PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2529 Subtitle E—Decorations, Awards, and Commendations Sec. 541. Waiver of time limitations for award of Army Distinguished-Service Cross to certain persons. Sec. 542. Option to convert award of Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded for Operation Frequent Wind to Vietnam Service Medal. Sec. 543. Korea Defense Service Medal. Sec. 544. Commendation of military chaplains. Subtitle F—Administrative Matters Sec. 551. Staffing and funding for Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Of- fice. Sec. 552. Three-year freeze on reductions of personnel of agencies responsible for review and correction of military records. Sec. 553. Authority for acceptance of voluntary services of individuals as proctors for administration of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test. Sec. 554. Extension of temporary early retirement authority. Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Minorities and Women in the Armed Forces Sec. 561. Surveys of racial and ethnic issues and of gender issues in the Armed Forces. Sec. 562. Annual report on status of female members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 563. Wear of abayas by female members of the Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia. Subtitle H—BeneHts Sec. 571. Department of Defense support for persons participating in military funeral honors details. Sec. 572. Emergency leave of absence program. Sec. 573. Enhanced flexibility in medical loan repayment program. Sec. 574. Destinations authorized for Government paid transportation of enlisted personnel for rest and recuperation absence upon extending duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 575. Vehicle storage in lieu of transportation when member is ordered to a nonforeign duty station outside continental United States. Subtitle I—Reports Sec. 581. Quadrennial q^uality of life review. Sec. 582. Report on desirability and feasibility of consolidating separate courses of basic instruction for judge advocates. Sec. 583. Reports on efforts to resolve status of Captain Michael Scott Speicher, United States Navy. Sec. 584. Report on volunteer services of members of the reserve components in emergency response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF GOOD-OF-THE -SERVICE WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS APPOINTED TO A RESERVE CHIEF OR GUARD DIRECTOR POSITION. (a) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR SIGNIFICANT JOINT DUTY EXPERIENCE. —Sections 3038(b)(4), 5143(b)(4), 5144(b)(4), 8038(b)(4), and 10506(a)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code, are each amended by striking "October 1, 2003" and inserting "December 31, 2004". (b) REPORT ON FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENT.— Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit Deadline, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report— (1) setting forth the steps that have been taken by the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure that Reserve and National Guard officers receive significant joint duty experience; and (2) specifying the date by which no further extension of the waiver authority under the sections amended by subsection (a) will be required.
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