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                    preparedness to respond to emergencies resulting 
                    from a chemical, biological, radiological, or 
                    nuclear attack.

               TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                        Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Temporary variation in DOPMA authorized end strength 
                    limitations for active duty Air Force and Navy 
                    officers in certain grades.
Sec. 403. Certain general and flag officers awaiting retirement not to 
                    be counted.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
                    Reserves.
Sec. 413. Counting of certain active component personnel assigned in 
                    support of reserve component training.
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
                    serve on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Reserves on active duty in support of cooperative threat 
                    reduction programs not to be counted.
Sec. 416. Reserves on active duty for military-to-military contacts and 
                    comparable activities not to be counted.

               Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads.

               Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

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Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
Sec. 432. Authorization for increase in active-duty end strengths.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Joint officer management.
Sec. 502. Retired grade for officers in grades above major general and 
                    rear admiral.
Sec. 503. Wearing of insignia for higher grade before promotion.
Sec. 504. Authority to extend transition period for officers selected 
                    for early retirement.
Sec. 505. Army officer manning levels.
Sec. 506. Authority for medical department officers other than 
                    physicians to be appointed as Surgeon General.
Sec. 507. Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.
Sec. 508. Authority for temporary promotions for certain Navy 
                    lieutenants with critical skills.
Sec. 509. Retirement for years of service of Directors of Admissions of 
                    Military and Air Force academies.

           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

Sec. 511. Extension of certain Reserve officer management authorities.
Sec. 512. Mobilization income insurance program for members of Ready 
                    Reserve.
Sec. 513. Military technician full-time support program for Army and Air 
                    Force reserve components.
Sec. 514. Revisions to Army Guard Combat Reform Initiative to include 
                    Army Reserve under certain provisions and make 
                    certain revisions.
Sec. 515. Active duty associate unit responsibility.
Sec. 516. Leave for members of reserve components performing public 
                    safety duty.
Sec. 517. Department of Defense funding for National Guard participation 
                    in joint disaster and emergency assistance 
                    exercises.

                   Subtitle C--Decorations and Awards

Sec. 521. Award of Purple Heart to persons wounded while held as 
                    prisoners of war before April 25, 1962.
Sec. 522. Authority to award decorations recognizing acts of valor 
                    performed in combat during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 523. Military intelligence personnel prevented by secrecy from 
                    being considered for decorations and awards.
Sec. 524. Review regarding upgrading of Distinguished-Service Crosses 
                    and Navy Crosses awarded to Asian-Americans and 
                    Native American Pacific Islanders for World War II 
                    service.
Sec. 525. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon 
                    service in El Salvador.
Sec. 526. Procedure for consideration of military decorations not 
                    previously submitted in timely fashion.

                 Subtitle D--Officer Education Programs

                        Part I--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Revision of service obligation for graduates of the service 
                    academies.
Sec. 532. Nominations to service academies from Commonwealth of the 
                    Northern Marianas Islands.
Sec. 533. Repeal of requirement for athletic director and 
                    nonappropriated fund account for the athletics 
                    programs at the service academies.
Sec. 534. Repeal of requirement for program to test privatization of 
                    service academy preparatory schools.

                 Part II--Reserve Officer Training Corps

Sec. 541. ROTC access to campuses.
Sec. 542. ROTC scholarships for the National Guard.
Sec. 543. Delay in reorganization of Army ROTC regional headquarters 
                    structure.
Sec. 544. Duration of field training or practice cruise required under 
                    the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
Sec. 545. Active duty officers detailed to ROTC duty at senior military 
                    colleges to serve as Commandant and Assistant 
                    Commandant of Cadets and as tactical officers.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 551. Report concerning appropriate forum for judicial review of 
                    Department of Defense personnel actions.

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Sec. 552. Comptroller General review of proposed Army end strength 
                    allocations.
Sec. 553. Report on manning status of highly deployable support units.
Sec. 554. Review of system for correction of military records.
Sec. 555. Report on the consistency of reporting of fingerprint cards 
                    and final disposition forms to the Federal Bureau of 
                    Investigation.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Equalization of accrual of service credit for officers and 
                    enlisted members.
Sec. 562. Army Ranger training.
Sec. 563. Separation in cases involving extended confinement.
Sec. 564. Limitations on reductions in medical personnel.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning personnel tempo rates.
Sec. 566. Separation benefits during force reduction for officers of 
                    commissioned corps of National Oceanic and 
                    Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 567. Discharge of members of the Armed Forces who have the HIV-1 
                    virus.
Sec. 568. Revision and codification of Military Family Act and Military 
                    Child Care Act.
Sec. 569. Determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons.
Sec. 570. Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military 
                    Support.

