PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 595 transportation, or per diem allowances in connection with that travel.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "18505. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training OCONUS: authority for spacerequired travel. ". (b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.— Section 8023 of Public Law 105-262 (112 Stat. 2302) is repealed. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section Appliaibility. shall apply with respect to travel commencing on or after the 10 US(' 18505 date of the enactment of this Act. ^°^' Subtitle C—Military Technicians SEC. 521. REVISION TO MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) LAW. (a) DEFINITION.— Subsection (a)(1) of section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "section 709" and inserting "section 709(b)"; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting "civilian" after "is assigned to a". (b) DUAL STATUS REQUIREMENT. —Subsection (e) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting "(dual status)" after "military technician" the second place it appears; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking "The Secretary" and inserting "Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary"; and (B) by striking "not to exceed six months" and inserting "up to 12 months". SEC. 522. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT OF TECHNICIANS. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- '§ 10218. Army and Air Force Reserve technicians: conditions for retention; mandatory retirement under
civil service laws "(a) SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).— (1) An individual employed by the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a military technician (dual status) who after the date of the enactment of this section loses dual status is subject to paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may be. "(2) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced annuity, the technician shall be separated not later than 30 days after the date on which dual status is lost. "(3)(A) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is not eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced annuity, the technician shall be offered the opportunity to— "(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a position as a military technician (dual status); or "(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a technician position.
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