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 99 STAT. 632

32 USC 709.

10 USC 8851.

32 USC 709.

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 (b) AIR FORCE.—(1) Section 8848(c) of title 10, United States Code, relating to reserve component officers of the Air Force who may be removed from an active status after completing 28 years of service, is amended to read as follows: "(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may authorize the retention in an active status until age 60 of an officer who would otherwise be removed from an active status under this section who— "(1) is employed as a technician under section 709 of title 32 in a position for which membership in the National Guard is required as a condition of employment; or "(2) is employed as a technician of the Air Force Reserve in a position for which membership in the Air Force Reserve is required as a condition of employment.". (2) Section 8851(c) of such title, relating to reserve component officers of the Air Force Reserve who may be removed from an active status after completing 30 years of service, is amended to read as follows: "(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may authorize the retention in an active status until age 60 of an officer who would otherwise be removed from an active status under this section who— "(1) is employed as a technician under section 709 of title 32 in a position for which membership in the National Guard is required as a condition of employment; or "(2) is employed as a technician of the Air Force Reserve in a position for which membership in the Air Force Reserve is required as a condition of employment.". SEC. 523. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN IN ACTIVE STATUS UNTIL AGE 62 UP TO 10 ARMY RESERVE MAJOR GENERALS

Section 3852 of title 10, United States Code, relating to mandatory retirement or discharge of reserve major generals, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" at the beginning of the text of the section; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer in the reserve grade of major general who would otherwise be removed from an active status under this section may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, be retained in an active status, but not later than the date on which he becomes 62 years of age. Not more than 10 officers may be retained under this subsection at any one time.". SEC. 524. REQUIREMENT OF MUSTER TEST OF ARMY INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (a) REQUIREMENT OF MUSTER TEST.—The Secretary of Defense

shall conduct a test of the ability of the Army to muster members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Army in time of war or national emergency. The test— (1) shall be national in scope; and (2) shall be conducted through voluntary calls to active duty. (b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 1986, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the muster test. The report shall include the findings of the Secretary concerning— (1) the availability and fitness for duty of members of the Army Individual Ready Reserve; and

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