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PUBLIC LAW 90-168-DEC. 1, 1%7

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Public Law 90-168 ^^

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To amend titles 10, 32, and 37, United States Code, to strengthen the reserve components of the armed forces, and for other purposes.

December 1, 1967

[H.R. 2]

Be H enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of fJu United States of America in Congress assembled, That this ^.ct ^.^j^®^'^^ j^^"""^^^ may be cited as the "Resen^e Forces Bill of Rights and Vitalization vuai°zati'<fn Act" Act". SEC. 2. Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 136(b) is amended by inserting below the first sentence taf ^ofDeflns^e''^" the following: "One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the xlssistant for Manpower and Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall ^ ^g^g^^ Affairs. have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of Defense." (2) Section 136 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: " (f) Within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs there shall be a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Subject to the supervision and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all matters relating to reserve affairs within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs." (3) Section 175(a)(2) is amended to read as follows: ^^nlyZlatT''^^ "(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and 70A Stat. 9. Reserve Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs;". (4) Section 175 is amended by striking out subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (b) Whenever the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation may designate an officer of the Regular Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Reserve to serve as a voting member of the Board. "(c) The Board, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs is the principal policy adviser to the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the reserve components. " (d) This section does not affect the committees on reserve policies prescribed by section 3033, 5251, 5252, or 8033 of this title. 70A°s!'at^'295l' "(e) A member of a committee or board prescribed under a section Post, p. 525.' listed in subsection (d) may, if otherwise eligible, be a member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board. " (f) The Board shall act on those matters referred to it by the Chairman and, in addition, on any matter raised by a member of the Board." (5) Section 262 is amended by striking out "the reserve components" 7OA Stat. to. and inserting "each reserve component" in place thereof. 70A Stat. 11. (6) Section 264 is amended to read as follows: "§264. Reserve affairs: designation of general or flag officer of each military department; personnel and logistic support for reserves; reports to Congress " (a) The Secretary concerned may designate a general or fla^ officer of the armed force under his jurisdiction to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of

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