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 112 STAT. 2032 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(c)"; (2) by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for cadets of the Academy who are midshipmen in the United States Naval Reserve to be issued an identification card (referred to as a 'military ID card') and to be entitled to all rights and privileges in accordance with the same eligibility criteria as apply to other members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. "(3) The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) in coordination with the Secretary.". SEC. 569. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF ENLISTED MEMBERS. (a) REPEAL. —Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 974. SEC. 570. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ABUSED DEPENDENT CHILDREN NOT RESIDING WITH THE SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE OF A MEMBER CONVICTED OF DEPEND- ENT ABUSE. (a) ENTITLEMENT NOT CONDITIONED ON FORFEITURE OF SPOUSAL COMPENSATION. —Subsection (d) of section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking out "(except as otherwise provided in this subsection)"; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: ", including an amount (determined under subsection (f)(2)) for each, if any, dependent child of the individual described in subsection (b) who resides in the same household as that spouse or former spouse"; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking out "(but for subsection (g)) would be eligible" and inserting in lieu thereof "is or, but for subsection (g), would be eligible"; and (B) by striking out "such compensation" and inserting in lieu thereof "compensation under this section"; and (3) in paragraph (4), by striking out "For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "For purposes of this subsection". (b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by striking out "has custody of a dependent child or children of the member" and inserting in lieu thereof "has custody of a dependent child of the member who resides in the same household as that spouse or former spouse". 10 USC 1059 (c) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY. — No benefits shall accrue by note. reason of the amendments made by this section for any month that begins before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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