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 98 STAT. 2530

PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984

anniversary and, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, up to the eighth anniversary". ELIGIBILITY FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN SENIOR ROTC PROGRAM

Effective date. 10 USC 2104 note.

SEC. 543. (a) Section 2104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out ", who have at least two academic years remaining at such educational institution" in subsection (a); and (2) by striking out subsection (b)(6) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(6) either— "(A) complete successfully— "(i) the first two years of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course; or "(ii) field training or a practice cruise of not less than six weeks' duration which is prescribed by the Secretary concerned as a preliminary requirement for admission to the advanced course; or "(B) at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, agree in writing to complete field training or a practice cruise, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, within two years after admission to the advanced course.", (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) do not constitute authority for the enactment of new budget authority for a fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1984, PART E—MISCELLANEOUS WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES

10 USC 8251 note.

Study. Report.

SEC. 551. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide that of all persons originally enlisting in the Regular Air Force during the period beginning on October 1, 1986, and ending on September 30, 1988(1) not less than 19 percent of those enlisting during fiscal year 1987 shall be women; and (2) not less than 22 percent of those enlisting during fiscal year 1988 shall be women. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall study the propensity of young women to serve in the military and shall submit a report to Congress with the Secretary's review and analysis of that propensity not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. RESERVE FORCES READINESS

Study. SEC. 552. (a)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of 10 USC 261 note, the various systems used to measure the readiness of reserve units of the Armed Forces and shall implement a measurement system for the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces to provide an objective and uniform evaluation of the readiness of all units of the Armed Forces. The measurement system should be designed to produce information adequate to provide comparisons concerning the readiness of all units. The system for evaluation of the readiness of a unit of an active component should incorporate the performance of any unit of a reserve component affiliated with the active component unit, including the effect of the reserve component unit on the mobilization capability of the active component unit.

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