PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1015 Subtitle C—Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Administration of end strengths. Sec. 422. Active duty end strength exemption for National Guard and reserve personnel performing funeral honors functions. Subtitle D—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Enhanced flexibihty for management of senior general and flag officer positions. Sec. 502. Certifications of satisfactory performance for retirement of officers in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 503. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 504. Temporary reduction of time-in-grade requirement for eligibility for promotion for certain active-duty list officers in grades of first lieutenant and lieutenant (junior grade). Sec. 505. Authority for promotion without selection board consideration for all fiiliy qualified officers in grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (jimior grade) in the Navy. Sec. 506. Authority to adjust date of rank of certain promotions delayed by reason of unusual circumstances. Sec. 507. Authority for limited extension of medical deferment of mandatory retirement or separation. Sec. 508. Authority for limited extension on active duty of members subject to mandatory retirement or separation. Sec. 509. Exemption from certain administrative limitations for retired officers ordered to active duty as defense or service attaches. Sec. 510. Officer in charge of United States Navy Band. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Personnel Policy Sec. 511. Placement on active-duty Ust of certain Reserve officers on active duty for a period of three years or less. Sec. 512. Exception to baccalaureate degree requirement for appointment of Reserve officers to grades above first lieutenant. Sec. 513. Improved disability benefits for certain reserve component members. Sec. 514. Time-in-grade requirement for reserve component officers retired with a nonservice-connected disability. Sec. 515. Equal treatment of Reserves and full-time active duty members for purposes of managing personnel deployments. Sec. 516. Modification of physical examination requirements for members of the Individual Ready Reserve. Sec. 517. Retirement of Reserve members without requirement for formal application or request. Sec. 518. Space-required travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 519. Payment of Federal Employee Health Benefit Program premiiuns for certain Reservists called to active duty in support of contingency operations. Subtitle C—Joint Specialty Officers and Joint Professional Military Education Sec. 521. Nominations and promotions for joint specialty officers. Sec. 522. Joint duty credit. Sec. 523. Retroactive joint service credit for duty in certain joint task forces. Sec. 524. Revision to annual report on joint officer management. Sec. 525. Requirement for selection for joint specialty before promotion to general or flag officer grade. Sec. 526. Independent study of joint officer management and joint professional military education reforms. Sec. 527. Professional development education. Sec. 528. Authority for National Defense University to enroll certain private sector civilians. Sec. 529. Continuation of reserve component professional military education test. Subtitle D—Military Education and Training Sec. 531. Defense Language Institute Foreign Lan^age Center. Sec. 532. Authority for the Marine Corps University to award degree of master of strategic studies.
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