
components4  7#b7 ,subject to           
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 concerned1 a member performing ,active 
,guard and ,reserve functions pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a7 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 paragraph3  
7,a7 ,supporting operations or missions 
assigned in whole or in part to the     
reserve components4  7,b7 ,supporting   
operations or missions performed or to  
be performed by-- 7i7 a unit composed of
 elements from more than one component  
of the same armed force2 or  7ii7 a     
joint forces unit that includes-- 7,i7  
one or more reserve component units2 or 
7,,ii7 a member of a reserve component  
whose reserve component assignment is in
 a position in an element of the joint  
forces unit4  7,c7 ,advising the        
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretaries
 of the military departments1 the ,joint
 ,chiefs of ,staff1 or the commanders of
 the combatant commands regarding       
reserve component matters4  7,d7        
,instructing or training in the ,united 

,states1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto   
,rico1 the ,district of ,columbia1 a    
territory of the ,united ,states1 or a  
possession of the ,united ,states-- 7i7 
members of the ,armed ,forces on active 
duty2  7ii7 members of foreign military 
forces 7under the same authorities and  
restrictions applicable to members of   
the ,armed ,forces on active duty       
providing such instruction or training72
  7iii7 ,department of ,defense         
contractor personnel2 or  7iv7          
,department of ,defense civilian        
employees4  7#c7 7,a7 ,notwithstanding  
paragraph 7#b7 and subject to           
subparagraph 7,c71 a member performing  
,active ,guard and ,reserve functions   
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 may perform  
functions in support of emergency       
preparedness programs to prepare for1 or
 to respond to1 any emergency involving 
any of the following3 7i7 ,the use or   
threatened use of a weapon of mass      
destruction 7as defined in section #adjc
 of the ,defense ,against ,weapons of   

,mass ,destruction ,act of #aiif 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 in the ,united        
,states4  7ii7 ,a terrorist attack or   
threatened terrorist attack in the      
,united ,states that results1 or could  
result1 in catastrophic loss of life or 
property4  7iii7 ,the intentional or    
unintentional release of nuclear1       
biological1 or radiological1 or toxic or
 poisonous chemical1 materials in the   
,united ,states that results1 or could  
result1 in catastrophic loss of life or 
property4  7iv7 ,a natural or manmade   
disaster in the ,united ,states that    
results1 or could result1 in            
catastrophic loss of life or property4  
7,b7 ,the costs of the pay1 allowances1 
clothing1 subsistence1 gratuities1      
travel1 and related expenses for a      
member described in paragraph 7#a7 who  
is performing functions described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 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 7#a74  7,c7 ,a member         
described in paragraph 7#a7 may perform 
functions described in subparagraph 7,a7
 only while assigned to a reserve       
component weapons of mass destruction   
civil support team4  7,d7 ,a member     
described in paragraph 7#a7 who is      
performing functions described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be counted      
against the annual end strength         
authorizations required by sections     
#aae7;a77#a77;,b7 and #aae7;a77#b7 of   
this title4  7,e7 ,the justification    
material for the defense budget request 
for a fiscal year shall identify the    
number and component of the members     
described in paragraph 7#a7 who are     
programmed to be performing functions   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 during   
that fiscal year4  7,f7 ,a reserve      
component weapons of mass destruction   
civil support team1 and any member      
described in paragraph 7#a7 who is      
assigned to such a team1 shall not be   

used to respond to an emergency         
described in subparagraph 7,a7 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 team1 or the  
member1 possesses the requisite skills1 
training1 and equipment to be proficient
 in all mission requirements4  7,g7 ,if 
the ,secretary of ,defense submits to   
,congress any request for the enactment 
of legislation to modify the            
requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,c71 the ,secretary shall provide with 
the request-- 7i7 a justification for   
each such requested modification2 and   
7ii7 the ,secretary's plan for          
sustaining the qualifications of the    
personnel and teams described in        
subparagraph 7,c74  7,h7 ,in this       
subsection1 the term ,united ,states    
includes the ,commonwealth of ,puerto   
,rico1 ,guam1 and the ,united ,states   
,virgin ,islands4  7#d7 ,a member       

described in paragraph 7#a7 shall serve 
in the member's reserve grade and while 
so serving continue to be eligible for  
promotion as a member of a reserve      
component1 if otherwise qualified4  7#e7
 ,a member described in paragraph 7#a7  
may be provided training that is        
consistent with training provided to    
other members on active duty1 as the    
,secretary concerned determines         
appropriate4  7g7 ,sexual assault line  
of duty determination  7#a7 ,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 7in 
this section referred to as a line of   
duty determination71 upon the request of
 the member1 the member may1 with the   
consent of the member1 be ordered to or 
retained on active duty under section   
#abcdb of this title for the purpose of 

aiding in the line of duty determination
 until completion of the determination4 
,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 paragraph4  7#b7 ,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 completed1 upon the
 request of the member1 the member may  
be ordered to active duty under section 
#abcdb of this title for the purpose of 
aiding in the line of duty determination
 until completion of the determination4 
7#c7 ,the ,secretaries of the military  
departments shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this subsection1 subject to
 guidelines prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense4 ,the guidelines of the    
,secretary of ,defense shall provide    

that-- 7,a7 a request submitted by a    
member described in paragraph 7#a7 or   
7#b7 to continue on active duty1 or to  
be ordered to active duty1 shall be     
decided within #cj days from the date of
 the request2 and  7,b7 if the request  
is denied1 the member may appeal to the 
first general officer or flag officer in
 the chain of command of the member1 and
 in the case of such an appeal1 a       
decision on the appeal shall be made    
within #ae days from the date of the    
appeal4  #abcec4 ,category ,,iii3       
reserve component duty purposes  7a7    
,required training ,except as provided  
in regulations prescribed by the        
,secretary of ,defense1 or the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard when it is   
not operating as a service in the ,navy1
 a member of the ,ready ,reserve of the 
,army ,reserve1 ,navy ,reserve1 ,marine 
,corps ,reserve1 ,air ,force ,reserve1  
or ,coast ,guard ,reserve 7except a     
person who is enlisted1 inducted1 or    

appointed in an armed force under any   
provision of law other than section #eac
 or #ajade7;b7 of this title7 shall1    
without the consent of the member1 be   
required during each fiscal year to     
perform reserve component duty under    
section #abcdc of this title for the    
purpose of-- 7#a7 participating in at   
least #dh periods of training2 or  7#b7 
performing such other equivalent        
training as the ,secretary concerned may
 prescribe4  7b7 ,muster  7#a7 ,subject 
to the requirements and limitations     
described in paragraph 7#b71 a member of
 the ,ready ,reserve may1 without the   
consent of the member1 be required one  
time each year to perform reserve       
component duty under section #abcdc of  
this title for the purpose of updating  
personnel records and qualifications1   
documenting civilian occupational       
skills1 and assessing the member's      
physical condition and availability for 
service4  7#b7 ,the requirements and    
limitations described in paragraph 7#a7 

are as follows3 7,a7 ,the period that   
the member may be required to devote to 
muster under this subsection1 including 
round-trip travel to and from the       
location of that muster1 shall not total
 more than one day each calendar year4  
7,b7 ,except as provided in subparagraph
 7,d71 muster 7and travel directly to   
and from muster7 under this subsection  
shall be treated the same as any other  
reserve component duty 7and travel      
directly to and from that duty7 for the 
purposes of this title and the          
provisions of title #cg 7other than     
section #bjf7;a7 of title #cg71         
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 
members4  7,c7 ,in lieu of compensation 
under section #bjf7;a7 of title #cg1 the
 ,secretary concerned shall pay an      
allowance in accordance with section    

#dcc of title #cg to a member of the    
,ready ,reserve who is not a member of  
the ,national ,guard or the ,selected   
,reserve4  7,d7 ,muster under this      
subsection shall not be credited in     
determining entitlement to1 or in       
computing1 retired pay under chapter    
#abbc of this title4  7c7 ,additional   
training ,a member of the ,army         
,reserve1 ,navy ,reserve1 ,marine ,corps
 ,reserve1 ,air ,force ,reserve1 or     
,coast ,guard ,reserve may1 with the    
consent of the member1 participate in   
additional training periods1 including  
additional flight training periods1     
under section #abcdc of this title4  7d7
 ,support activities or requirements    
7#a7 ,a member of the ,army ,reserve1   
,navy ,reserve1 ,marine ,corps ,reserve1
 ,air ,force ,reserve1 or ,coast ,guard 
,reserve may1 with the consent of the   
member1 be required to perform reserve  
component duty under section #abcdc of  
this title for the purpose of-- 7,a7    
participating in operational support    

requirements except as described in     
section #abcdc7;e7 of this title1       
including administrative functions to   
prepare for unit training or funeral    
honors functions at the funeral of a    
veteran as described in section #adia of
 this title2 or  7,b7 carrying out an   
activity or requirement approved by the 
,secretary concerned4  7#b7 ,a member   
described in paragraph 7#a7 who is      
performing funeral honors functions     
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 
may be paid-- 7i7 an allowance under    
section #dce of title #cg2 or  7ii7     
compensation under section #bjf of title
 #cg2  7,b7 shall be reimbursed for     
travel and transportation expenses      
incurred in conjunction with such duty  
as authorized under section #dce of     
title #cg if such duty is performed at a
 location #ej miles or more from the    
member's residence2 and  7,c7 shall     
receive retirement points under section 
#abgcb7;a77#b77;,b7 of this title4      
#abced4 ,category ,,iv3 remote          

assignment purposes  7a7 ,work or course
 of instruction related to readiness ,a 
member of the ,ready ,reserve or        
,standby ,reserve in an active status   
may1 with the consent of the member1 be 
assigned to perform a remote assignment 
under section #abcdd of this title for  
the purpose of carrying out-- 7#a7      
pre-approved work authorized for that   
member that is directly related to the  
readiness of the member or the readiness
 of the member's unit2 or  7#b7 a       
pre-approved course of instruction that 
completes a career advancement          
requirement or improves the military    
readiness of the member4  7b7           
,compensation  7#a7 ,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 7a71 the ,secretary concerned
 may1 at the discretion of the          
,secretary concerned1 authorize a member
 described in subsection 7a7 to be--    

7,a7 awarded retirement points under    
section #abgcb7;a77#b77;,e7 of this     
title2 or  7,b7 7i7 paid compensation   
under section #bjf of title #cg1 at a   
rate of compensation not to exceed the  
rate otherwise applicable to the member 
paid under section #bjf7;a7 of title    
#cg2 and  7ii7 awarded retirement points
 under section #abgcb7;a77#b77;,e7 of   
this title4  7#b7 ,a member of the      
,individual ,ready ,reserve who performs
 screening conducted through electronic 
means may be paid a stipend in          
accordance with section #dcc;a of title 
#cg1 in lieu of compensation under      
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,exclusion from    
certain benefits and protections ,a     
member described in subsection 7a7 who  
performs pre-approved work or undertakes
 a pre-approved course of instruction   
pursuant to this section shall not--    
7#a7 be subject to chapter #dg of this  
title 7,uniform ,code of ,military      
,justice72 or  7#b7 be entitled to any  
of the pay1 benefits1 rights1           

privileges1 or immunities provided a    
member on active duty or performing     
reserve component duty1 except as       
provided in subsection 7b74  4  #d4     
,definition of contingency operation    
,paragraph 7#ac7 of section #aja7;a7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7   
and inserting the following new         
subparagraphs3  7,b7 7i7 results in a   
member of a reserve component being     
called or ordered to active duty-- 7,i7 
under section #abcda of this title2 or  
7,,ii7 under section #cgac of title #ad2
 or  7ii7 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 territory1 the    
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 or the  
,district of ,columbia being called or  
ordered to full-time ,national ,guard   
duty under section #eda of title #cb2 or
  7,c7 results in a retired member being

 ordered to active duty under section   
#fhh of this title for an operation     
described in subparagraph 7,a74  4  #e4 
,coast ,guard ,reserve ,section #cgac of
 title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking in any #b-year period2 and     
7#b7 by striking subsection 7e74  #f4   
,national ,guard ,chapter #e of title   
#cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  #e ,national ,guard
 ,duty                                  
,subchapter,sec,i4,administration of    
,duty#eaa;,,ii4,duty                    
,authorities#eda;,,iii4,duty            
,purposes#eea  ,i ,,administration ,,of 
,,duty  ,sec4#eaa4 ,training            
generally4#eab4 ,assignment and detail  
of members of ,regular ,army or ,regular
 ,air ,force for instruction of         
,national ,guard4#eac4 ,instruction in  
firing2 supply of ammunition4#ead4      
,assistance for certain youth and       
charitable organizations4#eae4 ,national
 ,guard ,youth ,challenge ,program of   

opportunities for civilian youth4#eaf4  
,regulations4#eag4 ,definition of       
reserve component duty4  #eaa4 ,training
 generally  7a7 ,discipline of the      
,national ,guard ,the discipline1       
including training1 of-- 7#a7 the ,army 
,national ,guard shall conform to that  
of the ,army2 and  7#b7 the ,air        
,national ,guard shall conform to that  
of the ,air ,force4  7b7 ,conduct of    
training ,the training of the ,national 
,guard shall be conducted by the several
 ,states of the ,united ,states1 the    
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,district of ,columbia1 ,guam1 and the  
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands in     
conformity with this title4  #eab4      
,assignment and detail of members of    
,regular ,army or ,regular ,air ,force  
for instruction of ,national ,guard  7a7
 ,in general  7#a7 ,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 necessary4  7#b7  

,the ,secretary of the ,army may detail 
members of the ,regular ,army to attend 
training1 maneuvers1 rifle proficiency1 
or other exercises for field instruction
 of the ,army ,national ,guard4  7#c7   
,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 ,guard4  7b7 ,instruction     
,members so detailed shall instruct the 
members of the ,national ,guard at the  
exercise1 as directed by the ,secretary 
of the ,army or ,secretary of the ,air  
,force1 or as requested by the ,governor
 or commanding officer of the ,national 
,guard there assembled4  #eac4          
,instruction in firing2 supply of       
ammunition ,ammunition for instruction  
in firing and for target practice may be
 furnished1 in such amounts as may be   
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     
,army or the ,secretary of the ,air     
,force1 as the case may be1 to units of 
the ,national ,guard encamped at a post1

 camp1 or air base4 ,the instruction    
shall be under the direction of a       
commissioned officer selected for that  
purpose by the proper military          
commander4  #ead4 ,assistance for       
certain youth and charitable            
organizations  7a7 ,authority ,to       
provide services ,members and units of  
the ,national ,guard may provide the    
services described in subsection 7b7 to 
an eligible organization in conjunction 
with training required under this       
chapter in any case in which-- 7#a7 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 unit2  7#b7 
the services to be provided are not     
commercially available1 or any          
commercial entity that would otherwise  
provide such services has approved1 in  
writing1 the provision of such services 
by the ,national ,guard2  7#c7 the      

provision of such services will enhance 
the military skills of the ,national    
,guard personnel providing such         
services2 and  7#d7 the provision of the
 services will not result in a          
significant increase in the cost of the 
training4  7b7 ,authorized services ,the
 services authorized to be provided     
under subsection 7a7 are as follows3    
7#a7 ,ground transportation4  7#b7 ,air 
transportation in support of ,special   
,olympics4  7#c7 ,administrative support
 services4  7#d7 ,technical training    
services4  7#e7 ,emergency medical      
assistance and services4  7#f7          
,communications services4  7c7 ,other   
authorized assistance ,facilities and   
equipment of the ,national ,guard1      
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 ,defense1 may be used in connection  
with providing services to any eligible 

organization under this section4  7d7   
,eligible organizations ,the            
organizations eligible to receive       
services under this section are as      
follows3 7#a7 ,the ,boy ,scouts of      
,america4  7#b7 ,the ,girl ,scouts of   
,america4  7#c7 ,the ,boys ,clubs of    
,america4  7#d7 ,the ,girls ,clubs of   
,america4  7#e7 ,the ,young ,men's      
,christian ,association4  7#f7 ,the     
,young ,women's ,christian ,association4
  7#g7 ,the ,civil ,air ,patrol4  7#h7  
,the ,united ,states ,olympic           
,committee4  7#i7 ,the ,special         
,olympics4  7#aj7 ,the ,campfire ,boys4 
7#aa7 ,the ,campfire ,girls4  7#ab7 ,the
 #d-;,h ,club4  7#ac7 ,the ,police      
,athletic ,league4  7#ad7 ,any other    
youth or charitable organization        
designated by the ,secretary of         
,defense4  #eae4 ,national ,guard ,youth
 ,challenge ,program of opportunities   
for civilian youth  7a7 ,program        
authority and purpose ,the ,secretary of
 ,defense may use the ,national ,guard  

to conduct a civilian youth             
opportunities program1 to be known as   
the ,national ,guard ,youth ,challenge  
,program1 which shall consist of at     
least a #bb-week residential program and
 a #ab-month post-residential mentoring 
period4 ,the ,program shall seek to     
improve life skills and employment      
potential of participants by providing  
military-based training and supervised  
work experience1 together with the core 
program components of assisting         
participants to receive a high school   
diploma or its equivalent1 leadership   
development1 promoting fellowship and   
community service1 developing life      
coping skills and job skills1 improving 
physical fitness1 and improving health  
and hygiene4  7b7 ,conduct of the       
program  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of        
,defense shall provide for the conduct  
of the ,program in such ,states as the  
,secretary considers to be appropriate4 
7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall carry out the
 ,program using-- 7,a7 funds            

