123STA T . 22 7 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9Sec.593 . Modif ic at io n of m atc h in g f u nd r e q uirement s under N ationa lG uard Y outh C hallenge P rogram. Sec. 59 4 . Exp ansion of Militar yL eadership D i v ersity Commission to include re - serve component representatives. Sec. 595. Expansion of suicide prevention and community healing and response training under the Yello wR i b bon Reintegration Program. Sec. 59 6 . Comprehensive plan on prevention , diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders and disposition of substance abuse offenders in the A rmed F orces. Sec. 59 7 . Reports on Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program and other reintegration programs. Sec. 59 8 . Reports on progress in completion of certain incident information man- agement tools. Subti t leA—Of fi c e rP er son nel Polic ySEC.501 . GRAD E OFL EGAL CO UN SEL T OT H E CHA I R M AN OF THE J OINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. (a)INGE NE RAL.—Section156 (c) o f tit l e1 0,U nite d State sC ode, isa m ended by st r i k in g‘ ‘, wh ile so ser v ing, hold the ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘be a p pointed in the reg u lar’’. (b) EF FE CTIV E D ATE.— T he amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this A ct, and shall apply with respect to individuals appointed as L egal Counsel to the Chairman of the J oint Chiefs of Staff on or after that date. SEC. 50 2 . MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTI V E DUT Y . (a) R E PO RT ON STAT U TE S E X CLU D IN G CERTAIN O FFICERS ON ACTIVE DUT Y IN GENERAL AND F LAG OFFICER GRADES FRO M LIMITA - TIONS ON AUT H ORI Z ED STRENGTHS OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.— N ot later than April 1, 2 010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the H ouse of Representatives a report setting forth the following
(1) An assessment of the provisions of title 10, United States Code, that e x clude commissioned officers of the Armed Forces on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades from the limitations on the authori z ed strengths of general and flag officers, including— (A) a list of each such provision
and ( B ) for each such provision— (i) a statement whether such provision is redun- dant or necessary in light of recent legislation on such provision or related provisions; and (ii) an assessment of the impact of the repeal of such provision on the Department of Defense. (2) A specific, comprehensive description of the legislative actions, including technical and conforming changes, necessary to conform sections 525, 526, and 52 8 of title 10, United States Code (and any other applicable provisions of such title), with the assessment re q uired by paragraph (1) with a view towards increasing the transparency and comprehensiveness on the number of general and flag officers serving on active duty. ( 3 ) An assessment of the following: (A) W hether the authorized numbers of general and flag officers in an active status under section 1200 4 (a) of title 10, United States Code, are adequate to provide 10USC 1 56note.
