PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2533 (2) Section 8014(b) of such title is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): "(5) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.", (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE CORRECT STATUTORY TITLE OF GRADE.— Section 5022(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking "(upper half)". SEC. 505. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO REDUCE THREE-YEAR TIME-IN-GRADE REQUmEMENT FOR RETIREMENT IN GRADE FOR OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE MAJOR AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. (a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.— Subsection (a)(2) of section 1370 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001" and inserting "during the period beginning on October 1, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2003"; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs (B) and (C): "(B) In the case of an officer to be retired in a general or flag officer grade, authority provided by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of a military department under subparagraph (A) may be exercised with respect to that officer only if approved by the Secretary of Defense or another civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(C) Authority provided by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of a military department under subparagraph (A) may be delegated within that military department only to a civilian official of that military department appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.". (b) RESERVE OFFICERS.^^ubsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and in that paragraph by striking "this paragraph" and inserting "paragraph (5)"; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(5)"; (B) by striking "in the case of retirements effective during the period beginning on October 17, 1998, and ending on December 31, 2001" and inserting "in the case of transfers to the Retired Reserve and discharges of retirement-qualified officers effective during the period beginning on October 1, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2003"; and (C) by adding at the end (before paragraph (6) as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following new subparagraphs: "(B) In the case of a person who, upon transfer to the Retired Reserve or discharge, is to be credited with satisfactory service in a general or flag officer grade under paragraph (1), authority provided by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of a military
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