appropriated directly to the ,secretary 
of ,defense for the ,program2 and  7,b7 
nondefense funds made available or      
transferred to the ,secretary of        
,defense by other ,federal agencies to  
support the ,program4  7#c7 ,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 branch4  7c7 ,program    
agreements  7#a7 ,to carry out the      
,program in a ,state1 the ,secretary of 
,defense shall enter into an agreement  
with the ,governor of the ,state or1 in 
the case of the ,district of ,columbia1 
with the commanding general of the      
,district of ,columbia ,national ,guard1
 under which the ,governor or the       
commanding general will establish1      
organize1 and administer the ,program in
 the ,state4  7#b7 ,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 ,program4  
7d7 ,matching funds required  7#a7 ,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
 #ge percent of the costs of operating  
the ,state program during that fiscal   
year4  7#b7 ,the limitation in paragraph
 7#a7 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   
,defense4  7e7 ,persons eligible ,to    
participate in program ,a school dropout
 from secondary school shall be eligible
 to participate in the ,program4 ,the   
,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe  
the standards and procedures for        
selecting participants from among school
 dropouts4  7f7 ,authorized benefits for
 participants  7#a7 ,to the extent      

provided in an agreement entered into in
 accordance with subsection 7c71 and    
subject to the approval of the          
,secretary of ,defense1 a person        
selected for training in the ,program   
may receive the following benefits in   
connection with that training3 7,a7     
,allowances for travel expenses1        
personal expenses1 and other expenses4  
7,b7 ,quarters4  7,c7 ,subsistence4     
7,d7 ,transportation4  7,e7 ,equipment4 
7,f7 ,clothing4  7,g7 ,recreational     
services and supplies4  7,h7 ,other     
services4  7,i7 ,subject to paragraph   
7#b71 a temporary stipend upon the      
successful completion of the training1  
as characterized in accordance with     
procedures provided in the agreement4   
7#b7 ,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 #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaa et seq471

 the person shall not receive a         
temporary stipend under paragraph       
7#a77;,i7 while the person is a member  
of that ,corps4 ,the person may receive 
the temporary stipend after completing  
service in that ,corps unless the person
 elects to receive benefits provided    
under subsection 7f7 or 7g7 of section  
#aeh of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#abfah74  7g7 ,program personnel  7#a7  
,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 command1 administrative1     
training1 or supporting services for the
 ,program4 ,for the performance of those
 services1 any such personnel may be    
ordered to duty under section #edb of   
this title for not longer than the      
period of the ,program4  7#b7 ,a        
,governor participating in the ,program 
and the commanding general of the       
,district of ,columbia ,national ,guard 
7if the ,district of ,columbia ,national

 ,guard is participating in the         
,program7 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      
,state4  7#c7 ,civilian employees of the
 ,national ,guard performing services   
for the ,program and contractor         
personnel performing such services may  
be required1 when appropriate to achieve
 the purposes of the ,program1 to be    
members of the ,national ,guard and to  
wear the military uniform4  7h7         
,equipment and facilities  7#a7         
,equipment and facilities of the        
,national ,guard1 including military    
property of the ,united ,states issued  
to the ,national ,guard1 may be used in 
carrying out the ,program4  7#b7        
,activities under the ,program shall be 
considered noncombat activities of the  
,national ,guard for purposes of section
 #gaj of this title4  7i7 ,status of    
participants  7#a7 ,a person receiving  

training under the ,program shall be    
considered an employee of the ,united   
,states for the purposes of the         
following provisions of law3 7,a7       
,subchapter ,i of chapter #ha of title  
#e 7relating to compensation of ,federal
 employees for work injuries74  7,b7    
,section #acdf7;b7 and chapter #aga of  
title #bh and any other provision of law
 relating to the liability of the       
,united ,states for tortious conduct of 
employees of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 
,in the application of the provisions of
 law referred to in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 
to a person referred to in paragraph    
7#a7-- 7,a7 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 7c71 except   
when the person is traveling to or from 
that location or is on pass from that   
training or other activity or duty2     

7,b7 the person's monthly rate of pay   
shall be deemed to be the minimum rate  
of pay provided for grade ,,gs-#b of the
 ,general ,schedule under section #eccb 
of title #e2 and  7,c7 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       
terminated4  7#c7 ,a person referred to 
in paragraph 7#a7 shall not be          
considered an employee of the ,united   
,states for any purpose other than a    
purpose set forth in that paragraph4    
7j7 ,supplemental resources ,to carry   
out the ,program in a ,state1 the       
,governor of the ,state or1 in the case 
of the ,district of ,columbia1 the      
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard may          
supplement funds made available under   
the ,program out of other resources     
7including gifts7 available to the      
,governor or the commanding general4    
,the ,governor or the commanding general

 may accept1 use1 and dispose of gifts  
or donations of money1 other property1  
or services for the ,program4  7k7      
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the end of each fiscal year1 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report on the design1       
conduct1 and effectiveness of the       
,program during the preceding fiscal    
year4 ,in preparing the report1 the     
,secretary shall coordinate with the    
,governor of each ,state in which the   
,program is carried out and1 if the     
,program is carried out in the ,district
 of ,columbia1 with the commanding      
general of the ,district of ,columbia   
,national ,guard4  7l7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,the term ,state     
includes the ,commonwealth of ,puerto   
,rico1 the ,district of ,columbia1 a    
territory of the ,united ,states1 and a 
possession of the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,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 diploma4  7#c7   
,the term ,program means the ,national  
,guard ,youth ,challenge ,program       
carried out pursuant to this section4   
7m7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out the ,program4 ,the regulations
 shall address at a minimum the         
following3 7#a7 ,the terms to be        
included in the ,program agreements     
required by subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,the  
qualifications for persons to           
participate in the ,program1 as required
 by subsection 7e74  7#c7 ,the benefits 
authorized for ,program participants1 as
 required by subsection 7f74  7#d7 ,the 
status of ,national ,guard personnel    
assigned to duty in support of the      
,program under subsection 7g74  7#e7    
,the conditions for the use of ,national
 ,guard equipment and facilities to     
carry out the ,program1 as required by  
subsection 7h74  7#f7 ,the status of    

,program participants1 as described in  
subsection 7i74  7#g7 ,the procedures to
 be used by the ,secretary when         
communicating with ,states about the    
,program4  #eaf4 ,regulations  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall prescribe such regulations as the 
,secretary considers necessary to carry 
out this chapter4  7b7 ,boundary        
restrictions  7#a7 ,except as provided  
in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 full-time    
,national ,guard duty and reserve       
component duty described in this chapter
 shall not be performed-- 7,a7 on land  
outside the ,united ,states1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,district of ,columbia1 a territory of  
the ,united ,states1 or a possession of 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 on water     
outside the territorial sea of the      
,united ,states1 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico1 a territory of the       
,united ,states1 or a possession of the 
,united ,states2 or  7,c7 in            
international airspace outside the      

,united ,states1 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico1 a territory of the       
,united ,states1 or a possession of the 
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,while on        
full-time ,national ,guard duty or      
performing reserve component duty1 a    
member may transit land1 water1 or      
airspace described in paragraph 7#a7 in 
properly sanctioned modes of            
transportation between or among the     
,united ,states1 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico1 a territory of the       
,united ,states1 or a possession of the 
,united ,states4  7c7 ,continuous period
 of duty  7#a7 ,when the authority or   
purpose for a member to serve on        
full-time ,national ,guard duty changes 
with no break in service-- 7,a7 the     
order to full-time ,national ,guard duty
 shall be amended to cite the new       
authority or purpose and the applicable 
funding2 and  7,b7 the member shall     
remain on the same order to full-time   
,national ,guard duty4  7#b7 ,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 #bd hours or fewer1 the      
period of service shall be treated as   
continuous ,federal service for the     
purposes of pay and benefits1 unless    
otherwise specified in law4  7d7        
,documentation of manpower and          
appropriations ,to account for manpower 
utilization and expenditure of          
appropriations-- 7#a7 each order to     
full-time ,national ,guard duty         
described in this chapter shall cite the
 authority and the purpose of the order 
to duty1 and each amendment to such     
order shall cite the new authority or   
purpose of the duty if the authority or 
purpose changes2 and  7#b7 the purpose  
of reserve component duty described in  
this chapter and the associated funding 
shall be documented4  7e7 ,duty without 
pay  7#a7 ,subject to other provisions  
of this title1 any member of the        
,national ,guard may be ordered to      

full-time ,national ,guard duty-- 7,a7  
with the pay and allowances provided by 
law2 or  7,b7 with the member's consent1
 without pay4  7#b7 ,an order to        
full-time ,national ,guard duty         
described in subchapter ,,ii of this    
title without pay shall be considered   
for all purposes 7other than pay7 as if 
it were an order to full-time ,national 
,guard duty with pay4  7#c7 ,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 duty1 except that the pay and      
allowances may be forfeited-- 7,a7 under
 the approved sentence of a             
court-martial2  7,b7 by non-judicial    
punishment by a commanding officer2 or  
7,c7 when the member is otherwise in a  
non-pay status4  7f7 ,funding ,amounts  
necessary for the pay1 subsistence1     
transportation1 and other proper        
expenses of any part of the ,national   
,guard of a ,state1 the ,commonwealth of

 ,puerto ,rico1 the ,district of        
,columbia1 ,guam1 or the ,united ,states
 ,virgin ,islands participating in an   
exercise under section #eeb7;b77#a7 of  
this title may be set aside from funds  
allocated to it from appropriations for 
field instruction4  7g7 ,payment rule   
,members of the ,national ,guard        
participating in an exercise under      
section #eeb7;b77#a7 of this title may1 
after being mustered1 be paid for the   
period beginning with the date of       
leaving home and ending with the date of
 return1 as determined in advance4 ,if  
otherwise correct1 such a payment passes
 to the credit of the disbursing        
officer4  7h7 ,order to duty ,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 territory1 the 
,governor of the ,commonwealth of       
,puerto ,rico1 or the commanding general
 of the ,district of ,columbia ,national
 ,guard1 or their designated authority1 

as applicable1 for purposes authorized  
by the ,secretary of the ,army or the   
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 as       
appropriate4  #eag4 ,definition of      
reserve component duty ,in this chapter1
 the term reserve component duty has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;d77#g7 of title #aj4  ,,ii ,,duty 
,,authorities  ,sec4#eda4 ,category ,i3 
full-time ,national ,guard duty4#edb4   
,category ,,ii3 full-time ,national     
,guard duty4#edc4 ,category ,,iii3      
reserve component duty4#edd4 ,category  
,,iv3 remote assignments4  #eda4        
,category ,i3 full-time ,national ,guard
 duty  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,under     
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of the ,army or ,secretary of the ,air 
,force1 as the case may be1 which shall 
conform to regulations prescribed by the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 a member of the
 ,national ,guard may be ordered to or  
retained on full-time ,national ,guard  
duty for a purpose described in section 
#eea of this title4  7#b7 ,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 duty4  7b7
 ,member consent  7#a7 ,a member of the 
,national ,guard may1 with or without   
the consent of the member1 be ordered to
 full-time ,national ,guard duty under  
this section4  7#b7 ,a member of the    
,national ,guard who is1 without the    
consent of the member1 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 #eea of this title1 if any1 for 
the purpose of that duty4  7#c7 ,a      
member of the ,national ,guard who is1  
with the consent of the member1 ordered 
to full-time ,national ,guard duty under
 this section shall not be subject to a 
duration limitation described in section
 #eea of this title1 if any1 for the    
purpose of that duty4  #edb4 ,category  
,,ii3 full-time ,national ,guard duty   

7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,under regulations
 prescribed by the ,secretary of the    
,army or ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 
as the case may be1 which shall conform 
to regulations prescribed by the        
,secretary of ,defense1 a member of the 
,national ,guard may be ordered to or   
retained on full-time ,national ,guard  
duty for a purpose described in section 
#eeb of this title4  7#b7 ,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 duty4   
7b7 ,member consent ,member consent is  
required for an order to full-time      
,national ,guard duty under this        
section1 except for required training   
described in section #eeb7;a7 of this   
title4  7c7 ,category ,i operation or   
mission exclusion ,except as provided in
 section #eea7;c7 of this title1 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-- 7#a7 to active duty 
under section #abcda of title #aj2 or   
7#b7 to full-time ,national ,guard duty 
under section #eda of this title4  #edc4
 ,category ,,iii3 reserve component duty
  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,under          
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of the ,army or the ,secretary of the  
,air ,force1 as the case may be1 which  
shall conform to regulations prescribed 
by the ,secretary of ,defense1 a member 
of the ,national ,guard may be required1
 or otherwise authorized1 to perform    
reserve component duty for a purpose    
described in section #eec of this title4
  7#b7 ,duty performed pursuant to an   
order to reserve component duty under   
this section shall be known as category 
,,iii reserve component duty4  7b7      
,member consent  7#a7 ,a member of the  
,national ,guard may1 without the       
consent of the member1 be required to   
perform reserve component duty under    

this section for required training      
described in section #eec7;a7 of this   
title4  7#b7 ,a member of the ,national 
,guard may1 with the consent of the     
member1 be authorized to perform reserve
 component duty under this section for--
 7,a7 additional training described in  
section #eec7;b7 of this title2 or  7,b7
 support activities or requirements     
described in section #eec7;c7 of this   
title4  7c7 ,period of service  7#a7    
,each period of reserve component duty  
performed under this section shall be   
for a duration of not fewer than #b     
hours4  7#b7 ,not more than #b periods  
of reserve component duty under this    
section may be performed in a calendar  
day4  7d7 ,hostile fire or imminent     
danger areas ,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 area4  7e7 ,category ,i 
mission exclusion ,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-- 7#a7 to active duty under 
section #abcda of title #aj for such    
operation or mission2 or  7#b7 to       
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
section #eda of this title4  #edd4      
,category ,,iv3 remote assignments  7a7 
,in general  7#a7 ,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
 ,guard1 which shall conform to         
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 an authority designated by
 the ,governor1 at the discretion of    
that authority1 may assign a member of  
the ,army ,national ,guard or ,air      
,national ,guard 7other than a member   
assigned to the inactive ,army ,national
 ,guard or inactive ,air ,national      
,guard7-- 7,a7 work described in section

 #eed7;a77#a7 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 ,guard2 or  7,b7 a course of  
instruction described in section        
#eed7;a77#b7 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
 ,guard4  7#b7 ,duty performed pursuant 
to an assignment under this section     
shall be known as a category ,,iv remote
 assignment4  7b7 ,individually assigned
 ,work or a course of instruction       
assigned under this section shall be    
specifically and individually assigned  
to a member described in subsection 7a74
  7c7 ,direct military control not      
required  7#a7 ,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 instructor4  7#b7 ,work
 or a course of instruction assigned    
under this section may be performed at a
 time and location determined by the    
member1 subject to any completion       
deadline or other applicable requirement
 established by the ,governor4  7d7     
,electronic based methodology ,a course 
of instruction assigned under subsection
 7a77#b7 may be completed by an         
electronic-based distributed learning   
methodology or other means approved by  
the ,governor4  ,,iii ,,duty ,,purpose  
,sec4#eea4 ,category ,i3 full-time      
,national ,guard duty purposes4#eeb4    
,category ,,ii3 full-time ,national     
,guard duty purposes4#eec4 ,category    
,,iii3 reserve component duty           
purposes4#eed4 ,category ,,iv3 remote   
assignment purposes4  #eea4 ,category   
,i3 full-time ,national ,guard duty     
purposes  7a7 ,president or secretary of
 defense request ,a member of the       
,national ,guard may be ordered to      
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   

section #eda 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 ,defense4   
7b7 ,homeland defense activities  7#a7  
,a member of the ,national ,guard may be
 ordered to full-time ,national ,guard  
duty under section #eda of this title   
for the purpose of performing homeland  
defense activities1 as that term is     
defined in section #ija7a7 of this title
 and described in section #ijd of this  
title4  7#b7 7,a7 ,a member of the      
,national ,guard may1 without the       
consent of the member1 be ordered to or 
retained on full-time ,national ,guard  
duty for the purpose described in       
paragraph 7#a7 for a period of not more 
than #ahj days1 except that the         
,governor of the ,state may extend1 with
 the concurrence of the ,secretary of   
,defense1 the #ahj-;day period one time 
for an additional #ij days to meet      
extraordinary circumstances4  7,b7 ,in  

this paragraph the term ,state means    
each of the several ,states1 the        
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1  
and the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands4  7c7 ,special rule regarding  
call-,up related activities  7#a7 ,a    
member of the ,national ,guard may be   
ordered to or retained on full-time     
,national ,guard duty under section #eda
 of this title for the purpose of-- 7,a7
 completing training that is required to
 prepare the member for a category ,i   
active duty purpose described in this   
section or section #abcea of title #aj2 
7,b7 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    
#abcea of title #aj2  7,c7 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    

