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 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2005 requirement for newly commissioned Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants, as well as the overall needs of the officer corps of the Department of the Navy; and (2) within the determination under paragraph (1), whether the likelihood of a scholarship awardee who wants to attend a school of choice in the student's State of residence can be increased. (c) MATTERS REVIEWED. — The matters reviewed should include the following: (1) The factors and criteria considered in the process of determining the allocation of NROTC scholarships to host colleges and universities. (2) Historical data indicating the extent to which NROTC scholarship recipients attend colleges and universities they have indicated a preference to attend, as opposed to attending solely or mainly in order to receive an NROTC scholarship. (3) The extent to which the process used by the Navy to allocate NROTC scholarships to participating colleges and universities contributes to optimizing resources available for the operation of the NROTC program and improving the professional education of NROTC midshipmen. (4) The effects that eliminating the controlled allocation of scholarships to host colleges and universities, entirely or by State, would have on the NROTC program. (d) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT. — In carrying out a review under subsection (a), the Secretary should consult with officials of interested associations and of colleges and universities which host ROTC units and such other officials as the Secretary considers appropriate. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters SEC. 511. USE OF RESERVES FOR EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.— (1) Section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by inserting "or that it is necessary to provide assistance referred to in subsection (b)" after "to augment the active forces for any operational mission"; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking out "(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(c) LIMITATIONS.— <1)"; and (ii) by striking out ", or to provide" and inserting in lieu thereof "or, except as provided in subsection (b), to provide"; (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2); and (D) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): " (b) SUPPORT FOR RESPONSES TO CERTAIN EMERGENCIES.— The authority under subsection (a) includes authority to order a unit or member to active duty to provide assistance in responding to an emergency involving a use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction.". (2) Subsection (i) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(i) DEFINITIONS.— In this section:

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