113 STAT. 608 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 SEC. 544. RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH PROFES- SIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM. Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: "(2) Service credited under paragraph (1) counts only for the award of retirement points for computation of years of service under section 12732 of this title and for computation of retired pay under section 12733 of this title. "(3) The number of points credited to a member under paragraph (1) for a year of participation in a course of study is 50. The points shall be credited to the member for one of the years of that participation at the end of each year after the completion of the course of study that the member serves in the Selected Reserve and is credited under section 12732(a)(2) of this title with at least 50 points. The points credited for the participation shall be recorded in the member's records as having been earned in the year of the participation in the course of study.; (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): "(5) A member of the Selected Reserve may be considered to be in an active status while pursuing a course of study under this subchapter only for purposes of sections 12732(a) and 12733(3) of this title.". SEC. 545. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. Section 2107(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned may provide financial assistance, as described in paragraph (1), to a student enrolled in an advanced education program beyond the baccalaureate degree level if the student also is a cadet or midshipman in an advanced training program. Not more than 15 percent of the total number of scholarships awarded under this section in any year may be awarded under this paragraph.". SEC. 546. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR SENIOR ROTC CADETS SELECTED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING. (a) INCREASE.— Section 209(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking "$150 a month" and inserting "$200 a month". 37 USC 209 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999. SEC. 547. CONTINGENT FUNDING INCREASE FOR JUNIOR ROTC PRO- GRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: '*§ 2033. Contingent funding increase "If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for the National Guard Challenge Program under section 509 of title 32 is in excess of $62,500,000, the Secretary of Defense shall (notwithstanding any other provision of law) make the amount in excess of
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