#abcea of title #aj2  7,d7 undergoing   
medical evaluation or receiving         
treatment or rehabilitation for an      
injury1 illness1 or disease incurred or 
aggravated in the line of duty while    
serving on full-time ,national ,guard   
duty under section #eda of this title or
 active duty under section #abcda of    
title #aj2  7,e7 undergoing medical     
evaluation for disability separation or 
retirement under chapter #fa of this    
title for an injury1 illness1 or disease
 incurred or aggravated in the line of  
duty while serving on full-time         
,national ,guard duty under section #eda
 of this title or active duty under     
section #abcda of title #aj2  7,f7      
participating in post-deployment and    
reintegration activities approved by the
 ,secretary of ,defense following       
service on active duty under section    
#abcda of title #aj4  7#b7 7,a7 ,a      
member on full-time ,national ,guard    
duty under section #edb of this title   
who is performing ,active ,guard and    

,reserve functions described in section 
#eeb7;d77#a7 of this title may be       
ordered to full-time ,national ,guard   
duty under section #eda 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         
,reserve4  7,b7 ,during a period that a 
member described in subparagraph 7,a7 is
 serving on full-time ,national ,guard  
duty under section #eda1 the member may 
perform duties in connection with any   
operation or mission for a purpose      
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b71     
notwithstanding the limitations         
described in section #eeb7;d7 of this   
title on the duties a member described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 is authorized to   
perform4  7,c7 ,funds available for the 
pay and allowances of a member described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 for performing the
 duties described in section #eeb7;d7 of
 this title shall be available for the  
pay and allowances of the member while  

performing an operation or mission      
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74  #eeb4   
,category ,,ii3 full-time ,national     
,guard duty purposes  7a7 ,required     
training  7#a7 ,under regulations to be 
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     
,army or the ,secretary of the ,air     
,force1 as the case may be1 each unit of
 the ,national ,guard1 unless excused by
 the ,secretary concerned1 shall        
assemble for the purpose of training for
 not less than #ae days each year4  7#b7
 ,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 7#a7 if the first day of such 
training falls during the last #abj days
 of the member's required membership in 
the ,national ,guard4  7b7 ,additional  
training and training support ,at any   
time1 a member of the ,national ,guard  
may1 with the consent of the member1 be 
ordered to or retained on full-time     
,national ,guard duty under section #edb

 of this title for the purpose of-- 7#a7
 additional training1 including-- 7,a7  
participation in training1 maneuvers1   
rifle proficiency1 or any other exercise
 for field instruction1 independently of
 or in conjunction with the ,army or the
 ,air ,force2  7,b7 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 disaster2  7,c7      
attendance at a school conducted by the 
,army or the ,air ,force1 as            
appropriate2  7,d7 conducting or        
attending a school conducted by the     
,national ,guard2  7,e7 participation in
 a small arms competition2  7,f7 in the 
case of the ,army ,national ,guard-- 7i7
 attendance at any service school1      
except the ,united ,states ,military    
,academy1 to pursue a regular course of 
study at the school2 or  7ii7 attaching 
to an organization of the branch of the 
,army corresponding to the organization 
of the ,army ,national ,guard to which  

the member belongs1 for routine         
practical instruction at or near an     
,army post during training1 maneuvers1  
rifle proficiency1 or any other exercise
 for field instruction2 or  7,g7 in the 
case of the ,air ,national ,guard-- 7i7 
attendance at any service school1 except
 the ,united ,states ,air ,force        
,academy1 to pursue a regular course of 
study at the school2 or  7ii7 attaching 
to an organization of the ,air ,force   
corresponding to the organization of the
 ,air ,national ,guard to which the     
member belongs1 for routine practical   
instruction at an air base during field 
training or any other outdoor exercise2 
or  7#b7 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 ,force1 as the   
case may be1 but only to the extent that
 such training operation or training    
mission is solely to instruct active    
duty military1 foreign military 7under  

the same authorities and restrictions   
applicable to active duty troops71      
,department of ,defense contractor      
personnel1 or ,department of ,defense   
civilian employees4  7c7 ,other         
activities or requirements ,at any time1
 a member of the ,national ,guard may1  
with the consent of the member1 be      
ordered to or retained on full-time     
,national ,guard duty under section #edb
 of this title for the purpose of-- 7#a7
 carrying out drug interdiction and     
counter-drug activities1 to the extent  
that those activities are in accordance 
with the ,state drug interdiction and   
counter-drug activities plan referred to
 in section #aab7;c7 of this title2     
7#b7 providing command1 administrative1 
training1 or support services for the   
,national ,guard ,youth ,challenge      
,program as provided in section #eae7;g7
 of this title2  7#c7 preparing for or  
performing funeral honors functions at  
the funeral of veterans as described in 
section #adia of title #aj1 which shall 

be treated as a ,federal function for   
which appropriated funds may be used2   
7#d7 providing operational support1     
other than for missions or operations   
described in section #eea of this title1
 authorized by the ,secretary of        
,defense2  7#e7 receiving authorized    
medical or dental care authorized by the
 ,secretary of the ,army or the         
,secretary of the ,air ,force2  7#f7    
undergoing medical evaluation for       
disability or for other similar         
purposes2 or  7#g7 performing an        
activity or requirement authorized by   
the ,secretary of ,defense4  7d7 ,active
 ,guard and ,reserve  7#a7 ,the         
,governor of a ,state1 the ,commonwealth
 of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 or the ,united
 ,states ,virgin ,islands1 or the       
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard may1 with the
 consent of the member1 order a member  
of the ,national ,guard to full-time    
,national ,guard duty under section #edb
 of this title for the purpose of       

performing the ,active ,guard and       
,reserve functions of organizing1       
administering1 recruiting1 instructing1 
or training the reserve components4     
,subject to regulations prescribed by   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 a member    
performing ,active ,guard and ,reserve  
functions described in the preceding    
sentence may support an operation or    
mission described in subsection 7a7 or  
7b7 of section #eea of this title4  7#b7
 ,subject to regulations prescribed by  
the ,secretary of the ,army or the      
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 as the   
case may be1 a member performing ,active
 ,guard and ,reserve functions pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a7 may carry out the     
additional activities described in      
section #eeb7;b77#b7 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 7#a74  7#c7 ,a   
member performing ,active ,guard and    

,reserve functions pursuant to paragraph
 7#a7 may perform functions in support  
of emergency preparedness programs      
described in paragraph 7#c7 of section  
#abceb7;f7 of title #aj1 subject to the 
requirements1 limitations1 and          
restrictions provided in such paragraph 
7#c74 ,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 7#a77;,b7 and 7#b7 of section
 #aae7;a7 of title #aj4  7#d7 ,waiver   
authority  7,a7 ,notwithstanding section
 #aja7;c77#h77;,a7 of title #aj and     
subsection 7b7 of this section1 the     
,governor of a ,state or the            
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1  
or the ,virgin ,islands1 or the         
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard1 as the case 
may be1 may1 at the request of the      
,secretary concerned1 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 duty4  7,b7 ,training   
performed under subparagraph 7,a7 must  
be performed in the ,united ,states or  
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico or   
possessions of the ,united ,states4     
7,c7 ,no more than #ajj personnel may be
 granted a waiver by a ,secretary       
concerned under subparagraph 7,a7 at a  
time4  7,d7 ,the authority under        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall terminate on    
,october #a1 #bjbd4  7e7 ,sexual assault
 line of duty determination  7#a7 ,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 7in this section referred  

to as a line of duty determination71    
upon the request of the member1 the     
member may1 with the consent of the     
member1 be ordered to or retained on    
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
section #edb of this title for the      
purpose of aiding in the line of duty   
determination until completion of the   
determination4 ,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        
paragraph4  7#b7 ,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 completed1 upon the request of   
the member1 the member may be ordered to
 full-time ,national ,guard duty under  

section #edb of this title for the      
purpose of aiding in the line of duty   
determination until completion of the   
determination4  7#c7 ,the ,secretaries  
of the military departments shall       
prescribe regulations to carry out this 
subsection1 subject to guidelines       
prescribed by the ,secretary of         
,defense4 ,the guidelines of the        
,secretary of ,defense shall provide    
that-- 7,a7 a request submitted by a    
member described in paragraph 7#a7 or   
7#b7 to continue on full-time ,national 
,guard duty1 or to be ordered to        
full-time ,national ,guard duty1 shall  
be decided within #cj days from the date
 of the request2 and  7,b7 if the       
request is denied1 the member may appeal
 to the first general officer in the    
chain of command of the member1 and in  
the case of such an appeal1 a decision  
on the appeal shall be made within #ae  
days from the date of the appeal4  #eec4
 ,category ,,iii3 reserve component duty
 purposes  7a7 ,required training  7#a7 

,under regulations to be prescribed by  
the ,secretary of the ,army or the      
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 as the   
case may be1 each unit of the ,national 
,guard1 unless excused by the ,secretary
 concerned1 shall assemble for the      
purpose of reserve component duty at    
least #dh times each year4  7#b7 ,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 7#a7 if the first day of such 
training falls during the last #abj days
 of the member's required membership in 
the ,national ,guard4  7#c7 ,an assembly
 for reserve component duty may consist 
of a single ordered formation of a unit1
 or1 when authorized by the ,secretary  
concerned1 a series of ordered          
formations of parts of those            
organizations1 except that1 to have a   
series of formations credited as an     
assembly1 all parts of the unit must be 
included in the series within #ij       

consecutive days4  7#d7 ,the total      
attendance at the series of formations  
constituting an assembly shall be       
counted as the attendance at that       
assembly for the required period4 ,no   
member may be counted more than once or 
receive credit for more than one        
required period of attendance1          
regardless of the number of formations  
the member attends during the series    
constituting the assembly for the       
required period4  7#e7 ,no organization 
may receive credit for an assembly      
unless-- 7,a7 the number of members     
present equals or exceeds the minimum   
number prescribed by the ,president2    
7,b7 the period of military duty for    
which a member is credited is at least  
one and one-half hours2 and  7,c7 the   
training is of the type prescribed by   
the ,secretary concerned4  7#f7 ,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 section1 if   
the flight prevented the member from    
attending a regularly scheduled         
assembly4  7b7 ,additional training ,a  
member of the ,national ,guard may1 with
 the consent of the member1 perform     
reserve component duty under section    
#edc of this title for the purpose of   
participating in additional training    
periods1 including additional flight    
training periods1 under section #edc of 
this title4  7c7 ,support activities or 
requirements  7#a7 ,a member of the     
,national ,guard may1 with the consent  
of the member1 perform reserve component
 duty under section #edc of this title  
for the purpose of-- 7,a7 providing     
administrative support to prepare for   
unit training2  7,b7 preparing for or   
performing funeral honors functions at  
the funeral of a veteran as described in
 section #adia of title #aj2 or  7,c7   
carrying out an activity or requirement 
approved by the ,secretary of ,defense4 
7#b7 ,a member performing funeral honors

 functions under paragraph 7#a77;,b7--  
7,a7 may be paid-- 7i7 an allowance     
under section #dce of title #cg2 or     
7ii7 compensation under section #bjf of 
title #cg2  7,b7 shall be reimbursed for
 travel and transportation expenses     
incurred in conjunction with such duty  
as authorized under section #dce of     
title #cg if such duty is performed at a
 location #ej miles or more from the    
member's residence2 and  7,c7 shall     
receive retirement points under section 
#abgcb7;a77#b77;,b7 of title #aj4  #eed4
 ,category ,,iv3 remote assignment      
purposes  7a7 ,work or a course of      
instruction related to readiness ,a     
member of the ,army ,national ,guard or 
,air ,national ,guard 7other than a     
member assigned to the inactive ,army   
,national ,guard or inactive ,air       
,national ,guard7 may1 with the consent 
of the member1 be assigned to perform a 
remote assignment under section #edd of 
this title for the purpose of carrying  
out-- 7#a7 pre-approved work that is    

directly related to the readiness of the
 member or the readiness of the member's
 unit authorized for that member2 or    
7#b7 a pre-approved course of           
instruction that completes a career     
advancement requirement or improves the 
military readiness of the member4  7b7  
,compensation ,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 7a71 the ,governor of a      
,state may1 at the discretion of the    
,governor1 authorize a member described 
in subsection 7a7 to be-- 7#a7 awarded  
retirement points under section         
#abgcb7;a77#b77;,e7 of this title2 or   
7#b7 7,a7 paid compensation under       
section #bjf of title #cg1 at a rate of 
compensation not to exceed the rate     
otherwise applicable to the member paid 
under section #bjf7;a7 of title #cg2 and
  7,b7 awarded retirement points under  
section #abgcb7;a77#b77;,e7 of this     

title4  7c7 ,exclusion from certain     
benefits and protections ,a member      
described in subsection 7a7 who performs
 pre-approved work or undertakes a      
pre-approved course of instruction      
pursuant to this section shall not--    
7#a7 be subject to any ,state code of   
military justice or similar disciplinary
 proceedings2 or  7#b7 be entitled to   
any of the pay1 benefits1 rights1       
privileges1 or immunities provided a    
member on full-time ,national ,guard    
duty or performing reserve component    
duty1 except as provided in subsection  
7b74  4  #g4 ,alignment of benefits  7a7
 ,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code ,title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 
7#a7 of section #eech7;a7-- 7,a7 by     
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after perform active duty2  7,b7 by
 striking under section #abcjd;b of     
title #aj or a provision of law referred
 to in section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of    
title #aj and inserting or full-time    

,national ,guard duty in support of a   
contingency operation 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj72 and  7,c7 by striking       
serving on active duty and inserting    
serving on such duty2  7#b7 in item 7bb7
 of section #egdb7;b77#b77;,b77ii77,i71 
by striking 7as defined in section      
#aja7ac7 of title #aj7 and inserting 7as
 that term is defined in section        
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72  7#c7 in   
section #fcbc-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7  
of subsection 7a71 by striking inactive 
duty training 7as defined in section    
#aja of title #cg71 funeral honors duty 
7as described in section #abejc of title
 #aj and section #aae of title #cb71 or 
engaging in field or coast defense      
training under sections #ejb-eje of     
title #cb and inserting full-time       
,national ,guard duty1 or reserve       
component duty 7as that term is defined 
in section #aja7;d77#g7 of title #aj7   
after active duty12  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#b7 of subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in         

subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i71 by striking the em
 dash and inserting 1 full-time military
 service for a ,state1 the ,district of 
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 or a territory of the ,united    
,states2 or2 and  7,,ii7 by striking    
clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 and  7ii7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking in       
support of a contingency operation as   
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj and inserting or full-time    
,national ,guard duty in support of a   
contingency operation 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj72 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7 
of subsection 7d71 by striking section  
#abcae of title #aj1 under section      
#abcja7;b7 or #abcja7;d7 and inserting  
section #abcah of title #aj1 under      
section #abcda or #abcdb2  7#d7 in      
section #fcha-- 7,a7 in subparagraph    
7,b7 of paragraph 7#g71 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   
7as that term is defined in section     
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj722 and  7,b7 
in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of       
paragraph 7#aa71 by inserting or        
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty each place it appears2  7#e7
 in subsection 7a7 of section #hajb;a1  
by striking in a contingency operation  
and inserting in support of a           
contingency operation 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj72  7#f7 in section #hije;a--  
7,a7 in paragraph 7#c7 of subsection    
7b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by      
striking in support of a contingency    
operation 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7 and         
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty in support of a contingency        
operation 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72 and
  7ii7 in subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71  

by inserting or full-time ,national     
,guard duty after active duty2 and  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,c7 of subsection     
7e77#a71 by inserting or full-time      
,national ,guard duty after active duty2
  7#g7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of section  
#hijf7;e77#c7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iii71 by
 striking in support of a contingency   
operation 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7 and         
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty in support of a contingency        
operation 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72 and
  7,b7 in clauses 7iv7 and 7v71 by      
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after active duty2 and  7#h7 in    
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#iijc7;d77#b71 by striking as defined   
and inserting as that term is defined4  
7b7 ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural      
,development ,act ,subsection 7a7 of    
section #ccb of the ,consolidated ,farm 
and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aihb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  

in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
by striking who-- and inserting who is  
on active duty or full-time ,national   
,guard duty in support of a contingency 
operation 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code742 and  7#b7 by   
striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7c7 
,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code ,title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in section #gja-- 7,a7 in
 the matter following paragraph 7#d7 of 
subsection 7a71 by striking section     
#caf1 #ejb1 #ejc1 #ejd1 or #eje and     
inserting section #eda or #edb2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7e7-- 7i7 
by striking in a duty assignment and    
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty2 and  7ii7 by striking such service
 on active duty and inserting such duty2
  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7 of subsection  
7h7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by      
inserting 1 other than a member of a    
reserve component after active duty2    
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  

active ,guard and ,reserve duty and     
inserting ,active ,guard and ,reserve   
functions pursuant to section #abceb7;f7
 of this title or section #eeb7;d7 of   
title #cb2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking an active duty recall 
or mobilization order and inserting an  
order to active duty under section      
#abcda of this title1 or a member of the
 ,national ,guard subject to an order to
 full-time ,national ,guard duty under  
section #eda of title #cb12 and  7,d7 in
 subsection 7l77#a71 by striking 7,b7   
,subparagraph 7,a7 and all that follows 
through the period at the end and       
inserting the following3  7,b7          
,subparagraph 7,a7 applies to the       
following members3 7i7 ,a member on     
active duty1 other than a member of a   
reserve component4  7ii7 ,a member of a 
reserve component performing ,active    
,guard and ,reserve functions pursuant  
to section #abceb7;f7 of this title or  
#eeb7;d7 of title #cb4  7iii7 ,a member 
of a reserve component subject to an    

order to active duty under section      
#abcda or #abcdb of this title1 or a    
member of the ,national ,guard subject  
to an order to full-time ,national      
,guard duty under section #eda or #edb  
of title #cb1 in excess of #ab months4  
2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of section 
#gjd7;c77#a71 by striking in a          
contingency operation and inserting in  
support of a contingency operation2     
7#c7 in paragraph 7#a7 of section       
#gji;a7a71 by striking in a contingency 
operation and inserting in support of a 
contingency operation2  7#d7 in section 
#ajce-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by 
inserting during before the ,persian2   
and  7ii7 by inserting while serving on 
active duty or full-time ,national      
,guard duty in support of after ,gulf   
conflict1 or2 and  7,b7 in subsection   
7f71 by inserting while on active duty  
after its possessions2  7#e7 in         
paragraph 7#d7 of section #ajdd7;a7--   
7,a7 by striking under a call or order  
to active duty for more than #cj days   

issued under a mobilization authority   
7as determined by the ,secretary7 and   
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty for a period of more than #cj days 
in support of a contingency operation2  
and  7,b7 by striking served on active  
duty and all that follows through the   
period and inserting served on such     
duty42  7#f7 in subsection 7d7 of       
section #ajgd-- 7,a7 by striking        
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 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 
operation2 and  7,,ii7 by striking on   
active duty and inserting on such duty2 
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
active duty and inserting such duty2    
7iii7 by striking 7#a7 ,for the purposes
 and inserting ,for the purposes2 and   
7iv7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b71 as amended by clauses 7i7 and

