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 Ill STAT. 1728 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 the timing of each change so that it has minimal disruption on the mission of the District Engineer. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters SEC. 511. INDIVroUAL READY RESERVE ACTIVATION AUTHORITY. (a) IRR MEMBERS SUBJECT TO ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY OTHER THAN DURING WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY. —Section 10144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "Within the Ready Reserve"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b)(1) Within the Individual Ready Reserve of each reserve component there is a category of members, as designated by the Secretary concerned, who are subject to being ordered to active duty involuntarily in accordance with section 12304 of this title. A member may not be placed in that mobilization category unless— "(A) the member volunteers for that category; and "(B) the member is selected for that category by the Secretary concerned, based upon the needs of the service and the grade and military skills of that member. "(2) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve may not be carried in such mobilization category of members after the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the separation of the member from active service. "(3) The Secretary shall designate the grades and military skills or specialities of members to be eligible for placement in such mobilization category. "(4) A member in such mobilization category shall be eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) as are normally available to members of the Selected Reserve, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.". (b) CRITERIA FOR ORDERING TO ACTIVE DUTY. — Subsection (a) of section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "of this title)," the following: "or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned,". (c) MAXIMUM NUMBER. —Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "and the Individual Ready Reserve" after "Selected Reserve"; and (2) by inserting ", of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve" before the period at the end. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (f), by inserting "or Individual Ready Reserve" after "Selected Reserve"; (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ", or any member of the Individual Ready Reserve," after "to serve as a unit"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i) For purposes of this section, the term Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category' means, in the case of any reserve component, the category of the Individual Ready Reserve described in section 10144(b) of this title.".

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