Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 4.djvu/124

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116 STAT. 2552 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 (b) NAME OF OFFICE. —Such subsection is further amended by inserting after the first sentence of paragraph (1) the following new sentence: "Such office shall be known as the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.". SEC. 552. THREE -YEAR FREEZE ON REDUCTIONS OF PERSONNEL OF AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 1559. Personnel limitation "(a) LIMITATION.— During fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, 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— "(A) describes the reduction proposed to be made; "(B) provides the Secretary's rationale for that reduction; and "(C) 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 the 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 January 1, 2002; 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— "(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army Review Boards Agency; "(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board for Correction of Naval Records; and "(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the Air Force Review Boards Agency.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1559. Personnel limitation.". SEC. 553. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES OF INDIVIDUALS AS PROCTORS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST. Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: