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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 619 of those Reserves and how those careers should be managed, with special attention to issues related to accession, promotion, professional development, retention, separation and retirement. SEC. 556. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESERVES ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) REPEAL. —Paragraph (4) of section 12310(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —Paragraph (6) of such section is amended— (1) by striking "or to increase the number of personnel authorized by paragraph (4)" in the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking "or for the requested additional personnel" and all that follows through "Federal levels". SEC. 557. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE; DIRECTOR.— T here is in the executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast Guard Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard Reserve matters and may have such additional functions as the Commandant may direct. "(b) APPOINTMENT. —The President, by and with the advice President. and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the Coast Congress. Guard Reserve,fromofficers of the Coast Guard who— "(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service; "(2) are in a grade above captain; and "(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of Transportation. "(c) TERM. —(1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve holds office for a term determined by the President, normally two years, but not more than four years. An officer may be removed from the position of Director for cause at any time. "(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so serving, holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the officer's permanent grade. "(d) BUDGET.— The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Coast Guard who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant, is responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Coast Guard Reserve in those areas. "(e) ANNUAL REPORT. — The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the state of the Coast Guard Reserve and the ability of the Coast Guard Reserve to meet its

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