107 STAT. 1644 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 Subtitle D—Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for mihtary personnel for fiscal year 1994 a total of $70,183,770,000. The authorization in the preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 1994. TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy SEC. 501. YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SEPARATION PAY FOR REGULAR OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED. (a) PERIOD OF SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY.— Section 1174(a)(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "five" and inserting in lieu thereof "six". 10 USC 1174 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), "°*®- the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any regular officer who is discharged after the date of the enactment of this Act. -^ (2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an officer who on the date of the enactment of this Act nas five or more, but less than six, years of active service in the Armed Forces. SEC. 502. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILTTY FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE AND SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFITS PRO- GRAMS. Sections 1174a(c)(2) and 1175(d)(l) of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking out 'pefore December 5, 1991". SEC. 503. MEMBERS ELIGIBILE FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION BENEFITS. Section 1141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994" after "September 30, 1990,". SEC. 504. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF CERTAIN REGULAR WARRANT OFFICERS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 33A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 580 the following new section: ^§580a. Enhanced authority for selective early discharges "(a) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on October 1, 1999, to take the action set forth in subsection (b) with respect to regular warrant officers of an armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.
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