PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2693 "(b) APPOINTMENT.— The President, by and with the advice President. and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, from officers of the Marine Corps who— "(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service; "(2) are in a grade above colonel; and "(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of the Navy. "(c) TERM OF OFFICE; GRADE.—(1) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, holds oflTice for a term determined by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, normally four years, but may be removed for cause at any time. He is eligible to succeed himself "(2) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while so serving, has a grade above brigadier general, without vacating the officer's permanent grade. "(d) ANNUAL REPORT. — (1) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, an annual report on the state of the Marine Corps Reserve and the ability of the Marine Corps Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Commandant of the Marine Corps and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time each year that the annual report of the Secretary under section 113 of this title is submitted to Congress.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5143 (as added by subsection (b)) the following new item: "5144. Office of Marine Forces Reserve: appointment of Commander.". (d) CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE. —Section 8038 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(d) BUDGET.— The Chief of Air Force Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Department of the Air Force who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff, is responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Air Force Reserve. As such, the Chief of Air Force Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Air Force Reserve in those areas. "(e) FULL TIME SUPPORT PROGRAM. — (1) The Chief of Air Force Reserve manages, with respect to the Air Force Reserve, the personnel program of the Department of Defense known as the Full Time Support Program. "(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— (1) The Chief of Air Force Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, an annual report on the state of the Air Force Reserve and the ability of the Air Force Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Chief of Air Force Reserve under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time
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