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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3225

Sec. 597. Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer as Chief of Staff to the President. Sec. 598. Prayer at military service academy activities. Sec. 599. Modification of authority to make military working dogs available for adoption.

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy SEC. 501. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE LIMITS ON REDUCTION OF TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIREMENT IN GRADE UPON VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT.

Section 1370(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(F) Notwithstanding subparagraph (E), during the period ending on December 31, 2007, the number of lieutenant colonels and colonels of the Air Force, and the number of commanders and captains of the Navy, for whom a reduction is made under this section during any fiscal year in the period of service-ingrade otherwise required under this paragraph may not exceed four percent of the authorized active-duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of that armed force in that grade.’’. SEC. 502. TWO-YEAR RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO REDUCE MINIMUM LENGTH OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE REQUIRED FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFICER.

(a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period specified in paragraph (2),’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) The period specified in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on December 31, 2008.’’. (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6323(a)(2) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period specified in subparagraph (B),’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) The period specified in this subparagraph is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on December 31, 2008.’’. (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period specified in paragraph (2),’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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