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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 327 of the number of medical personnel of the Department of Defense over the five-year period beginning on October 1, 1996. (2) The Secretary shall prepare the plan through the Assistant Secretary of Defense having responsibility for health affairs, who shall consult in the preparation of the plan with the "urgeon General of the Army, the Surgeon General of the Navy, and the Surgeon General of the Air Force. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term "medical personnel of the Department of Defense" shall have the meaning given the term "medical personnel" in section 129c(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 115 note). (2) Subsection (b) of section 718 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 115 note). (3) Section 518 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 12001 note). SEC. 565. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PERSONNEL TEMPO RATES. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) Excessively high personnel tempo rates for members of the Armed Forces resulting from high-tempo unit operations degrades unit readiness and morale and eventually can be expected to adversely affect unit retention. (2) The Armed Forces have begun to develop methods to measure and manage personnel tempo rates. (3) The Armed Forces have attempted to reduce operations and personnel tempo for heavily tasked units by employing alternative capabilities and reducing tasking requirements. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense should continue to enhance the knowledge within the Armed Forces of personnel tempo and to improve the techniques by which personnel tempo is defined and managed with a view toward establishing and achieving reasonable personnel tempo standards for all personnel, regardless of service, unit, or assignment. SEC. 566. SEPARATION BENEFITS DURING FORCE REDUCTION FOR OFFICERS OF COMMISSIONED CORPS OF NATIONAL OCE- ANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. (a) SEPARATION BENEFITS.— Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 857a), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(15) Section 1174a, special separation benefits (except that benefits under subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section are subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose and are provided at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce).". (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. —Such section is further amended— (1) by striking out "Coast and Geodetic Survey" in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"; and

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