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an account of the status of training of each reserve component of the Armed Forces, and the progress made in the strengthening of the reserve components, during the preceding fiscal year." (i) Part II of such Act, as amended by preceding subsections of this section, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 8—SPECIAL ENLISTMENT PROGRAMS

62 Stat. 604; 65 Stat. 75. 50 USC a p p 451. Enlistment period; service.

A c c e p t ance of enlistments.

E n 11 s tment period; service.

"SEC. 261. (a) Under such regulations as the appropriate Secretary shall prescribe, any person who is qualified for enlistment for active duty in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, A i r Force, or Coast Guard, and who has not been ordered to report for induction into the Armed Forces under the Universal Military Training and Service Act, may be enlisted in the Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve, respectively, pursuant to the provisions of this section. " (b) Each enlistment under this section shall be for a period of six years. Each person so enlisted shall be required during such enlistment to perform— " (1) active duty for a period of two years; " (2) satisfactory service as a member of the Ready Reserve for a period which, when added to service rendered under paragraph (1) of this subsection, will total five years; and " (3) the remainder of such period of enlistment as a member of the Standby Reserve. "SEC. 262. (a) Until August 1, 1959, whenever the President determines that the enlisted strength of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, xVir Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve cannot be maintained at the level which he determines to be necessary in the interest of national defense, he may authorize the acceptance of enlistments in units of such Ready Reserve pursuant to the provisions of this section under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Enlistments under this section may be accepted only within quotas (which quotas shall not exceed a total of 250,000 persons annually) prescribed by the appropriate Secretary with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. No enlistment shall be accepted under this section in the Ready Reserve of any reserve component if such enlistment would cause the strength of such Ready Reserve to exceed the authorized strength of such Ready Reserve. "(b) Enlistments under this section may be accepted from persons who— "(1) are physically and mentally qualified for service in the Armed Forces; "(2) have not been ordered to report for induction into the Armed Forces under the Universal Military Training and Service Act; and "(3) have not attained the age of eighteen years and six months. I n addition, the President, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, may authorize the enlistment under this section, without regard to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3), of persons who fulfill the requirements of paragraph (1) and who have critical skills and are engaged in civilian occupations in any critical defensesupporting industry or in any research activity affecting national defense. "(c) Each enlistment under this section shall ]be for a period of eight years. Each person so enlisted shall be required during such enlistment (1) to perform an initial period of active duty for training of not less than three months or more than six months, and (2) thereafter to perform satisfactorily all training duty prescribed by section

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