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 124 STAT. 4211 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) is hired as a temporary employee pursuant to the exception for temporary employment provided by subsection (d) and subject to the terms and conditions of such subsection.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT.—(1) Notwith- standing section 10218 of this title, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force may employ, for a period not to exceed two years, a person to fill a vacancy created by the mobilization of a military technician (dual status) occupying a posi- tion under section 10216 of this title. ‘‘(2) The duration of the temporary employment of a person in a military technician position under this subsection may not exceed the shorter of the following: ‘‘(A) The period of mobilization of the military technician (dual status) whose vacancy is being filled by the temporary employee. ‘‘(B) Two years. ‘‘(3) No person may be hired under the authority of this sub- section after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. (b) EXCEPTION FROM PERMANENT LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) An individual employed as a non-dual status technician as described in subsection (a)(3) shall not be consider a non-dual status technician for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2).’’. SEC. 514. REVISION OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD. (a) REVISION OF STRUCTURE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 10301. Reserve Forces Policy Board ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As provided in section 175 of this title, there is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense a board known as the ‘Reserve Forces Policy Board’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall serve as an independent adviser to the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and rec- ommendations to the Secretary on strategies, policies, and practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, and effectiveness of the reserve components. ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board consists of 20 members, appointed or designated as follows: ‘‘(1) A civilian appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among persons determined by the Secretary to have the knowl- edge of, and experience in, policy matters relevant to national security and reserve component matters necessary to carry out the duties of chair of the Board, who shall serve as chair of the Board. Recommenda- tions. 10 USC 10217. Time period. Time period.