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 96 STAT. 726

PUBLIC LAW 97-252—SEPT. 8, 1982 the end of fiscal year 1981 shall be credited with the amount of the leave lost and may retain leave in excess of sixty days until the end of fiscal year 1982, but in no case may a member accumulate leave in excess of ninety days. TITLE V—RESERVE FORCES AUTHORIZATION OF AVERAGE STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE

10 USC 261 note.

Reduction.

Increase.

SEC. 501. (a) For fiscal year 1983 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, 407,400. (2) The Army Reserve, 258,700. (3) The Naval Reserve, 105,500. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,300. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 101,100. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 66,000. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 12,000. (b) 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. AUTHORIZATION OF END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES

SEC. 502. Within the average strengths prescribed in section 501, the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 1983, the following number of Reserves 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, 14,419. (2) The Army Reserve, 8,251. (3) The Naval Reserve, 12,038. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 678. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 5,158. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 479. (b) Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national interest, the end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) may be increased by a total of not more than the number equal to 2 percent of the total end strengths prescribed.

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