Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3255

 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3237

(h) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Naval Reserve, other than a reference to the Naval Reserve regarding the United States Naval Reserve Retired List, shall be considered to be a reference to the Navy Reserve.10 USC 10101 note.

10 USC 10101 note.

SEC. 516. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES.

(a) NATURE OF COMMISSION.—Subsection (a) of section 513 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1880) is amended by inserting ‘‘in the legislative branch’’ after ‘‘There is established’’. (b) PAY OF MEMBERS.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘except that— ‘‘(A) in applying the first sentence of subsection (a) of section 957 of such Act to the Commission, ‘may’ shall be substituted for ‘shall’; and ‘‘(B) in applying subsections (a), (c)(2), and (e) of section 957 of such Act to the Commission, ‘level IV of the Executive Schedule’ shall be substituted for ‘level V of the Executive Schedule’.’’. (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(2)(C) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘section 404(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 416(a)(4)’’. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 28, 2004, as if included in the enactment of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. SEC. 517. REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT MATTERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on problems faced by members of the reserve components with respect to employment as a result of being ordered to perform full-time National Guard duty or being ordered to active duty. (b) SPECIFIC MATTERS.—In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include the following: (1) TYPE OF EMPLOYERS.—An estimate of the number of employers of members of the reserve components who are private-sector employers and the number who are public-sector employers. (2) SIZE OF EMPLOYERS.—An estimate of the number of employers of members of the reserve components who employ fewer than 50 full-time employees. (3) SELF-EMPLOYED.—An estimate of the number of members of the reserve components who are self-employed. (4) NATURE OF BUSINESS.—A description of the nature of the business of employers of members of the reserve components. (5) REEMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES.—A description of difficulties faced by members of the reserve components in gaining reemployment after having performed full-time National Guard duty or active duty, including difficulties faced by members who are disabled as a result of their service.

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