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 PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 623

(d) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1985, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the effects of the pay and classification systems applicable to civilian employees of the Department of Defense on recruitment and retention of scientists, engineers, technicians, and other highly skilled personnel in scientific and engineering organizations in the Department. PART B—ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL SEC. 511. ADJUSTMENT IN MARINE CORPS OFFICER GRADE TABLE (a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF MARINE CORPS MAJORS.—

The table in section 523(a)(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "2,717", "2,936", "3,154", "3,373", and "3,591" in the items relating to the Marine Corps under the column headed "Major" and inserting in lieu thereof "2,766", "3,085", "3,404", "3,723", and "4,042", respectively. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1985.

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SEC. 512. SERVICE AGREEMENTS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN

(a) MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4348 of title 10, United States Code, relating to agreements of cadets at the United States Military Academy, is amended to read as follows: "§ 4348. Cadets: agreement to serve as officer "(a) Each cadet shall sign an agreement with respect to the cadet's length of service in the armed forces. The agreement shall provide that the cadet agrees to the following: "(1) That the cadet will complete the course of instruction at the Academy. "(2) That upon graduation from the Academy the cadet— "(A) will accept an appointment, if tendered, as a commissioned officer of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force; and "(B) will serve on active duty for at least five years immediately after such appointment. "(3) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) is not tendered or if the cadet is permitted to resign as a regular officer before completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet, the cadet— "(A) will accept an appointment as a commissioned officer as a Resen'e for service in the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve; and "(B) will remain in that reserve component until completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet. "(b)(1) The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Army Reserve, and may order to active duty for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed four years), a cadet who breaches an agreement under subsection (a). The period of time for which a cadet is ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be determined without regard to section 651(a) of this title. "(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Army Reserve under paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the Secretary. "(3) For the purposes of pargigraph (1), a cadet shall be considered to have breached an agreement under subsection (a) if the cadet is separated from the Academy under circumstances which the Sec-

98 Stat. 2529.

10 USC 651.

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