[H.A.S.C. No. 95-56] HEARINGS ON MILITARY POSTURE AND H.R. 10929 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALSO H.R. 7431 ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN ON NAVY SHIPS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Part 5 of 7 Parts MILITARY PERSONNEL-TITLE III, ACTIVE FORCES; TITLE V, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL; TITLE VI, HEARINGS HELD FEBRUARY 15, 22, 23, 24, 27, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 24-835 O WASHINGTON: 1978 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office [H.R. 10929, 95th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1979, for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loads, and to authorize appropriations for civil defense, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE III-ACTIVE FORCES SEC. 301. For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1978, and ending September 30, 1979, each component of the Armed Forces is authorized an end strength for active duty personnel as follows: (1) The Army, 771,700; (2) The Navy, 521,700; (3) The Marine Corps, 190,000; (4) The Air Force, 565,600. SEC. 302. (a) The computation of the annually authorized end strength for the active military personnel of any component of the Armed Forces for any fiscal year shall include all personnel of that Armed Forces component on active duty who are paid by or through that component's active military personnel appropriation, subject to the exclusions contained in subsection (b). (b) In computing the authorized end strength for the active duty personnel of any component of the Armed Forces for any fiscal year, there shall not be included (1) civil works officers; (2) members paid from appropriations for the Reserve Components; (3) Reserves ordered to active duty in time of war, or national emergency declared by Congress or the President after January 1, 1978; (4) units and members of the Selected Reserve ordered to active duty (other than for training) under section 673b of title 10, United States Code; (5) members of the Army National Guard or members of the Air National Guard called into Federal service under sections 3500 or 8500 of the title 10, United States Code; (6) members of the militia of any State called into Federal service under chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code; (7) Reserves ordered to temporary active duty for administration of the Reserves who are covered by section 678 of title 10, United States Code; (8) Reserves on active duty filling positions in accordance with the provisions of section 265 of title 10, United States Code; and (9) Reserves on active duty for training. (c) Title 10, United States Code, is amended (1) by striking out", but shall not be counted against any prescribed military strengths" in section 2114(b); (2) by striking out clauses (1) and (5) in subsection (a) and clauses (1) and (4) in subsection (b) of section 3201; (3) by repealing section 3230 and by striking out the corresponding item for that section in the chapter analysis of chapter 331; (4) by repealing sections 5415 and 5416 and by striking out the corresponding items for those sections from the chapter analysis of chapter 531; (5) by striking out clauses (1), (2), and (6) in subsection (a) and clauses (1) and (4) in subsection (b) of section 8201; and (6) by repealing section 8230 and by striking out the corresponding item for that section in the chapter analysis of chapter 831. |