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 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1107 (b) PAY RATE WHILE ON FIELD TRAINING OR PRACTICE CRUISE.— Section 209(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that the rate for a cadet or midshipman who is a member of the regular component of an armed force shall be the rate of basic pay applicable to the member under section 203 of this title". SEC. 536. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY THE SERVICE OBLIGATION OF CER- TAIN ROTC CADETS IN MILITARY JUNIOR COLLEGES RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY AGREEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of section 2107a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; (3) by designating the sentence following subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, as paragraph (2); and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) In the case of a cadet under this section at a military junior college, the Secretary may, at any time and with the consent of the cadet concerned, modify an agreement described in paragraph (1)(F) submitted by the cadet to reduce or eliminate the troop program unit service obligation specified in the agreement and to establish, in lieu of that obligation, an active duty service obligation. Such a modification may be made only if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interests of the United States to do so.". (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.— The authority of the Secretary lo use 2i07a of Defense under paragraph (3) of section 2107a(b) of title 10, i^ote. United States Code, as added by subsection (a), may be exercised with regard to any agreement described in paragraph (1)(F) of such section (including agreements related to participation in the Advanced Course of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at a military college or civilian institution) that was entered into during the period beginning on January 1, 1991, and ending on July 12, 2000 (in addition to any agreement described in that paragraph that is entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act). (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. —Subsection (h) of such section is amended by striking "military college" in the second sentence and inserting "military junior college". SEC. 537. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS. Section 2031(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence. SEC. 538. MODIFICATION OF NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM RESTRICTION ON STUDENTS ATTENDING EDU- CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH SENIOR RESERVE OFFI- CERS' TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 2130a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking "that does not have a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Program established under section 2102 of this title"; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end "or that has a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Program for which the student is ineligible".

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