 7ii71 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71     
respectively2  7#g7 in section #ajgd;a--
 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in each of
 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 7,i7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or after
 the semicolon2  7,,ii7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking inactive-duty         
training2 or and inserting reserve      
component duty42 and  7,,iii7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,c72  7ii7 in    
paragraph 7#c71 by striking             
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty each place it    
appears2 and  7iii7 by striking         
paragraph 7#d72  7,b7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a7 of          
subsection 7d77#a71 by striking         
mobilization and inserting reporting for
 active duty or full-time ,national     
,guard duty in support of a contingency 
operation2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7  
of subsection 7h7-- 7i7 by striking     
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2 and  7ii7 by    
striking unit training assemblies and   

inserting periods of such duty2  7#h7 in
 section #ajgd;f-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7a71 by striking as part of a           
contingency operation and inserting in  
support of a contingency operation2     
7,b7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 
of subsection 7d77#b77;,e71 by striking 
or contingency operations and inserting 
or in support of a contingency          
operation2 and  7,c7 in each of         
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b77;,a71 and 7#c7 of 
subsection 7f71 by inserting in support 
of a before contingency operation2  7#i7
 in paragraph 7#b7 of section           
#aade7;a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
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 #cj days42  7,b7 in
 subparagraph 7,c71 by striking section 
#abcje and inserting section #abcaa2    
7,c7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting 
1 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 component2 and  7,d7 in         
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking section  
#ejb7;f7 and all that follows before the
 period at the end and inserting section
 #eda of title #cb for a period of      
active service of more than #cj days2   
7#aj7 in subsection 7j7 of section      
#aage;a-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after active duty2  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking        
involuntarily2 and  7ii7 by striking in 
accordance with and all that follows    
through of title #cb and inserting in   
support of a contingency operation2     
7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking
 or full-time ,national ,guard duty in  
accordance with section #aja7;d77#a71   
#aja7;d77#b71 #aja7;d77#e71 #abcja7;d7  
and inserting under section #abcdb of   
this title2 and  7ii7 by striking       

#abcai1 or #abejc of this title1 or     
section #aad1 #aae1 or #ejb7;f77#a77;,b7
 and inserting or full-time ,national   
,guard duty under section #edb2 and     
7,d7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph  
7#d7-- 7i7 by striking involuntary2     
7ii7 by inserting under section #abcdb  
after active duty2 and  7iii7 by        
inserting under section #edb of title   
#cb after full-time ,national ,guard    
duty4  7#aa7 in the matter preceding    
subparagraph 7,a7 of section            
#abah7;d77#a71 by striking mobilization 
and deployment and inserting deployment 
in support of a contingency operation2  
7#ab7 in subsection 7a7 of section      
#adhb;a1 in the matter preceding        
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting support of 
after an armed force in2  7#ac7 in      
paragraph 7#b7 of section #aeeb7;i71 by 
inserting in support of a after during a
 war or2  7#ad7 in paragraph 7#b7 of    
section #aeec7;f71 by inserting in      
support of a after during a war or2     
7#ae7 in subsection 7b7 of section      

#aghh1 by striking in connection with   
and inserting in support of2  7#af7 in  
section #abdjh-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71
 by striking called into ,federal       
service under section #abcja7;a71       
#abcjb1 or #abcjd of this title and     
inserting called or ordered to active   
duty in support of a contingency        
operation2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 
by striking is mustered out of ,federal 
service and inserting is released from  
such duty described in subsection 7a72  
7#ag7 in subsection 7b7 of section      
#abfhf-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by 
striking section #abcja of this title   
and all that follows through that order4
 and inserting section #abcdb of this   
title1 or to full-time ,national ,guard 
duty 7other than for training7 under    
section #edb of title #cb1 pursuant to  
an order to such duty that specifies a  
period of less than #ahj days and who   
7but for this subsection7 would be      
covered by subsection 7a71 the          
,secretary concerned may require as a   

condition of that order that the member 
waive the applicability of subsection   
7a7 to the member for the period of such
 duty covered by that order42 and  7,b7 
in the second sentence1 by striking     
before the period of active duty begins 
and inserting before the period of such 
duty begins2  7#ah7 in paragraph 7#b7 of
 section #abgca7;f71 by striking        
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the     
following3  7,b7 ,active service        
described in this subparagraph is       
service on active duty or full-time     
,national ,guard duty in support of a   
contingency operation4  2  7#ai7 in     
paragraph 7#b7 of section #abgcb7;a7--  
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and  
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,one     
point for each day of active service4  2
  7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and
 inserting the following3  7,b7 ,one    
point for each period of reserve        
component duty performed by the member  
under section #abcdc of this title or   
section #edc of title #cb4  2 and  7,c7 

by striking subparagraph 7,e7 and       
inserting the following3  7,e7 ,points  
credited1 as determined by the          
,secretary concerned-- 7i7 in accordance
 with section #abced7;b7 of this title1 
for completion of pre-approved work or  
completion of a pre-approved course of  
instruction assigned under section      
#abcdd of this title2 or  7ii7 in       
accordance with section #eed7;b7 of     
title #cb1 for completion of            
pre-approved work or completion of a    
pre-approved course of instruction      
assigned under section #edd of such     
title4  2  7#bj7 in section #abgcc--    
7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#b72  7,b7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 
7#e71 and 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71
 7#d71 and 7#e71 respectively2 and  7,c7
 in the matter preceding subparagraph   
7,a7 of paragraph 7#b71 as so           
redesignated1 by striking under clause  
and inserting under subparagraph2  7#ba7
 in section #adcag-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a7 of subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in         

subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting or
 full-time ,national ,guard duty after  
active duty the first place it appears2 
and  7,,ii7 by striking unit is ordered 
to active duty and inserting unit is    
ordered to such duty2 and  7ii7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or      
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty2 and  7,b7 in subsection    
7e7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding       
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a7--   
7,i7 by inserting component after       
reserve2 and  7,,ii7 by inserting or    
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
ordered to active duty2 and  7ii7 in    
paragraphs 7#a77;,b7 and 7#b71 by       
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after active duty2  7#bb7 in clause
 7i7 of section #afaca7;c77#c77;,b71 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 operation22 and  7#bc7 in   
paragraph 7#d7 of section #afacc7;b7--  

7,a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 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 operation2 and  7,b7 in     
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 by striking
 duty4  7d7 ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act ,for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjjd ,subsection 7a7 of section #cdd of
 the ,national ,defense ,authorization  
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjd 7,public   
,law #ajh-acf2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 prec4 #ajcj
 note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking direct2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking       
directly supporting and inserting       
serving in support of2 and  7,b7 by     
striking direct4  7e7 ,title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code ,paragraph 7#b7 of
 section #gjg7;b7 of title #aa1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
clause 7i7 of subparagraph 7,b71 by     
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after active duty2 and  7#b7 in    

subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking subclause 7,,ii7 and        
inserting the following3  7,,ii7 on     
full-time ,national ,guard duty 7as     
defined in section #aja7ai7 of title    
#cb72 or  2  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by    
striking subclause 7,,ii7 and inserting 
the following3  7,,ii7 on1 and during   
the #edj-;day period beginning          
immediately after the debtor is released
 from1 a period of full-time ,national  
,guard duty 7as defined in section      
#aja7ai7 of title #cb7 of not less than 
#ij days2  2 and  7,c7 in the matter    
following subclause 7,,ii7 of clause    
7ii71 as amended by subparagraph 7,b71  
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 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj74  7f7 ,title #ad1 ,united    
,states ,code ,subsection 7a7 of section

 #bejh of title #ad1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by inserting 7as that 
term is defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7
 of title #aj7 after contingency        
operation4  7g7 ,small ,business ,act   
,clause 7i7 of section #c7q77#e77;,a7 of
 the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77#e77;,a77 is amended--
 7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking    
under a provision of law specified in   
section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 and inserting or
 full-time ,national ,guard duty in     
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code72 and  7#b7 in subclause  
7,,ii71 by striking active duty pursuant
 to a call or order to active duty under
 a provision of law referred to in      
subclause 7,i7 and inserting duty       
pursuant to a call or order to active   
duty or full-time ,national ,guard duty 
in support of a contingency operation   
7as that term is defined in section     

#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code74  7h7 ,military          
,reservist and ,veteran ,small ,business
 ,reauthorization and ,opportunity ,act 
of #bjjh ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #c  
of the ,military ,reservist and ,veteran
 ,small ,business ,reauthorization and  
,opportunity ,act of #bjjh 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcf note2 ,public ,law       
#aja-ahf7 is amended by inserting 1 and 
such term includes full-time ,national  
,guard duty after ,united ,states ,code4
  7i7 ,fair ,credit ,reporting ,act     
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#fjc7q77#a7 of the ,fair ,credit        
,reporting ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4          
#afha;a7q77#a77;,a77 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 7,b7 or 7,c7  
of section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 on active duty or
 full-time ,national ,guard duty in     

support of a contingency operation as   
that term is defined4  7j7 ,title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code ,subsection 7h7 of
 section #bji of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking a member the first place it    
appears and all that follows through    
title #aj and inserting a member of the 
armed forces described in section       
#aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of title #aj1 on     
active duty or full-time ,national      
,guard duty in support of a contingency 
operation 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72 and
  7#b7 by inserting or full-time        
,national ,guard duty after active duty 
each place it appears4  7k7 ,defense    
,dependents' ,education ,act of #aigh   
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #adjd7;c7 of 
the ,defense ,dependents' ,education    
,act of #aigh 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ibc7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking section #abcja or #abcjb of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   

inserting section #abcda or #abcdb of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or are
 on full-time ,national ,guard duty     
under section #eda or #edb of title #cb1
 ,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 in clause 
7ii71 by inserting or full-time         
,national ,guard duty after active duty2
 and  7,c7 in clause 7iii7-- 7i7 by     
inserting 7,i7 before are serving2  7ii7
 by striking the period and inserting 2 
or2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the 
following new subclause3  7,,ii7 in the 
case of the ,national ,guard1 are       
serving on full-time ,national ,guard   
duty in ,alaska1 ,hawaii1 or ,puerto    
,rico1 but only if that ,state or       
territory is not the ,state or territory
 from which the member was ordered to   
full-time ,national ,guard duty4  4  7l7
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife ,the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7d7 of section #dha  
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7;d77-- 7,a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#d71 by 

striking a ,reserve and all that follows
 through ,united ,states ,code1 and     
inserting a member of the ,armed ,forces
 described in section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1   
who is ordered to active duty or        
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of such title712 and  7,b7
 by striking paragraph 7#e72 and  7#b7  
in section #dhd;,c 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#ajia;c7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
inserting or full-time ,national ,guard 
duty after active duty2  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,c7 of subsection 7c77#c71
 by striking clauses 7i71 7ii71 and     
7iii7 and inserting the following3  7i7 
ordered to1 or retained on1 active duty 
or full-time ,national ,guard duty in   
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code72  7ii7 ordered to1 or    
retained on1 active duty under section  

#babg1 #babh1 #bcjh1 #bcji1 or #bcad of 
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iii7
 retained on active duty pursuant to    
section #abc1 #fga;a1 #fga;b1 or #abcaa 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1    
because of a war or national emergency  
declared by the ,president or ,congress1
 as determined by the ,secretary        
concerned2 or  2  7,c7 in clause 7iv71  
by striking 2 or and inserting a period2
 and  7,d7 by striking clause 7v74  7m7 
,higher ,education ,relief              
,opportunities ,for ,students ,act of   
#bjjc ,section #e of the ,higher        
,education ,relief ,opportunities for   
,students ,act of #bjjc 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajih;ee7 is amended-- 7#a7 by          
redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through   
7#f7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#g71   
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#a7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#b7 ,active service ,the   
term active service has the meaning     
given such term in section #aja7;d77#c7 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1    

except that such term does not include  
active duty for the purpose of training1
 full-time ,national ,guard duty for the
 purpose of training1 or attendance at a
 service school4  2  7#c7 in            
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#f71 as 
redesignated by paragraph 7#a7 of this  
subsection-- 7,a7 by striking under     
section #abcja7;a71 #abcja7;g71 #abcjb1 
#abcjd1 or #abcjf of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and inserting or         
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code712 and  7,b7 by striking  
of such title and inserting of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#d7 in
 paragraph 7#g71 as redesignated by     
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 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 #eda

 of title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code44  
7n7 ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 
#aiic ,section #aja of the ,family and  
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#ad71 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 7as that    
term is defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code742 
and  7#b7 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#ah71 by inserting or    
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty each place it appears4  7o7 
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act ,clause 7ii7 of section #c7af77;,a7
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cajb7af77;,a77ii77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 inserting or full-time ,national ,guard
 duty 7as defined in section            
#aja7;d77#e7 of title #aj1 ,united      

,states ,code7 after active duty 7as    
defined in section #aja7;d77#a7 of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code72 and  7#b7 
by striking pursuant to a provision of  
law referred to in section              
#aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and inserting or        
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code714  7p7 ,title #cg1       
,united ,states ,code  7#a7 ,the        
following provisions of title #cg1      
,united ,states ,code1 are each amended 
by inserting 7as that term is defined in
 section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7    
after contingency operation the first   
place it appears 7other than in a       
heading73 7,a7 ,subsection 7a7 of       
section #cjc;b4  7,b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 of
 section #cjf7;d74  7,c7 ,subparagraph  
7,b7 of section #djc;b7f77#b74  7,d7    
,clause 7i7 of section                  
#dcf7;a77#b77;,c74  7,e7 ,the matter    

preceding subparagraph 7,a7 of section  
#dcg7;a77#b74  7,f7 ,subparagraph 7,a7  
of section #eja7;b77#e74  7#b7 ,title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
further-- 7,a7 in section #bjf-- 7i7 in 
subsection 7d7-- 7,i7 in paragraph      
7#a7-- 7aa7 by striking paragraph 7#b7  
and inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 
7bb7 by striking work or study and      
inserting work or a course of           
instruction2 and  7cc7 by striking while
 not in ,federal service in connection  
with correspondence courses of a        
uniformed service2  7,,ii7 by amending  
paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3  7#b7
 ,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       
concerned1 but not to exceed the rate   
otherwise applicable to the member under
 subsection 7a71 upon the member's      
successful completion of work or a      

course of instruction specifically and  
individually assigned to the member     
under section #abcdd of title #aj for a 
purpose described in section #abced of  
such title4  2  7,,iii7 by redesignating
 paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72      
7,,iv7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7
 the following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,a  
member of the ,army ,national ,guard    
7other than a member assigned to the    
,inactive ,army ,national ,guard7 or a  
member of the ,air ,national ,guard     
7other than a member assigned to the    
,inactive ,air ,national ,guard7 may be 
paid compensation under this section at 
a rate and under terms determined by the
 ,secretary of ,defense and authorized  
by the ,secretary concerned1 but not to 
exceed the rate otherwise applicable to 
the member under subsection 7a71 upon   
the member's successful completion of   
work or a course of instruction         
specifically and individually assigned  
to the member under section #edd of     
title #cb for a purpose described in    

section #eed of such title4  2 and  7,v7
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated by      
subclause 7,,iii7 of this clause1 by    
striking work or study each place it    
appears and inserting work or course of 
instruction2 and  7ii7 in subsection    
7e71 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 #abcec7;a7 of title #aj or
 section #eec7;a7 of title #cb1 as the  
case may be1 during that fiscal year42  
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of section    
#caf7;d77#a71 by striking in connection 
with a contingency operation and        
inserting in support of a contingency   
operation 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72    
7,c7 in subsection 7g7 of section #djc--
 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter   

preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7     
after contingency operation each place  
it appears2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#e71 by 
inserting 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7     
after contingency operation2  7iii7 in  
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#f71 by 
striking who performs active ,guard and 
,reserve duty 7as defined in section    
#aja7;d77#f7 of title #aj7 and inserting
 performing ,active ,guard and ,reserve 
functions 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;c77#h7 of title #aj72     
7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph  
7#f71 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 7as that term is
 defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of    
title #aj7 other than a member on active
 duty performing ,active ,guard and     
,reserve functions 7as that term is     

defined in section #aja7;c77#h7 of title
 #aj72 and  7v7 in clause 7i7 of        
paragraph 7#f77;,c71 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 functions2 and  7,d7 in clause 
7ii7 of section #dcf7;a77#b77;,c7-- 7i7 
by striking under section #abcjd;b of   
title #aj or a provision of law referred
 to in section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of    
title #aj and inserting in support of a 
contingency operation 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj72 and  7ii7 by striking for a 
period of more than #cj days under a    
call or order issued under such a       
provision of law and inserting in       
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj7 for a period
 of more than #cj days4  7q7 ,title #ch1

