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 Ill STAT. 1748 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 "§ 7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: admission". (2) The item relating to section 7045 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 605 of such title is amended to read as follows: "7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: admission.". (c) AMENDMENT TO REFLECT REVISED CIVIL SERVICE GRADE STRUCTURE.— Section 7043(b) of such title is amended by striking out "grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5" and inserting in lieu thereof "level IV of the Executive Schedule". SEC. 552. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE. (a) EXPANSION OF MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTORS AT AIR FORCE TRAINING SCHOOLS. —Section 9315 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "enlisted members of the Air Force" and inserting in lieu thereof "enlisted members described in subsection (b)"; (2) by striking out "(b) Subject to subsection (c)," and inserting in lieu thereof "(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2),"; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2) and in that paragraph redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses (A) and (B), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): " (b) MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAMS.— Subject to such other eligibility requirements as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, the following members of the armed forces are eligible to participate in programs of higher education under subsection (a)(1): "(1) Enlisted members of the Air Force. "(2) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force who are serving as instructors at Air Force training schools.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting "ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.— " after "(a)"; and (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), by inserting "CONFERRAL OF DEGREES.— " after "(c)". 10 USC 9315 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Subsection (b) of section 9315 of such note. title, as added by subsection (a)(4), applies with respect to enrollments in the Community College of the Air Force after March 31, 1996. SEC. 553. PRESERVATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSIST- ANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE SERV- ING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. (a) PRESERVATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. — Section 16131(c)(3)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out", in connection with the Persian Gulf War,". (b) EXTENSION OF 10-YEAR PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— Section 16133(b)(4) of such title is amended— (1) by striking out "(A)"; (2) by striking out", during the Persian Gulf War,"; (3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and

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