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 PUBLIC LAW 95-485—OCT. 20, 1978

92 STAT. 1613

REPEAL OF FISCAL YEAR 1978 AWACS RESTRICTION

SEC. 204. Section 201 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-79, 91 Stat. 323), is amended by striking out ", but such $15,700,000 may not be obligated or expended until at least one member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (other than the United States) enters into a contract to purchase the AWACS aircraft". TITLE III—ACTIVE FORCES SEC. 301. For fiscal year 1979, each component of the Armed Forces is authorized an end strength for active duty personnel as follows: (1) The Army, 775,800. (2) The Navy, 523,550. (3) The Marine Corps, 190,000. (4) The Air Force, 566,400. TITLE IV—EESERVE FORCES SEC. 401. (a) For fiscal year 1979, the Selected Reserve of each Reserve Component of the Armed Forces shall be programmed to attain an average strength of not less than the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 362,200. (2) The Army Reserve, 195,750. (3) The Naval Reserve, 87,000. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,000. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 92,150. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 53,075. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 11,700. (b) The average strength prescribed by subsection (a) of this Reduction, section for the Selected Reserve of any Reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at any time during the fiscal year, and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for . unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at any time during the fiscal year. Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the average strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such Reserve component shall be proportionately increased by the total authorized strength of such units and by the total number of such individual members. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED RESERVES

SEC. 402. (a) Section 2132(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, relating to eligibility for educational assistance, is amended— (1) by striking out "automatically extended by two years" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than six years"; and (2) by striking out "eighth anniversary" and inserting in lieu thereof "last day of the term". (h) Section 2135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "1978" and inserting in lieu thereof "1980".

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