 ,united ,states ,code ,title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c7 of section #cjaa7;d71
 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 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj742  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 
of section #cjac7;f77#b71 by striking   
under section #fhh1 #abcja7;a71         
#abcja7;d71 #abcja7;g71 #abcjb1 or      
#abcjd of title #aj and inserting or    
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72  7#c7 in   
subsection 7f7 of section #cajc-- 7,a7  
by striking under section #fhh1         
#abcja7;a71 #abcja7;d71 #abcja7;g71     
#abcjb1 #abcjd1 #abcjd;a1 or #abcjd;b of
 title #aj1 and inserting or full-time  
,national ,guard duty in support of a   
contingency operation 7as that term is  

defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj712 and  7,b7 by striking such 
active duty service and inserting such  
duty2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#b7 of section
 #caje7;e71 by striking under section   
#fhh1 #abcja7;a71 #abcja7;d71           
#abcja7;g71 #abcjb1 #abcjd1 #abcjd;a1 or
 #abcjd;b of title #aj and inserting or 
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72  7#e7 in   
paragraph 7#a7 of section #ccja-- 7,a7  
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking       
section #fhh1 #abcja7;a71 #abcja7;d71   
#abcja7;g71 #abcja7;h71 #abcjb1 #abcjd1 
#abcjd;a1 or #abcjd;b of title #aj or   
section #gab of title #ad and inserting 
section #fhh1 #abcda1 or #abcdb of title
 #aj or section #cgac of title #ad2 and 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
full-time service-- and all that follows
 through the period and inserting       
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
section #eda or #edb of title #cb42     

7#f7 in clause 7i7 of section           
#ccab7;c77#b77;,a71 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 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj72  7#g7 in clause 7i7 of      
section #ceaa7;a77#b77;,b71 by striking 
under section #fhh1 and all that follows
 through the semicolon and inserting or 
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj722  7#h7 in  
subsection 7f7 of section #ceab1 by     
striking pursuant to and all that       
follows through title #cb1 and inserting
 or full-time ,national ,guard duty in  
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj712  7#i7 in  
paragraph 7#g7 of section #cgja7;b71 in 
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 
by inserting and an individual who      

performed active duty 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja of title #aj7 as
 a member of a reserve component after  
full-time ,national ,guard duty 7as that
 term is defined in section #aja of     
title #aj72  7#aj7 in subparagraph 7,c7 
of section #dbaa7d71 by striking active 
duty pursuant to section #abcja7;a71    
7d71 or 7g71 #abcjb1 or #abcjd of title 
#aj1 and inserting active duty or       
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj712 and  7#aa7
 in subsection 7c7 of section #dcab--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking     
section #ajadg of title #aj1 under      
section #ejb7;a7 or #ejc of title #cb1  
and inserting section #abceb7;c7 or     
#abcec7;a7 of title #aj1 or section     
#eeb7;a7 or #eec7;a7 of title #cb12 and 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by striking
 subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 and 
inserting the following3  7,a7 ordered  
to or retained on active duty or        

full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72  7,b7      
ordered to or retained on active duty   
under section #babg1 #babh1 #bcjh1      
#bcji1 or #bcad of title #ad2  7,c7     
ordered to or retained on active duty   
pursuant to section #abc1 #fga;a1       
#fga;b1 or #abcaa of title #aj1 because 
of a war or national emergency declared 
by the ,president or the ,congress2  2  
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting 
or after the semicolon2 and  7iii7 by   
striking subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f7 and
 inserting the following new            
subparagraph 7,e73  7,e7 ordered to     
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support1 as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 of a critical mission or  
requirement of the uniformed services4  
4  7r7 ,social ,security ,act           
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#afca7;j77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;j77#a77;,b77 

is amended by striking section          
#abcja7;d7 or #abcjb of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 or section       
#ejb7;f7 of title #cb1 ,united ,states  
,code7 and inserting section #abcda or  
#abcdb of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code1 or to full-time ,national ,guard 
,duty pursuant to section #eda or #edb  
of title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code74   
7s7 ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 
,the ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et seq47 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in section #aja 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #ciaa7-- 7,a7 by striking     
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,servicemember ,the    
term servicemember means-- 7,a7 a member
 of the uniformed services1 as that term
 is defined in section #aja7;a77#e7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1       
including a member of a reserve         
component2 and  7,b7 a member of the    
,army ,national ,guard or ,air ,national
 ,guard1 as those terms are defined in  
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d71 respectively1 

of section #aja7;c7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code4  2 and  7,b7 in  
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking clause 7ii7 and inserting the  
following3  7ii7 in the case of a member
 of the ,national ,guard1 service under 
a call or order to full-time ,national  
,guard duty 7as that term is defined in 
section #aja7;d77#e7 of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code72  2 and  7#b7 in 
section #gjc 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #djbc7--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7 of subsection    
7a71 by striking 7other than for        
training7 and all that follows before   
the semicolon and inserting or full-time
 ,national ,guard duty in support of a  
contingency operation 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja7;a77#ac7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,b7
 in the matter preceding subparagraph   
7,a7 of subsection 7a77#b7 and in       
subsections 7a77#b77;,b71 7b77#d71 and  
7c77#b7 by inserting or full-time       
,national ,guard duty after active duty2
 and  7,c7 in subsection 7i7-- 7i7 by   

redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7  
as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71            
respectively2 and  7ii7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,full-time ,national   
,guard duty ,the term full-time         
,national ,guard duty has the meaning   
given that term in section #aja7;d77#e7 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  4 
7t7 ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act ,for ,fiscal ,year #bjjf ,paragraph
 7#b7 of section #fij7;b7 of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjjf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#ciaf7;b77 is amended by striking and   
when the member is mobilized and all    
that follows through the period and     
inserting and when the member is-- 7,a7 
called or ordered to active duty or     
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code72 or  7,b7 otherwise      
individually called or ordered to active

 duty or full-time ,national ,guard duty
 for a period of more than one year4  4 
7u7 ,expansion of definition of veteran 
for purposes of home loans ,the         
amendment made by subsection 7q77#i7 of 
this section shall apply with respect to
 active duty 7as defined in section #aja
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7   
performed before1 on1 or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #h4     
,alignment of survivor benefits  7a7    
,death while performing reserve         
component duty  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
following provisions of law are each    
amended by inserting or reserve         
component duty after active duty each   
place it appears3 7,a7 ,clause 7i7 of   
section #cccj;d7a77#c77;,b7 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7           
,subparagraph 7,c7 of section           
#ajgd;g7a77#f7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7,c7 ,paragraph 7#c7 of 
section #aghb7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7,d7 ,section #badh of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,e7 

,paragraph 7#b7 of section #cgaa7;f7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,f7 
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #djc7l7 of   
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,g7 
,subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section 
#bcjf7;b77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7,h7 ,paragraph 7#h7 of 
section #ccaa7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7,i7 ,paragraph 7#b7 of 
section #ccbb7;h7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7,j7 ,subparagraph 7,c7 
of section #ceab7;b77#a7 of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,heading   
,subsection 7l7 of section #djc of title
 #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1
 in the subsection heading1 by inserting
 ,,or ,,reserve ,,component ,,duty after
 ,,active ,,duty4  7b7 ,death while     
performing full-,time ,national ,guard  
duty or ,reserve ,component duty ,the   
following provisions are each amended by
 inserting 1 full-time ,national ,guard 
duty1 or reserve component duty after   
active duty each place it appears3 7#a7 
,subsection 7m7 of section #g of title  

#d1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7        
,subclause 7,v7 of section              
#g7;a77#ca77;,g77ii7 of the ,small      
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;a77#ca77;,g77ii77,v774  7#c7      
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #cgaa7;f7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,posthumous citizenship or              
naturalization of surviving next of kin 
,the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in the table of contents 
at the beginning of such ,act1 in the   
item relating to section #cbi;,a1 by    
striking while on active duty service   
and inserting during military service2  
7#b7 in subsection 7d7 of section #cai  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adcj7;d771 by striking in
 an active duty status and inserting    
while on active duty1 full-time         
,national ,guard duty1 or reserve       
component duty2 and  7#c7 in section    
#cbi;,a 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addj-a7-- 7,a7 in
 the section heading1 by striking while 
on active duty service and inserting    

during military service2 and  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b71 by    
striking in an active-duty status and   
inserting while on active duty1         
full-time ,national ,guard duty1 or     
reserve component duty4  7d7 ,dental    
insurance plan ,paragraph 7#e7 of       
section #ajgf;c7b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 by         
redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as      
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7#c7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,b71 as   
amended by paragraph 7#a71 the following
 new subparagraph3  7,c7 who is         
described in section #addh7;f77#a7 of   
this title2 or  4  7e7 ,payment of      
unused accrued leave ,paragraph 7#a7 of 
section #eja7;d7 of title #cg1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
or reserve component duty after active  
duty each place it appears4  7f7        
,all-,volunteer force educational       
assistance program3 death benefit       

,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#cjag7;a77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting or reserve component duty     
after active duty the first place it    
appears2 and  7#b7 by striking active   
duty the second place it appears and    
inserting such duty4  7g7 ,termination  
of leases of premises ,paragraphs 7#c7  
and 7#d77;,b77ii7 of section #cje7;a7 of
 the ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ciee7;a77 are amended  
by striking full-time ,national ,guard  
duty1 active ,guard and ,reserve duty1  
or inactive-duty training and inserting 
active duty1 full-time ,national ,guard 
duty1 or reserve component duty4  #i4   
,alignment of ,national ,guard benefits 
7a7 ,alignment of benefits  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the following provisions of law
 are each amended by inserting or       
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty each place it appears3 7,a7 
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #fch;b7e7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 

,section #abgcg of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7,c7 ,subparagraphs 7,c7
 and 7,d7 of section #djb;,a7h77#e7 of  
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;h77#e774    
7#b7 ,headings  7,a7 ,title #aj ,title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code is amended-- 
7i7 in subsection 7e7 of section #fch;b1
 in the subsection heading1 by inserting
 ,,or ,,full-,,time ,,national ,,guard  
,,duty after ,,active ,,duty2 and  7ii7 
in section #abgcg1 in the section       
heading1 by inserting or full-time      
,national ,guard duty after active duty4
  7,b7 ,servicemembers civil relief act 
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #bjg7;b7 of  
the ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cicg7;b77 is amended1 in
 the paragraph heading1 by inserting    
,,or ,,full-,,time ,,national ,,guard   
,,duty after ,,active ,,duty4  7b7      
,additional amendments  7#a7 ,title #aj 
,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended in paragraph 7#a7 of section    
#aja7;d71 by striking ,such term does   

not and inserting ,except for purposes  
of chapters #dj1 #ec1 #ed1 #ee1 #ef1    
#eh1 #ei1 #fa1 #fc1 #fe1 #fi1 #ga1 #gc1 
#ge1 #gf1 #gg1 #gi1 #hh1 #aja1 #abag1   
and #afjh of this title1 such term does 
not4  7#b7 ,title #cb ,paragraph 7#ab7  
of section #aja of title #cb1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,it does not include and inserting      
,except for purposes of chapters #dj1   
#ec1 #ed1 #ee1 #ef1 #eh1 #ei1 #fa1 #fc1 
#fe1 #fi1 #ga1 #gc1 #ge1 #gf1 #gg1 #gi1 
#hh1 #aja1 #abag1 and #afjh of title    
#aj1 it does not include4  7#c7 ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife ,the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
subparagraph 7,m7 of section            
#dbh7;b77#a7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajgh7;b77#a77,m771 by striking clause  
7iii7 and inserting the following new   
clause3  7iii7 during which the borrower
 is serving on active duty during a war 
or other military operation or national 
emergency 7as defined in section #dha71 

and for the #ahj-;day period following  
the date of release from such duty2  2  
7,b7 in section #dee 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajhg;e7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b7 of     
subsection 7f71 by striking subparagraph
 7,c7 and inserting the following new   
subparagraph3  7,c7 during which the    
borrower is serving on active duty      
during a war or other military operation
 or national emergency 7as defined in   
section #dha71 and for the #ahj-;day    
period following the date of release    
from such duty2 or  2 and  7ii7 in      
paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7o71 by    
striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting
 the following new subparagraph3  7,a7  
is serving on active duty during a war  
or other military operation or national 
emergency 7as defined in section #dha72 
and  2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of    
section #dfd7;c77#b7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajhg;dd7c77#b77;,a771 by striking      
clause 7iii7 and inserting the following
 new clause3  7iii7 during which the    
borrower is serving on active duty      

during a war or other military operation
 or national emergency 7as defined in   
section #dha71 and for the #ahj-;day    
period following the date of release    
from such duty  2 and  7,d7 in paragraph
 7#b7 of section #gda7;f7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #aach7;f77#b77-- 7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking clause 7i7 and        
inserting the following new clause3  7i7
 an individual who is serving on active 
duty during a war or other military     
operation or national emergency 7as     
defined in section #dha72 or  2 and     
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
clause 7i7 and inserting the following3 
7i7 is a spouse of an individual who is 
serving on active duty during a war or  
other military operation or national    
emergency 7as defined in section #dha72 
4  7#d7 ,title #ch ,title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
section #aja-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#ba7-- 
7,i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7
 through 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,d7     
through 7,f71 respectively2 and  7,,ii7 

by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       
inserting the following new             
subparagraphs3  7,b7 in the case of a   
member of a reserve component1 active   
duty other than for training-- 7i7 under
 section #abcda of title #aj1 for a     
purpose described in section #abcea of  
such title 7other than subsection       
7e77#a77;,a772  7ii7 under section #cgac
 of title #ad2 and  7iii7 under section 
#abcdb of title #aj1 for a purpose      
described in section #abceb of such     
title 7other than subsection 7c7 or     
7d77#a772 and  7,c7 in the case of a    
member of the ,army ,national ,guard or 
,air ,national ,guard of any ,state1    
full-time ,national ,guard duty other   
than for training-- 7i7 under section   
#eda of title #cb1 for a purpose        
described in section #eea of such title 
7other than subsection 7c77#a77;,a772   
and  7ii7 under section #edb of title   
#cb1 for a purpose described in section 
#eeb of such title 7other than          
subsection 7a7 or 7b772 and  4  7ii7 in 

paragraph 7#bb7-- 7,i7 by striking      
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following new subparagraph3  7,a7       
full-time duty in the ,armed ,forces    
performed by a member of a reserve      
component-- 7i7 under section #abcda of 
title #aj1 for the purpose of training  
as described in section                 
#abcea7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #aj2 or    
7ii7 under section #abcdb of title #aj1 
for the purpose of training as described
 in subsection 7c7 or 7d77#a7 of section
 #abceb of title #aj2  2 and  7,,ii7 by 
striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting
 the following new subparagraph3  7,c7  
in the case of a member of the ,army    
,national ,guard or ,air ,national      
,guard of any ,state1 full-time duty    
performed-- 7i7 under section #eda of   
title #cb1 for the purpose of training  
as described in section                 
#eea7;c77#a77;,a7 of title #cb2 or  7ii7
 under section #edb of title #cb1 for   
the purpose of training as described in 
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of section #eeb of

 title #cb2  2  7iii7 in paragraph      
7#bc7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking inactive 
duty training and inserting reserve     
component duty2  7,,ii7 in subparagraph 
7,a7-- 7aa7 by striking ,reserves and   
inserting a member of a reserve         
component2 and  7bb7 by striking section
 #bjf of title #cg or any other         
provision of law and inserting section  
#abcdc of title #aj2  7,,iii7 by        
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and    
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively2  7,,iv7 by inserting after
 subparagraph 7,a7 the following new    
subparagraph3  7,b7 in the case of a    
member of the ,army ,national ,guard or 
,air ,national ,guard of any ,state1    
duty prescribed for the member by the   
,secretary concerned under section #edc 
of title #cb2  2  7,v7 in subparagraph  
7,c71 as redesignated by subclause      
7,,iii7 of this clause1 by striking     
,reserves and inserting a member of a   
reserve component2 and  7,,vi7 in the   