      Subtitle G--Support for Non-Department of Defense Activities

Sec. 571. Repeal of certain civil-military programs.
Sec. 572. Training activities resulting in incidental support and 
                    services for eligible organizations and activities 
                    outside the Department of Defense.
Sec. 573. National Guard civilian youth opportunities pilot program.
Sec. 574. Termination of funding for Office of Civil-Military Programs 
                    in Office of the Secretary of Defense.

           TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1996.
Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for subsistence for members 
                    residing without dependents in Government quarters.
Sec. 603. Election of basic allowance for quarters instead of assignment 
                    to inadequate quarters.
Sec. 604. Payment of basic allowance for quarters to members in pay 
                    grade E-6 who are assigned to sea duty.
Sec. 605. Limitation on reduction of variable housing allowance for 
                    certain members.
Sec. 606. Clarification of limitation on eligibility for family 
                    separation allowance.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay for nurse officer 
                    candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
                    anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authority relating to payment of other bonuses 
                    and special pays.
Sec. 614. Codification and extension of special pay for critically short 
                    wartime health specialists in the Selected Reserves.
Sec. 615. Hazardous duty incentive pay for warrant officers and enlisted 
                    members serving as air weapons controllers.
Sec. 616. Aviation career incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Clarification of authority to provide special pay for nurses.
Sec. 618. Continuous entitlement to career sea pay for crew members of 
                    ships designated as tenders.
Sec. 619. Increase in maximum rate of special duty assignment pay for 
                    enlisted members serving as recruiters.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 621. Repeal of requirement regarding calculation of allowances on 
                    basis of mileage tables.
Sec. 622. Departure allowances.
Sec. 623. Transportation of nondependent child from member's station 
                    overseas after loss of dependent status while 
                    overseas.
Sec. 624. Authorization of dislocation allowance for moves in connection 
                    with base realignments and closures.

     Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-living adjustments 
                    for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.

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Sec. 632. Denial of non-regular service retired pay for Reserves 
                    receiving certain court-martial sentences.
Sec. 633. Report on payment of annuities for certain military surviving 
                    spouses.
Sec. 634. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World 
                    War II veterans who served as guerilla fighters in 
                    the Philippines.
Sec. 635. Authority for relief from previous overpayments under minimum 
                    income widows program.
Sec. 636. Transitional compensation for dependents of members of the 
                    Armed Forces separated for dependent abuse.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 641. Payment to survivors of deceased members for all leave 
                    accrued.
Sec. 642. Repeal of reporting requirements regarding compensation 
                    matters.
Sec. 643. Recoupment of administrative expenses in garnishment actions.
Sec. 644. Report on extending to junior noncommissioned officers 
                    privileges provided for senior noncommissioned 
                    officers.
Sec. 645. Study regarding joint process for determining location of 
                    recruiting stations.
Sec. 646. Automatic maximum coverage under Servicemen's Group Life 
                    Insurance.
Sec. 647. Termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for members 
                    of the Ready Reserve who fail to pay premiums.

                    TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Modification of requirements regarding routine physical 
                    examinations and immunizations under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 702. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
                    and disability benefits for certain Reserves.
Sec. 703. Medical care for surviving dependents of retired Reserves who 
                    die before age 60.
Sec. 704. Medical and dental care for members of the Selected Reserve 
                    assigned to early deploying units of the Army 
                    Selected Reserve.
Sec. 705. Dental insurance for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 706. Permanent authority to carry out specialized treatment 
                    facility program.

                       Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Definition of TRICARE program.
Sec. 712. Priority use of military treatment facilities for persons 
                    enrolled in managed care initiatives.
Sec. 713. Staggered payment of enrollment fees for TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Requirement of budget neutrality for TRICARE program to be 
                    based on entire program.
Sec. 715. Training in health care management and administration for 
                    TRICARE lead agents.
Sec. 716. Pilot program of individualized residential mental health 
                    services.
Sec. 717. Evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness.
Sec. 718. Sense of Congress regarding access to health care under 
                    TRICARE program for covered beneficiaries who are 
                    medicare eligible.

           Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Delay of termination of status of certain facilities as 
                    Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 722. Limitation on expenditures to support Uniformed Services 
                    Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 723. Application of CHAMPUS payment rules in certain cases.
Sec. 724. Application of Federal Acquisition Regulation to participation 
                    agreements with Uniformed Services Treatment 
                    Facilities.
Sec. 725. Development of plan for integrating Uniformed Services 
                    Treatment Facilities in managed care programs of 
                    Department of Defense.
Sec. 726. Equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing requirements 
                    for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 727. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirement 
                    regarding Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.

    Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

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