PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2019 SEC; 537. PROHIBITION ON MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES ENTERING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO PRESENT DECORATIONS TO PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONIES. (a) PROHIBITION. —Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ^§ 1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies "(a) PROHIBITION. —^A member of the armed forces may not enter a Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional facility to present a decoration to a person who is incarcerated due to conviction of a serious violent felony. "(b) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) The term 'decoration' means any decoration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces. "(2) The term 'serious violent felony' has the meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies.". Subtitle E—Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and Correction of Military Records SEC. 541. PERSONNEL FREEZE. 10 USC 1551 (a) LIMITATION. —During fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, "°*^" the Secretary of a military department may not carry out any reduction in the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agency for that military department below the baseline number for that agency until— (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report that Reports. describes the reduction proposed to be made, provides the Secretary's rationale for that reduction, and specifies the number of such personnel that would be assigned to duty with that agency after the reduction; and (2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which such report is submitted. (b) BASELINE NUMBER. —The baseline number for a service review agency under this section is— (1) for purposes of the first report with respect to a service review agency under this section, the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with that agency as of October 1, 1997; and (2) for purposes of any subsequent report with respect to a service review agency under this section, the number of such personnel specified in the most recent report with respect to that agency under this section. (c) SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY DEFINED.— In this section, the term "service review agency" means—
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