108 STAT. 2772 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 "(h) APPLICATION TO COAST GUARD.— The Secretary of Transportation may implement the provisions of this section for the Coast Guard in the same msinner and to the same extent as such section appKes to the Department of Defense.". (g) SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION AND TRAIN- ING.— (1) Section 4483(1) of the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by inserting before the period the following: "with respect to the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard". 10 USC 1143 (2) As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of "°*®- this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement the requirements of the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV of Public Law 102- 484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) for the Coast Guard. 10 USC 1142 (h) LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING. —Funds appropriated or othernote. ^gg jnajie available to the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, or the Department of Veterans Affairs may not be used to carry out subsection (a) or the amendments made by this section. Subtitle E—Other Matters SEC. 551. REPEAL OF REQUIRED REDUCTION IN RECRUITING PERSON- NEL. Section 431 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2400) is repealed. SEC. 552. AUTHORIZED ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTHS FOR ARMY ENLISTED MEMBERS IN PAY GRADE E-8. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "(or, in the case of the Army, 2.5 percent)" after "may not be more than 2 percent". 10 USC 517 note. (b) SPECIAL RuLE FOR 1995.—The percentage applicable to enlisted members of the Army in pay grade E-8 under section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, during 1995 shall be 2.3 percent (rather than the percentage provided by the amendment made by subsection (a)). 10 USC 517 note. (c) INAPPLICABILITY FOR 1994.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the number of enlisted members of the Army on active duty in pay grade E-8 during 1994. 10 USC 4331 SEC. 553. PROmBITION ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL CHARGES OR "°t® FEES FOR ATTENDANCE AT CERTAIN ACADEMIES. (a) PROHIBITION.— Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance at an academy named in subsection (c) may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) EXCEPTION. — The prohibition specified in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any item or service provided to cadets or midshipmen at an academy named in subsection (c) for which a charge or fee is imposed as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation, as the case shall be, shall notify Congress of any change
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