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 12 2 STA T .9 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 endstr en g t hau th o r iz ations re q uested under su bp aragraphs (A) and ( B )o f subse c tion (a)( 1 ) .‘ ‘( D )Asu m mar y of the missions being performed by mem - bers identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B). ’ ’. SEC.417 . R E VI SI ON O F V A RIANCES A UTH ORI Z E D FOR SE L ECTED RESERVE END STREN G THS. S ection 11 5 (f)( 3 )oftit l e1 0,U nited States C ode, is amended by stri k ing ‘‘ 2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’. Subti t leC—A ut hor i za tio n o f A p propriation s SEC. 4 2 1. M ILITAR YP ERSONNEL. T here is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart- ment of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 200 8 a total of $ 11 7 ,0 9 1, 4 20,000. The authorization in the preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2008. TI T LEV — M ILITA RYP ERS ON NEL POLICY Subti t leA—Of fi c e rP er son nel Polic y Sec .501 . Assi g n m ent of officers to d esign a ted p ositions of importance and responsi - bility. Sec. 50 2 . E n h anced authority for R eser v e general and flag officers to serve on ac- tive duty. Sec. 50 3 . I ncrease in years of commissioned service threshold for discharge of pro- bationary officers and for use of force shaping authority. Sec. 50 4 . M andatory retirement age for active-duty general and flag officers contin- ued on active duty. Sec. 505. Authority for reduced mandatory service obligation for initial appoint- ments of officers in critically short health professional specialties. Sec. 50 6 . E x pansion of authority for reenlistment of officers in their former enlisted grade. Sec. 50 7 . Increase in authori z ed number of permanent professors at the U nited States Military Academy. Sec. 50 8 . Promotion of career military professors of the N avy. Subtitle B —Reserve C omponent Management Sec. 511. Retention of military technicians w ho lose dual status in the Selected Re- serve due to combat-related disability. Sec. 512. Constructive service credit upon original appointment of Reserve officers in certain health care professions. Sec. 513. Mandatory separation of Reserve officers in the grade of lieutenant gen- eral or vice admiral after completion of 38 years of commissioned serv- ice. Sec. 514. Maximum period of temporary F ederal recognition of person as Army Na- tional G uard officer or Air National Guard officer. Sec. 515. Advance notice to members of reserve components of deployment in sup- port of contingency operations. Sec. 516. Report on relief from professional licensure and certification re q uirements for reserve component members on long-term active duty. Subtitle C—Education and T raining Sec. 521. Revisions to authority to pay tuition for off-duty training or education. Sec. 522. Reduction or elimination of service obligation in an Army Reserve or Army National Guard troop program unit for certain persons selected as medical students at Uniformed Services University of the H ealth Sciences.

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