matter following subparagraph 7,d71 as  
redesignated by subclause 7,,iii7 of    
this clause-- 7aa7 in the second        
sentence-- 7,,aa7 by striking or 7iii7  
and inserting 7iii72 and 7,,bb7 by      
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 1 or 7iv7 work or a course of 
instruction assigned under section      
#abcdd of title #aj or section #edd of  
title #cb42 and  7bb7 by striking the   
first sentence2 and  7iv7 in paragraph  
7#bd77;,c71 in the matter preceding     
clause 7i71 by striking inactive duty   
training and inserting reserve component
 duty2  7,b7 in section #aife-- 7i7 in  
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by redesignating  
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,d7 as      
subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,f71        
respectively2 and  7,,ii7 by inserting  
after subparagraph 7,a7 the following   
new subparagraphs3  7,b7 in the case of 
a member of a reserve component1 active 
duty other than for training-- 7i7 under
 section #abcda of title #aj1 for a     
purpose described in section #abcea of  

such title 7other than subsection       
7e77#a77;,a772  7ii7 under section      
#abcdb of title #aj1 for a purpose      
described in section #abceb of such     
title 7other than subsection 7c7 or     
7d77#a772 and  7iii7 under section #cgac
 of title #ad2  7,c7 in the case of a   
member of the ,army ,national ,guard or 
,air ,national ,guard of any ,state1    
full-time ,national ,guard duty other   
than for training-- 7i7 under section   
#eda of title #cb1 for a purpose        
described in section #eea of such title 
7other than subsection 7c77#a77;,a772   
and  7ii7 under section #edb of title   
#cb1 for a purpose described in section 
#eeb of such title 7other than          
subsection 7a7 or 7b772  4  7ii7 in     
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking       
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following new subparagraph3  7,a7       
full-time duty in the ,armed ,forces    
performed by a reserve component member 
7or by a member of the ,space ,force in 
a space force active status 7as defined 

in section #aja7;e77#a7 of title #aj7   
but not on sustained duty under section 
#bjaje of title #aj7-- 7i7 under section
 #abcda of title #aj1 for the purpose of
 training described in section          
#abcea7;e77#a77;,a7 of such title2 or   
7ii7 under section #abcdb of title #aj1 
for the purpose of training described in
 subsection 7c7 or 7d77#a7 of section   
#abceb of such title2  2  7,,ii7 by     
striking subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting
 the following new subparagraph3  7,d7  
in the case of a member of the ,army    
,national ,guard or ,air ,national      
,guard of any ,state1 full-time         
,national ,guard duty performed-- 7i7   
under section #eda of title #cb1 for the
 purpose of training described in       
section #eea7;c77#a77;,a7 of such title2
 or  7ii7 under section #edb of title   
#cb1 for the purpose of training        
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of   
section #eeb of such title2  2  7iii7 by
 striking paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 and  
inserting the following new paragraphs3 

7#c7 ,the term reserve component duty   
means-- 7,a7 in the case of a member of 
a reserve component 7or a member of the 
,space ,force in a space force active   
status 7as defined in section           
#aja7;e77#a7 of title #aj7 but not on   
sustained duty under section #bjaje of  
title #aj71 duty under section #abcdc of
 title #aj1 for purposes described in   
section #abcec of such title1 which duty
 is scheduled in advance by competent   
authority to begin at a specific time   
and place2  7,b7 in the case of a member
 of the ,national ,guard of any ,state1 
duty under section #edc of title #cb1   
for purposes described in section #eec  
of such title1 which duty is scheduled  
in advance by competent authority to    
begin at a specific time and place2 and 
7,c7 in the case of a commissioned      
officer of the ,reserve corps of the    
,public ,health ,service1 duty          
prescribed or authorized 7other than    
full-time duty71 which duty is scheduled
 in advance by competent authority to   

begin at a specific time and place4     
7#d7 7,a7 ,the terms active duty for    
training and reserve component duty do  
not include duty performed as a         
temporary member of the ,coast ,guard   
,reserve4  7,b7 ,the term reserve       
component duty does not include-- 7i7   
work or study performed in connection   
with correspondence courses2  7ii7 work 
or a course of instruction assigned     
under section #abcdd of title #aj or    
section #edd of title #cb2 or  7iii7    
attendance at an educational institution
 in an inactive status4  2 and  7iv7 in 
paragraph 7#e7-- 7,i7 in subparagraphs  
7,a7 and 7,b71 by striking inactive duty
 training and inserting reserve         
component duty2 and  7,,ii7 in          
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking as       
defined in section #abcjd7;i77#a7 and   
inserting as described in section       
#ajadd7;b77#a72  7,c7 by striking       
paragraph 7#g7 of section #cjjb and     
inserting the following new paragraph3  
7#g7 ,the term active duty includes     

full-time ,national ,guard duty-- 7,a7  
first performed after ,june #cj1 #aihe1 
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 organizing1   
administering1 recruiting1 instructing1 
or training the ,national ,guard2 and   
7,b7 first performed after the effective
 date of the amendment to this paragraph
 in the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbb1 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 #eda or #edb of   
title #cb4  4  #aj4 ,repeals  7a7 ,title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code ,the        
following provisions of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 are repealed3    
7#a7 ,chapter #ac4  7#b7 ,section       

#ajadg4  7#c7 ,section #ajadh4  7#d7    
,section #abdjf4  7#e7 ,section #abejc4 
7#f7 ,section #abeeb4  7b7 ,title #cb1  
,united ,states ,code ,the following    
provisions of title #cb1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 are repealed3 7#a7 ,section     
#aad4  7#b7 ,section #aae4  7#c7        
,section #cbh4  #aa4 ,conforming        
amendments  7a7 ,title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code ,subsection 7d7 of section
 #eeag of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking section #ejb of title 
#cb and inserting section #eda or #edb  
of title #cb2 and  7#b7 by striking     
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following new paragraph3  7#b7          
participation in training as a member of
 the ,ready ,reserve pursuant to-- 7,a7 
subsection 7c7 or 7d7 of section #abceb 
of title #aj or subsection 7a7 or 7c7 of
 section #abcec of such title2 or  7,b7 
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of section #eeb of
 title #cb or subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of  
section #eec of such title4  4  7b7     

,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
,paragraph 7#e7 of section #hhf7;a7 of  
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dff7;a77 is amended by   
striking including chapter #ac of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code and inserting
 including calling the militia of any   
,state into ,federal service under      
section #abcda of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 in response to an        
insurrection pursuant to section        
#abcea7;b77#a77;,a7 of such title4  7c7 
,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code ,title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in section #aja-- 7,a7 in
 paragraph 7#af7 of subsection 7b71 by  
striking pursuant to section #abcja7;d7 
of this title and all that follows      
through the period at the end and       
inserting pursuant to section #abcdb of 
this title1 or a member of the ,army    
,national ,guard or ,air ,national      
,guard who is on full-time ,national    
,guard duty pursuant to section #edb of 
title #cb1 and is performing ,active    

,guard and ,reserve functions42  7,b7 in
 subsection 7c71 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#h7 7,a7 
,the term ,active ,guard and ,reserve   
functions means active duty performed by
 a member of a reserve component        
pursuant to section #abceb7;f7 of this  
title1 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 territory1 the ,commonwealth 
of ,puerto ,rico1 or the ,district of   
,columbia pursuant to section #eeb7;d7  
of title #cb1 for a period of #ahj      
consecutive days or more for the purpose
 of organizing1 administering1          
recruiting1 instructing1 or training the
 reserve components4  7,b7 ,such term   
does not include the following3 7i7     
,duty performed as a member of the      
,reserve ,forces ,policy ,board provided
 for under section #ajcja of this title4

  7ii7 ,duty as a property and fiscal   
officer under section #gjh of title #cb4
  7iii7 ,duty performed for the purpose 
of interdiction and counter-drug        
activities for which funds have been    
provided under section #aab of title    
#cb4  7iv7 ,duty performed as a general 
or flag officer4  7v7 ,service as a     
,state director of the ,selective       
,service ,system under section          
#aj7;b77#b7 of the ,military ,selective 
,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4            
#chji7;b77#b774  2 and  7,c7 in         
subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#e7--
 7,i7 by striking inactive duty and     
inserting reserve component duty2 and   
7,,ii7 by striking section #caf1 #ejb1  
#ejc1 #ejd1 or #eje of title #cb and    
inserting section #eda or #edb of title 
#cb2  7ii7 by repealing paragraph 7#f72 
7iii7 by striking paragraph 7#g7 and    
inserting the following new paragraph3  
7#g7 ,the term reserve component duty   
means-- 7,a7 duty prescribed for a      
member of a reserve component1 or a     

member of the ,space ,force1 under      
section #abcdc of this title for the    
purpose of-- 7i7 training as described  
in subsection 7a7 or 7c7 of section     
#abcec of this title2  7ii7 muster as   
described in section #abcec7;b7 of this 
title2 or  7iii7 support activities or  
requirements performed by a member on a 
voluntary basis in connection with the  
prescribed training1 maintenance1 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       
#abcec7;d7 of this title2 or  7,b7 duty 
prescribed for a member of the ,army    
,national ,guard or ,air ,national      
,guard of a ,state or territory1 the    
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 or the  
,district of ,columbia by the ,secretary
 of the ,army or ,secretary of the ,air 
,force under section #edc of title #cb  
for the purpose of-- 7i7 training as    
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of   
section #eec of title #cb2 or  7ii7     

support activities or requirements      
performed by a member on a voluntary    
basis in connection with the prescribed 
training1 maintenance1 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 #eec7;c7 of title  
#cb4  2 and  7iv7 by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#h7 ,the 
term remote assignment means-- 7,a7     
pre-approved work that is specifically  
and individually assigned-- 7i7 to a    
member of the ,ready ,reserve or        
,standby ,reserve in an active status   
under section #abcdd of this title for  
the purpose described in section        
#abced7;a77#a7 of this title2 or  7ii7  
to a member of the ,army ,national      
,guard 7other than a member assigned to 
the ,inactive ,army ,national ,guard7 or
 ,air ,national ,guard 7other than a    
member assigned to the ,inactive ,air   
,national ,guard7 under section #edd of 

title #cb for the purpose described in  
section #eed7;a77#a7 of such title2 or  
7,b7 a pre-approved course of           
instruction that is specifically and    
individually assigned-- 7i7 to a member 
of the ,ready ,reserve or ,standby      
,reserve in an active status under      
section #abcdd of this title for the    
purpose described in section            
#abced7;a77#b7 of this title2 or  7ii7  
to a member of the ,army ,national      
,guard 7other than a member assigned to 
the ,inactive ,army ,national ,guard7 or
 ,air ,national ,guard 7other than a    
member assigned to the ,inactive ,air   
,national ,guard7 under section #edd of 
title #cb for the purpose described in  
section #eed7;a77#b7 of such title4  2  
7#b7 in section #aae-- 7,a7 in          
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the subsection  
heading1 by inserting ,,or ,,full-,,time
 ,,national ,,guard ,,duty after        
,,active ,,duty2  7ii7 in paragraph     
7#a7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 
by striking section #abcja7;d7 of this  

title and inserting section #abcdb of   
this title2 and  7bb7 by inserting as   
described in section #abceb7;d77#b7 of  
this title after operational support2   
7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7aa7 by   
striking section #ejb7;f77#a77;,b7 of   
title #cb and inserting section #edb of 
title #cb2 and  7bb7 by inserting as    
described in section #eeb7;c77#d7 of    
title #cb after operational support2    
7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by        
striking section #abcja7;d7 of this     
title or full-time ,national ,guard duty
 under section #ejb7;f77#a77;,b7 of     
title #cb and inserting section #abcdb  
of this title or full-time ,national    
,guard duty under section #edb of title 
#cb2  7,,iv7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7aa7
 by striking sections #abcja7;g7 of this
 title while in a captive status and    
inserting section #abcda of this title  
while in a missing or captive status as 
described in section #abcea7;d77#a7 of  
this title1 or under section #abcdb of  
this title while in a missing status as 

described in section #abceb7;b7 of this 
title2 and  7bb7 by striking or at the  
end2 and  7,v7 by striking subparagraph 
7,e7 and inserting the following new    
subparagraphs3  7,e7 active duty or     
retained on active duty for the purpose 
of medical care or treatment under-- 7i7
 section #abcda of this title as        
described in subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7  
of section #abcea7;e77#a7 of this title2
 or  7ii7 section #abcdb of this title  
as described in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7  
of section #abcea7;e7 of this title2 or 
7,f7 full-time ,national ,guard duty or 
retained on full-time ,national ,guard  
duty for the purpose of medical         
evaluation or treatment under-- 7i7     
section #eda of title #cb as described  
in subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 of section 
#eea7;c77#a7 of such title2 or  7ii7    
section #edb of title #cb as described  
in paragraph 7#e7 or 7#f7 of section    
#eeb7;c7 of such title4  2  7iii7 in    
subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#c71 by 
striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h7   

and inserting paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b72 
and  7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of       
paragraph 7#d71 by inserting or         
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7 of 
subsection 7f71 by inserting or         
full-time ,national ,guard duty after   
active duty2 and  7,c7 in subsection    
7i7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking
 section #abcja7;a7 of this title and   
inserting section #abcda of this title2 
7ii7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 through
 7#f72  7iii7 by redesignating          
paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ab7 as        
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#g71           
respectively2  7iv7 in paragraph 7#b71  
as so redesignated1 by striking section 
#ejb7;f77#a77;,a7 of title #cb and      
inserting section #eda of title #cb2    
7v7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so            
redesignated1 by striking section #eji  
of title #cb and inserting section #eae 
of title #cb2 and  7vi7 by striking     
paragraph 7#ac72  7#c7 in subsections   
7b77#a7 and 7c7 of section #bgg1 by     

striking section #ejb7;f7 of title #cb  
and inserting section #eda of title #cb2
  7#d7 in paragraph 7#a7 of section     
#chf7;c71 by striking ,sections #bdf1   
#bea1 #beb1 #bec1 #cba1 and inserting   
,sections #caa1 #cba1 #cca1 #ccb1 #ccc12
  7#e7 in paragraph 7#c7 of section     
#eaa7;d71 in the first sentence1 by     
striking section #ajadg7;a77#a7 of this 
title or section #ejb7;a7 of title #cb4 
and inserting section #abceb7;c7 of this
 title or section #eeb7;a7 of title     
#cb42  7#f7 in section #fgb1 by striking
 section #abcja and inserting section   
#abcaa2  7#g7 in subsection 7b7 of      
section #fhh-- 7,a7 by striking         
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71            
respectively2  7#h7 in subsection 7a7 of
 section #fhh;a1 in the first sentence1 
by inserting 1 other than a member of   
the retired reserve1 after retired      
member2  7#i7 in section #gaj-- 7,a7 in 
subsection 7a71 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 #abceb7;f7 of   
this title or #eeb7;d7 of title #cb2 and
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7 of subsection  
7c71 by striking inactive service       
training and inserting reserve component
 duty as described in section #abcec7;c7
 of this title or section #eec7;b7 of   
title #cb2  7#aj7 in paragraph 7#a7 of  
section #hjb7;d71 by inserting under    
section #abcdb of this title after      
ordered to active duty involuntarily2   
7#aa7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of section   
#ihg7;i77#a71 by striking on active     
,guard and ,reserve ,duty4 and inserting
 on active duty or full-time ,national  
,guard duty performing ,active ,guard   
and ,reserve functions42  7#ab7 in      
subsection 7a7 of section #ajed1 by     
striking section #caf1 #ejb1 #ejc1 #ejd1
 or #eje of title #cb and inserting     

section #eda1 #edb1 or #edc of title    
#cb2  7#ac7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of     
section #ajfj;c7b77#a71 by striking     
section #ejb of title #cb and inserting 
section #eda or #edb of title #cb2      
7#ad7 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of    
section #ajfa7;b71 by striking 1 active 
duty for training1 or inactive-duty     
training and inserting or reserve       
component duty2  7#ae7 in paragraph 7#b7
 of section #ajgf7;a7-- 7,a7 in clause  
7i7 of subparagraph 7,b71 by striking on
 active duty for training1 or on        
inactive-duty training2 and inserting or
 on reserve component duty22  7,b7 in   
clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,b71 by    
striking active duty for training1 or   
inactive-duty training and inserting or 
reserve component duty2  7,c7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking          
inactive-duty training each place it    
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2 and  7,d7 by striking subparagraph
 7,e72  7#af7 in subsection 7a7 of      
section #ajgf;f1 by striking section    

