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 94 STAT. 1084

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PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980

marital status, sex, and other pertinent personal characteristics) for the personnel of each such component. (d) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify the number of military personnel in each of the several skill categories needed to respond effectively in situations in which a military conflict is most likely to occur and shall submit a report to the Congress not later than April 2, 1981, containing the results of such study. Such report shall include (1) the estimated shortages in each skill category in each of the situations in which a military conflict is most likely to occur, (2) recommendations for the procedures necessary for locating and obtaining such additional skilled personnel as may be needed by the Armed Forces to respond effectively in such situations, and (3) such recommendations for changes in existing law as may be necessary to facilitate the compilation and maintenance of a current list of personnel who possess the skills required by the Armed Forces to respond effectively in such situations. TITLE IV—RESERVE FORCES AUTHORIZATION OF AVERAGE STRENGTHS

SEC. 401. (a) For fiscal year 1981, the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces shall be programmed to attain average strengths of not less than the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 371,300. (2) The Army Reserve, 204,500. (3) The Naval Reserve, 87,400. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,700. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 94,300. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 58,800. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 11,700. (b) Within the average strengths prescribed in subsection (a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 1981, the following number of reserve component members to be serving on full-time active duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 10,159. (2) The Army Reserve, 5,400. (3) The Naval Reserve, 708. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 67. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 3,207. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 698. (c) The average strength prescribed by subsection (a) 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.

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