#ejb7;f7 of title #cb1 including        
pursuant to chapter #i of such title and
 inserting section #eda of title #cb2   
7#ag7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of section   
#ajgh;a7b77#a71 by striking 7except in  
the case of a member discharged or      
released from full-time ,national ,guard
 duty72  7#ah7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of  
section #ajhf7;c77#b7-- 7,a7 in clause  
7i71 by striking 1 on active duty for   
training1 or on inactive duty training  
and inserting or on reserve component   
duty2 and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by      
striking 1 active duty for training1 or 
inactive duty training and inserting or 
reserve component duty2  7#ai7 in       
subsection 7a7 of section #ajhi1 by     
striking section #caf1 #ejb1 #ejc1 #ejd1
 or #eje of title #cb and inserting     
section #eda1 #edb1 or #edc of title    
#cb2  7#bj7 in paragraph 7#f7 of section
 #ajib7;a7-- 7,a7 by striking mobilized2
 and  7,b7 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 who2  7#ba7 in subparagraph 7,b7 
of section #ajid7;d77#c71 by striking   
section #ejb7;f7 of title #cb and       
inserting section #eda or #edb of title 
#cb2  7#bb7 in subclause 7,,ii7 of      
section #aaed7;d77#a77;,b77i71 by       
striking active duty service and        
inserting active service2  7#bc7 in     
paragraph 7#b7 of section #abja7;c71 by 
striking 7other than for training under 
section #ajadh7;a7 of this title72      
7#bd7 in section #abjd-- 7,a7 in the    
section heading1 by striking            
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 subparagraphs      
7,a77i71 7,a77iii71 7,b77i71 and        
7,b77iii71 by striking inactive-duty    
training each place it appears and      
inserting reserve component duty2  7ii7 
in clause 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking the semicolon at the end and  
inserting 2 or2  7iii7 in clause 7iii7  
of subparagraph 7,b71 by striking or at 

the end2 and  7iv7 by striking          
subparagraph 7,c72  7#be7 in section    
#abjf-- 7,a7 in the section heading1 by 
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking in line  
of duty-- and all that follows through  
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting in the  
line of duty while-- 7,a7 performing    
active duty or reserve component duty2  
7,b7 traveling directly to or from the  
place at which such duty is performed2  
or  7,c7 remaining overnight immediately
 before the commencement of reserve     
component duty1 or while remaining      
overnight between successive periods of 
reserve component duty1 at or in the    
vicinity of the site of the reserve     
component duty1 if the site is outside  
reasonable commuting distance of the    
member's residence2  2 and  7,c7 in     
paragraph 7#e71 by striking             
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7#bf7 in       
subparagraph 7,c7 of section            

#abjh7;a77#b71 by striking sections     
#ejb1 #ejc1 #ejd1 and #eje of title #cb 
and inserting sections #eda and #edb of 
title #cb2  7#bg7 in paragraph 7#b7 of  
section #adjf7;b71 by striking in       
accordance with section #acgj;a and     
inserting in accordance with section    
#abgga2  7#bh7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of  
section #adjg7;f77#b71 by striking or   
#acgj;a and inserting or #abgga2  7#bi7 
in subparagraph 7,b7 of section         
#addh7;f77#a71 by striking during       
inactive-duty training and inserting    
while performing reserve component duty2
  7#cj7 in section #adge-- 7,a7 in the  
section heading1 by striking inactive   
duty training and inserting reserve     
component duty2 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7a71 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and    
7#c7 and inserting the following new    
paragraphs3  7#b7 a member of a reserve 
component or a member of the ,national  
,guard who dies while performing reserve
 component duty2  7#c7 any member of a  
reserve component or any member of the  

,national ,guard who1 when authorized or
 required by an authority designated by 
the ,secretary concerned1 assumed an    
obligation to perform active duty for   
training or reserve component duty1 and 
who dies while traveling directly to or 
from that duty1 or while staying at the 
member's residence1 when so authorized  
by proper authority1 during the period  
of reserve component duty or between    
successive days of reserve component    
duty2  2  7#ca7 in subsection 7a7 of    
section #adgf-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 
by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       
inserting the following new             
subparagraph3  7,b7 reserve component   
duty4  2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 
of paragraph 7#b71 by striking          
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7#cb7 in       
subsection 7a7 of section #adgh-- 7,a7  
in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 by striking
 inactive duty training each place it   
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 in the   

first sentence1 by striking annual      
training duty and inserting active duty 
for the purpose of required training as 
described in section #abceb7;c7 of this 
title1 or full-time ,national ,guard    
duty for the purpose of required        
training as described in section        
#eeb7;a7 of title #cb12  7,c7 in        
paragraph 7#h7-- 7i7 by striking        
inactive duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7ii7 by        
inserting under section #bjd of title   
#cg1 or compensation under section #bjf 
of title #cg1 after basic pay2 and      
7iii7 by striking or training2 and  7,d7
 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking inactive
 duty training each place it appears and
 inserting reserve component duty2      
7#cc7 in paragraph 7#b7 of section      
#adha7;a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraphs 7,b71 
7,c71 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f71 by striking 
inactive-duty training each place it    
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by    
striking the semicolon at the end and   

inserting 2 or2  7,c7 in subparagraph   
7,f71 by striking 2 or at the end and   
inserting a period2 and  7,d7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,g72  7#cd7 in   
paragraph 7#b7 of section #bjab7;e71 by 
striking section #ejh of title #cb and  
inserting section #ead of title #cb2    
7#ce7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of section   
#bfja7;b77#a71 by striking section      
#ejb7;f7 of title #cb and inserting     
section #eda or #edb of title #cb2      
7#cf7 in paragraph 7#b7 of section      
#gcda7;a71 by striking under section    
#acgj;a and inserting section #abgga2   
7#cg7 in subsection 7a7 of section      
#hbfb1 by striking or section #acgj;a   
and inserting or section #abgga2  7#ch7 
in paragraph 7#c7 of section #hadf7;c71 
by striking training1 or drilling and   
inserting or training2  7#ci7 in        
subsection 7a7 of section #hcbc1 by     
striking or section #acgj;a and         
inserting or section #abgga2  7#dj7 in  
paragraph 7#b7 of section #icda7;a71 by 
striking under section #acgj;a of this  

title and inserting under section #abgga
 of this title2  7#da7 in subsection 7c7
 of section #ajada1 in the first        
sentence1 by striking the number and    
duration of drills and inserting the    
number and duration of required periods 
of reserve component duty2  7#db7 in    
section #ajadb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71
 by striking sections #abcja and #abcjb 
of this title and inserting sections    
#abcda and #abcdb of this title2 and    
7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting of 
the armed forces after ,ready ,reserve2 
7#dc7 in subsection 7a7 of section      
#ajadc1 by striking section             
#ajadg7;a77#a7 of this title or section 
#ejb7;a7 of title #cb and inserting     
sections #abceb7;c7 or #abcec7;a7 of    
title #aj or section #eeb7;a7 or        
#eec7;a7 of title #cb2  7#dd7 in        
paragraph 7#a7 of section #ajadd7;b71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking section #abcjd of this     
title and inserting section #abcda of   
this title for the purpose described in 

section #abcea7;b77#c7 of this title2   
7#de7 in section #ajaea1 by striking    
sections #abcja and #abcjf of this title
 and inserting section #abcda of this   
title for the purpose described in      
section #abcea7;a7 of this title2  7#df7
 in subsection 7b7 of section #ajbjg--  
7,a7 by striking the mobilization       
resulting from2 and  7,b7 by inserting  
or full-time ,national ,guard duty after
 active duty2  7#dg7 in paragraphs      
7#a77;,a7 and 7#b77;,a7 of section      
#ajbae7;a71 by striking section         
#abcja7;d7 of this title and inserting  
section #abcdb of this title2  7#dh7 in 
paragraph 7#a7 of section #ajejh7;b71 by
 striking or section #cbh of title #cb1 
and inserting or section #abcdb of this 
title12  7#di7 in paragraph 7#i7 of     
section #ajeda7;b71 by striking sections
 #bea1 #beb1 #bec1 #abcjd7;b71 and      
#abdjf of this title and inserting      
sections #abcea7;b77#a7 and             
#abcea7;b77#c77;,b7 of this title2      
7#ej7 in section #abjaa-- 7,a7 in       

paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7a71 by striking full-time reserve      
component duty and inserting covered    
duty for the purposes described in      
subsection 7e72  7,b7 in subsections 7b7
 and 7d71 by striking full-time reserve 
component duty each place it appears and
 inserting covered duty2 and  7,c7 by   
striking subsection 7e7 and inserting   
the following new subsection3  7e7      
,covered duty defined ,in this section1 
the term covered duty means service on  
active duty under section #abcdb of this
 title1 and full-time ,national ,guard  
duty under section #edb of title #cb1   
for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,active
 duty for the purpose described in      
section #ajbaa1 #ajcjb1 #ajcjc1 #ajcjd1 
#ajcje1 #abceb7;f71 or #abdjb of this   
title4  7#b7 ,full-time ,national ,guard
 duty for the purpose described in      
section #eeb7;b77#b71 #eeb7;c77#a71     
#eeb7;c77#c71 or #eeb7;d7 of title #cb4 
7#c7 ,active duty for the purpose       
described in section #gjh of title #cb4 

2  7#ea7 in section #abjab-- 7,a7 in    
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking        
full-time reserve component duty and    
inserting covered duty2 and  7ii7 by    
striking section #ajbaa or #abcaj1 or   
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
the authority of section #ejb7;f7 of    
title #cb 7other than for training7 in  
connection with organizing1             
administering1 recruiting1 instructing1 
or training the reserve components or   
the ,national ,guard and inserting      
section #abcdb of this title1 for the   
purpose described in section #ajbaa or  
#abceb7;f7 of this title1 or full-time  
,national ,guard duty under section #edb
 of title #cb1 for the purpose described
 in section #eeb7;d7 of title #cb12     
7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking     
full-time reserve component duty each   
place it appears and inserting covered  
duty2 and  7,c7 by striking subsection  
7e7 and inserting the following3  7e7   
,covered duty defined ,in this section1 
the term covered duty means duty for the

 purposes described in section          
#abjaa7;e7 of this title4  2  7#eb7 in  
subsection 7a7 of section #abdjb-- 7,a7 
by striking ,the ,president may1 with   
their consent1 order and inserting      
,pursuant to section #ajejh of this     
title12 and  7,b7 by striking to active 
duty in the ,national ,guard ,bureau and
 inserting may1 with their consent1 be  
ordered to active duty under section    
#abcdb of this title for duty in the    
,national ,guard ,bureau2  7#ec7 in     
paragraph 7#c7 of subsections 7a7 and   
7b7 of section #abfjb-- 7,a7 by striking
 inactive-duty training each place it   
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2 and  7,b7 by striking section #ejb
 of title #cb and inserting section     
#edc7;a7 of title #cb2  7#ed7 in section
 #abfjc-- 7,a7 in the section heading1  
by striking ,attendance at inactive-duty
 training assemblies and inserting      
,attend reserve component duty2 and     
7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
inactive duty training and inserting    

reserve component duty2  7#ee7 in       
chapter #abbe-- 7,a7 by striking section
 #abgga2  7,b7 by transferring section  
#acgj;a to appear before section #abggb 
and redesignating such section1 as so   
transferred1 as section #abgga2 and     
7,c7 in section #abgga1 as so           
transferred and redesignated-- 7i7 by   
amending the section heading to read as 
follows3  #abgga4 ,reserve officers3    
grade on transfer to ,retired ,reserve  
2  7ii7 in subsection 7g77#a71 by       
inserting or an adjustment made pursuant
 to subsection 7h7 after determination  
authorized by subsection 7e72  7iii7 by 
redesignating subsection 7h7 as         
subsection 7i72 and  7iv7 by inserting  
after subsection 7g7 the following new  
subsection3  7h7 ,effect of subsequent  
recall to active status ,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    
#ajade7;d7 of this title and completes  

not less than #b years of service in    
such active status1 the member is       
entitled to an adjustment in the retired
 grade of the member in the manner      
provided in subsection 7a7 of this      
title4  2 and  7#ef7 in section #aheje--
 7,a7 in the section heading1 by        
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty2 and   
7,b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking
 inactive-duty training each place it   
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2 and  7ii7 by striking unit        
training assembly and inserting unit    
training location4  7d7 ,emergency      
,supplemental ,appropriations ,for      
,defense and for the ,reconstruction ,of
 ,iraq and ,afghanistan1 #bjjd          
,paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7 of section    
#aabj7;b7 of the ,emergency             
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act for  
,defense and for the ,reconstruction of 
,iraq and ,afghanistan1 #bjjd 7,public  
,law #ajh-ajf2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note7 
are amended by striking section #abcjd  

of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code and 
inserting section #abcda of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 for the purpose  
described in section #abcea7;b77#c7 of  
such title4  7e7 ,department ,of        
,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje    
,paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7 of section    
#ijaj7;b7 of the ,department of ,defense
 ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7,public   
,law #ajh-bhg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note71
 are amended by striking section #abcjb 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code and 
inserting section #abcda of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 for the purpose  
described in section #abcea7;b77#b7 of  
such title4  7f7 ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act ,for ,fiscal ,year  
#aihg ,paragraph 7#a7 of section        
#djc7;b7 of the ,national ,defense      
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aihg 7,public ,law #ii-ffa2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #eba note7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       
inserting the following new             
subparagraph3  7,b7 on active duty-- 7i7

 under section #abcda of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 for the purpose  
described in section #abcea7;a7 of such 
title2 or  7ii7 under section #abcdb of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for a 
purpose described in section #ajbaa1    
#ajcjb1 #ajcjc1 #ajcjd1 #ajcje1 or      
#abdjb of such title or section #gjh of 
title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code2  2    
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
section #abcja7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and inserting section   
#abcdb of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code12  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by  
striking to pursue special work and     
inserting under section #abcdb of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
operational support described in section
 #abceb7;d77#b7 of such title2 and  7#d7
 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking      
section #abcjd of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code and inserting section     
#abcda of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code1 for a purpose described in       
section #abcea7;b77#c7 of such title4   

7g7 ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
,for ,fiscal ,year #bjba ,section       
#ejh7;c7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7     
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 is amended
 by striking section #acgj;a of title   
#aj and inserting section #abgga of     
title #aj4  7h7 ,title #ad1 ,united     
,states ,code ,title #ad1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7 of section #bajb1 by     
striking section #abcaa of title #aj and
 inserting section #abcad of title #aj2 
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7 of section  
#cgac7;c71 by striking training         
requirement of section #ajadg of title  
#aj and inserting training requirements 
described in section #abceb7;c7 of title
 #aj4  7i7 ,title #bh1 ,united ,states  
,code ,section #bfga of title #bh1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking section #aae1 #caf1 #ejb1 #ejc1
 #ejd1 or #eje of title #cb and         

inserting section #eda1 #edb1 or #edc of
 title #cb4  7j7 ,title #cb1 ,united    
,states ,code ,title #cb1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #aja-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#ai7--
 7i7 by striking inactive duty and      
inserting reserve component duty2 and   
7ii7 by striking section #caf1 #ejb1    
#ejc1 #ejd1 or #eje of this title and   
inserting section #eda or #edb of this  
title2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#bj7     
,reserve component duty has the meaning 
given that term in section #aja7;d77#g7 
of title #aj4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7c7
 of section #ajg1 by striking section   
#abdjb of title #aj and inserting       
section #abcdb of title #aj for duty in 
the ,national ,guard ,bureau2  7#c7 in  
section #aab-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking      
section #ejb7;f7 of this title and      
inserting section #edb of this title2   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph  
7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking training        

required under section #ejb7;a7 of this 
title and inserting required training   
described in sections #eeb7;a7 and      
#eec7;a7 of this title2 and  7,,ii7 by  
striking training required under section
 #ejb7;a77#a7 and inserting required    
training described in section #eec7;a72 
and  7iii7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#c71 by 
striking section #ejh of this title and 
inserting section #ead of this title2   
and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of       
subsection 7e77#a71 by striking section 
#ejb7;f7 of this title and inserting    
section #edb of this title2  7#d7 in    
paragraph 7#b7 of section #gji7;g71 by  
striking who is performing active ,guard
 and ,reserve ,duty 7as that term is    
defined in section #aja7;d77#f7 of title
 #aj7 and inserting who is on active    
duty or full-time ,national ,guard duty 
to perform ,active ,guard and ,reserve  
functions 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;c77#h7 of title #aj72     
7#e7 in paragraph 7#c7 of section       

#gae7;a71 by striking section #caf1     
#ejb1 #ejc1 #ejd1 or #eje of this title 
and inserting section #eda or #edb of   
this title2 and  7#f7 in section #ijd-- 
7,a7 in the section heading1 by striking
 duty and inserting activities2  7,b7 in
 subsection 7a71 by striking considered 
to be full-time ,national ,guard duty   
under section #ejb7;f7 of this title and
 inserting performed as full-time       
,national ,guard duty under section #eda
 of this title2  7,c7 in subsection 7b71
 in the first sentence1 by striking duty
 under this chapter and inserting       
activities under this chapter2 and  7,d7
 by striking subsection 7c7 and         
inserting the following new subsection3 
7c7 ,relationship to required training  
,a member of the ,national ,guard       
performing activities under this chapter
 shall1 in addition to performing such  
activities1 participate in the training 
required pursuant to sections #eeb7;a7  
and #eec7;a7 of this title4 ,the pay1   
allowances1 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 activities4 ,the member 
is not entitled to additional pay1      
allowances1 or other benefits for       
participation in training required      
pursuant to section #eec7;a7 of this    
title4  4  7k7 ,title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code ,title #cg1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #aja-- 7,a7 by striking         
paragraph 7#bb7 and inserting the       
following new paragraph3  7#bb7 ,the    
term reserve component duty has the     
meaning given that term in section      
#aja7;d77#g7 of title #aj4  2 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#bg7 ,the term remote      
assignment has the meaning given that   
term in section #aja7;d77#h7 of title   
#aj4  2  7#b7 in section #bjd-- 7,a7 by 
striking subsection 7a7 and inserting   
the following new subsection3  7a7 ,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  
distributed1 in accordance with their   
years of service computed under section 
#bje of this title4  2  7,b7 by         
repealing subsection 7c72 and  7,c7 in  
subsections 7g7 and 7h7-- 7i7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking inactive-duty training
 and all that follows through the       
semicolon at the end and inserting      
reserve component duty22  7,,ii7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
semicolon at the end and inserting 2 or2
  7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7aa7 by
 striking inactive-duty training each   
place it appears and inserting reserve  
component duty2 and  7bb7 by striking 2 
or at the end and inserting a period2   
and  7,,iv7 by striking subparagraph    
7,e72 and  7ii7 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,a      
member of a reserve component of a      
uniformed service is not entitled to    
compensation under this subsection for--

 7,a7 work or a course of instruction   
undertaken pursuant to section #abcdd of
 title #aj or section #edd of title #cb2
 or  7,b7 attendance in an inactive     
status at an educational institution    
under the sponsorship of an armed force 
or the ,public ,health ,service4  2     
7#c7 in section #bjf-- 7,a7 in the      
section heading1 by striking            
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7,b7 in        
subparagraphs 7,a77ii7 and 7,c7 of      
subsection 7a77#c71 by striking         
inactive-duty training each place it    
appears and inserting reserve component 
duty2 and  7,c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking an       
assembly for drill or other equivalent  
period of training1 instruction1 duty1  
or appropriate duties and inserting a   
period of reserve component duty2 and   
7ii7 in paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 by    
striking assemblies or periods of other 
equivalent training1 instruction1 duty1 
or appropriate duties and inserting     

reserve component duty periods required 
under section #abcec7;a7 of title #aj1  
or under section #eec7;a7 of title #cb12
  7#d7 in section #bjf;a-- 7,a7 in the  
section heading1 by striking            
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2 and  7,b7 by    
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty2  7#e7 
in subsection 7b7 of section #cjb;f--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking     
under section #abcje of title #aj and   
inserting pursuant to section #abcaa of 
title #aj2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,a7 of paragraph 7#c71 by striking     
section #abcje of title #aj and         
inserting section #abcaa of title #aj2  
7#f7 in section #cje;b-- 7,a7 in        
subsection 7c71 in the subsection       
heading1 by striking ,,inactive ,,duty  
,,training and inserting ,,reserve      
,,component ,,duty2 and  7,b7 in        
subsection 7e71 by striking section     
#abcaj7;c7 of title #aj and inserting   
section #abceb7;f77#c7 of title #aj2    

7#g7 in clause 7ii7 of section          
#cjh7;a77#a77;,c71 by striking          
performing active ,guard and ,reserve   
duty 7as defined in section #aja7;d77#f7
 of title #aj7 and inserting on active  
duty performing ,active ,guard and      
,reserve functions 7as that term is     
defined in section #aja7;c77#h7 of title
 #aj72  7#h7 in subsection 7b7 of       
section #cef-- 7,a7 in the second       
sentence1 by striking performing active 
,guard and ,reserve duty 7as defined in 
section #aja7;d77#f7 of title #aj7 and  
inserting on active duty performing     
,active ,guard and ,reserve functions   
7as that term is defined in section     
#aja7;c77#h7 of title #aj72 and  7,b7 in
 the third sentence1 by striking not    
performing active ,guard or ,reserve    
duty and inserting not on active duty   
performing ,active ,guard and ,reserve  
functions2  7#i7 in section #dcc-- 7,a7 
in the section heading1 by striking     
muster duty and inserting participating 
in ,ready ,reserve muster2  7,b7 in     

subsection 7a71 by striking muster duty 
performed pursuant to section #abcai of 
title #aj and inserting participating in
 muster as described in section         
#abcec7;b7 of title #aj2 and  7,c7 in   
subsection 7d71 by striking             
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7#aj7 in       
subsection 7a7 of section #dcc;a1 by    
striking under section #abcai of title  
#aj and inserting as described in       
section #abcec7;b7 of title #aj2  7#aa7 
in section #dce-- 7,a7 in the section   
heading1 by striking duty2 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a71 by    
striking funeral honors duty pursuant to
 section #abejc of title #aj or section 
#aae of title #cb and inserting reserve 
component duty as described in section  
#abcec7;d77#b77;,a77i7 of title #aj or  
section #eec7;c77#b77;,a77i7 of title   
#cb to provide honors at the funeral of 
a veteran2  7#ab7 in section #deb7;b7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking     
inactive-duty training and inserting    

reserve component duty2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#aj71 by striking duty2      
7#ac7 in subsection 7a7 of section #iji1
 by striking under section #abc or      
#abcje of title #aj and inserting under 
section #abc or #abcaa of title #aj2    
7#ad7 in section #iaj-- 7,a7 by striking
 the section heading and inserting the  
following3  #iaj4 ,replacement of lost  
income3 reserve component members       
subject to extended and frequent active 
duty in support of a contingency        
operation  2  7,b7 in subsection 7b7--  
7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in the     
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking under an involuntary           
mobilization order and inserting in     
support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72  7,,ii7 in 
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 by striking
 under an involuntary mobilization order
 and inserting in support of a          
contingency operation2 and  7,,iii7 in  
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7aa7 by striking    

involuntarily mobilized for service on  
active duty and inserting ordered to    
active duty in support of a contingency 
operation2 and  7bb7 by striking a      
previous period of active duty and      
inserting a previous period of active   
duty in support of a contingency        
operation2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7--
 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 
involuntarily mobilized and inserting   
ordered to active duty in support of a  
contingency operation2 and  7,,ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking under    
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section    
#abcja7;h77#a7 of title #aj and         
inserting under section #abcda of title 
#aj for a purpose described in          
subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 of section    
#abcea7;e77#a7 of title #aj or under    
section #eda of title #cb for a purpose 
described in subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7  
of section #eea7;c77#a7 of title #cb2   
and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7 of          
subsection 7e71 by striking mobilization
 and inserting order to active duty in  

support of a contingency operation 7as  
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj72 and  7#ae7 
by striking subsection 7c7 of section   
#ajjb and inserting the following new   
subsection3  7c7 ,this section does not 
authorize compensation for work or      
study-- 7#a7 performed by a member of a 
reserve component under section #abcdd  
of title #aj for a purpose described in 
section #abced7;a7 of such title1 other 
than that authorized by the ,secretary  
concerned under section #abced7;b7 of   
such title2 or  7#b7 performed by a     
member of the ,army ,national ,guard or 
the ,air ,national ,guard under section 
#edd of title #cb for a purpose         
described in section #eed7;a7 of such   
title1 other than that authorized by the
 ,secretary concerned under section     
#eed7;b7 of such title4  4  7l7 ,title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code ,title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b77;,a7 of    
section #agbj;,d7a71 by striking 7as    

that term is used in section #abcbc of  
title #aj7 and inserting 7as that term  
is used in section #abceb7;g7 of title  
#aj and section #eeb7;e7 of title #cb72 
7#b7 in section #dcjc-- 7,a7 in         
paragraph 7#ac7-- 7i7 by striking       
inactive duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty2  7ii7 by        
inserting and after the ,robert ,t4     
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act1 the second 
place it appears2 and  7iii7 by striking
 1 and a period for which a person is   
absent from employment for the purpose  
of performing funeral honors duty as    
authorized by section #abejc of title   
#aj or section #aae of title #cb2 and   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#af71 by striking    
inactive duty training1 or full-time    
,national ,guard duty and inserting or  
reserve component duty2 and  7#c7 in    
section #dcaf1 by striking subsection   
7e74  7m7 ,military ,selective ,service 
,act ,the ,military ,selective ,service 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #chja et seq47 is   

amended-- 7#a7 in section #f 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #chjf7-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking
 scheduled drills and training periods  
and inserting required training         
described in sections #abceb7;c7 and    
#abcec7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 or sections #eeb7;a7 and        
#eec7;a7 of title #cb1 ,united ,states  
,code12 and  7ii7 in the matter         
following clause 7iii7 of paragraph     
7#b77;,a71 by striking section #ajadg of
 title #aj or section #ejb of title #cb1
 ,united ,states ,code1 and inserting   
the training described in sections      
#abceb7;c7 and #abcec7;a7 of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 or sections      
#eeb7;a7 and #eec7;a7 of title #cb1     
,united ,states ,code12 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7d71 by    
striking under section #ajadg of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 and         
inserting under section #abcdb of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for the     
purpose described in section #abceb7;c7 

of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or 
under section #edb of title #cb1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 for the purpose         
described in section #eeb7;a7 of title  
#cb1 ,united ,states ,code72  7#b7 in   
paragraph 7#b7 of section #aj7;b7 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #chji7;b771 by inserting under
 section #abcdb of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 after order to active    
duty2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7h7 of    
section #af 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #chad71 by   
striking scheduled drills and training  
periods and inserting training described
 in sections #abceb7;c7 and #abcec7;a7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or 
sections #eeb7;a7 and #eec7;a7 of title 
#cb1 ,united ,states ,code14  #ab4      
,conforming amendments related to the   
,space ,force  7a7 ,orders to active    
duty3 with consent of member ,section   
#bjajd of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending    
subsection 7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 
,authority ,a member of the ,space      
,force who is serving in a space force  

active status and is not on sustained   
duty1 or who is serving in a space force
 inactive status1 may1 with the consent 
of the member1 be ordered to active     
duty1 or retained on active duty1 under 
chapter #abji of this title in the same 
manner as applies to a member of a      
reserve component ordered to active     
duty1 or retained on active duty1 under 
such chapter with the consent of the    
member4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 
by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#i7
 and inserting the following3  7#a7     
,section #abcab1 relating to use of     
,reserve officers in expansion of armed 
forces4  7#b7 ,section #abcac1 relating 
to release of reserve members from      
active duty4  7#c7 ,section #abcae1     
relating to grade in which officers are 
ordered to active duty4  7#d7 ,section  
#abcaf1 relating to kinds of duty4  7#e7
 ,section #abcag1 relating to retention 
after becoming qualified for retired    
pay4  7#f7 ,section #abcah1 relating to 
duty with or without pay4  7#g7 ,section

 #abcai1 relating to payment of certain 
members while on duty4  7#h7 ,section   
#abcba1 relating to a limitation on     
number of reserve members assigned to   
,reserve ,officer ,training ,corps      
units4  7#i7 ,section #abcea7;e77#b71   
relating to duties and funding of       
reserve members on active duty4  4  7b7 
,orders to active duty3 without consent 
of member ,section #bjajf of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking inactive duty both    
places it appears and inserting reserve 
component duty2 and  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by striking section #abcjd of this
 title and inserting section #abcda of  
this title for a purpose described in   
section #abcea7;b77#c7 of this title2   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking
 paragraph 7#a7 through 7#h7 and        
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,section 
#abcaa1 relating to the authority of the
 ,president to suspend certain laws     
relating to promotion1 retirement1 and  

separation4  7#b7 ,section #abcac1      
relating to release from active duty4   
7#c7 ,section #abcae1 relating to grade 
in which ordered to active duty4  7#d7  
,section #abcaf1 relating to kinds of   
duty4  7#e7 ,section #abcag1 relating to
 retention after becoming qualified for 
retired pay4  7#f7 ,section #abcah1     
relating to duty with or without pay4   
7#g7 ,section #abcai1 relating to       
payment of certain members while on     
duty4  7#h7 ,section #abcbj1 relating to
 theological students2 limitations4  4  
#ac4 ,conforming amendments related to  
inactive duty  7a7 ,inactive-,duty      
training  7#a7 ,title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
following provisions of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking inactive-duty training each    
place it appears and inserting reserve  
component duty3 7i7 ,subsections 7a77#a7
 and 7b77#b7 of section #gaa4  7ii7     
,subsections 7a77#c77;,a71              
7a77#c77;,b77i71 7a77#c77;,b77ii71      

7a77#c77;,b77iii71 7d77#b77;,b71 and    
7d77#e77;,b7 of section #hjb 7article #b
 of the ,uniform ,code of ,military     
,justice74  7iii7 ,subsection 7d7 of    
section #hjc 7article #c of the ,uniform
 ,code of ,military ,justice74  7iv7 ,in
 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 of 
subsection 7a7 and the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b7 of     
section #icf 7article #acf of the       
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice74  
7v7 ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #igf7;a74
  7vi7 ,subclause 7,i7 of section       
#ajdd;e7a77#b77;,b77iii74  7vii7 ,the   
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 of      
section #bfja;a7b74  7viii7 ,paragraph  
7#c7 of section #idif7;a74  7ix7        
,subsections 7a7 and 7c7 of section     
#abfjd4  7x7 ,subparagraph 7,g7 of      
section #abgcb7;a77#b74  7,b7 ,clerical 
amendments ,title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended in section #abfjd1 in 
the section heading1 by striking        
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty4  7#b7 ,title    

#ad1 ,united ,states ,code ,the         
following provisions of title #ad1      
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty3 7,a7  
,section #cgjd4  7,b7 ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #cgje4  7#c7 ,title #cg1       
,united ,states ,code  7,a7 ,in general 
,the following provisions of title #cg1 
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty3 7i7   
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#bje7;e77#b74  7ii7 ,subsection 7e7 of  
section #ccd4  7iii7 ,subsection 7d7 of 
section #ceb4  7iv7 ,subparagraph 7,b7  
of section #cec7;c77#a74  7v7 ,paragraph
 7#c7 of section #dae7;a74  7vi7 ,the   
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 of      
subsection 7a71 the matter following    
paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7a71 and   
subsection 7d7 of section #eeb4  7,b7   
,headings ,the following provisions of  
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 are   
amended1 in the subsection headings1 by 

striking ,,inactive ,,duty ,,training   
and inserting ,,reserve ,,component     
,,duty3 7ii7 ,subsection 7e7 of section 
#ccd4  7iii7 ,subsection 7d7 of section 
#ceb4  7#d7 ,title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section     
#cfia;,a7d77#c7 is amended by striking  
inactive-duty training and inserting    
reserve component duty4  7#e7 ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act ,for       
,fiscal ,year #bjjd ,subsection 7a7 of  
section #edf of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-acf2 #aj       
,u4,s4,c4 #aac note7 is amended by      
striking inactive-duty training and     
inserting reserve component duty4  7b7  
,inactive duty for training  7#a7 ,title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code ,the        
following provisions of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking inactive duty for training and 
inserting reserve component duty3 7,a7  
,clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 of section      
#adga7;b77#c77;,a74  7,b7 ,subparagraph 

7,d7 of section #bajg7;c77#e74  7,c7    
,subparagraph 7,d7 of section           
#bajg;a7c77#d74  7#b7 ,title #cg1       
,united ,states ,code ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #cjh;d of title #cg1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
inactive duty for training and inserting
 reserve component duty4  7c7 ,inactive 
duty ,the following provisions of law   
are amended by striking inactive duty   
and inserting reserve component duty3   
7#a7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section      
#bca7;a77#b7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia7;a77#b774  7#b7   
,subsection 7c7 of section #cjh;d of    
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7  
,references to inactive duty1 inactive  
duty training1 and inactive duty for    
training ,any reference to inactive     
duty1 inactive duty training1 or        
inactive duty for training in a law1    
rule1 regulation1 or other record1      
document1 or paper of the ,united       
,states shall be deemed to be a         
reference to reserve component duty4    

#ad4 ,transition provisions2 statutory  
construction  7a7 ,early access to      
,,tricare  7#a7 ,in general ,a member   
who1 on or after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 is issued an    
order described in paragraph 7#b7 to    
active duty or full-time ,national      
,guard duty shall be treated as meeting 
the eligibility requirements for        
,,tricare under section #ajgd7;d7 of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 from  
the date of the issuance of such an     
order1 but not to exceed #ahj days      
before the date on which the period of  
such duty is to commence under such an  
order4  7#b7 ,covered orders ,the orders
 described in this paragraph are as     
follows3 7,a7 ,an order to active duty  
that1 beginning on the effective date of
 this title1 will be covered service    
under section #abcda of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,an order  
to full-time ,national ,guard duty that1
 beginning on the effective date of this
 title1 will be covered service under   

section #eda of title #cb1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7b7 ,transition to      
benefits ,for the purpose of entitlement
 to benefits-- 7#a7 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 date2 and  7#b7 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 title1 including the         
amendments made by this title1          
commencing on such effective date4  7c7 
,statutory construction  7#a7 ,benefits 
accrued before effective date ,except as
 otherwise specifically provided1       
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 ,act1 
as determined in accordance with        
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 or the head of any other  
,federal department or agency concerned1
 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,active duty or  
full-time ,national ,guard duty ,for the
 purposes of this ,act and the          
amendments made by this ,act1 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 phrase1 
the qualifying phrase shall be construed
 to apply to both active duty and       
full-time ,national ,guard duty4  #ae4  
,effective date  7a7 ,in general        
,subject to subsection 7b71 this title  
shall take effect #aj years after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,process for establishing earlier      
effective date ,the effective date of   
this title may occur on a date that is  
earlier than the date specified in      
subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary 

of ,defense1 the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 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 date1 together 
with-- 7,a7 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 title2  7,b7 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 title2 and  7,c7 a  
certification by the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs that the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs is prepared to    
fully implement the amendments to title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 in this     
title2 and  7#b7 a law is enacted       

providing for the earlier effective     
date4