Title V

Military Personnel Policy

 

Subtitle E

Other Matters

 

545. Required provision of pre-separation counseling

 

(a) Clarification of requirement for 180 continuous days of active duty service

Subparagraph (A) of section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code (click here), 

(a)Requirement.—
(4)

(A)

Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary concerned shall not provide preseparation counseling to a member who is being discharged or released before the completion of that member’s first 180 continuous days of active duty.

is amended by inserting continuous after first 180.

Why is this necessary? 180 continuous days nearly is defined ONLY by  combat tours. Why are soldiers required to be in service 180 continuous day? I don't like it without a good explanation. 

 

(b) Exclusion of training from periods of active duty

Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

The additional paragraph is added to this subparagraph.

(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term active duty does not include full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.

If the soldier is paid then it is active duty in the military. Why is training diminished in importance? There are not lengthy training periods anymore. There should be lengthy training, but, there isn't. Training is down to nine weeks and then there is specialist training such as the Seals, so what gives? Sequestration? Our soldiers are having their qualifying time cut? That somehow satisfies Sequestration? I think it is an excuse to short change them. More manipulation to get still another tour out of every soldiers? Instead of five tours now the military can squeeze six out of them. I don't think so.

Section 545 needs to be eliminated from the bill.

Title VI

Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits

 

Subtitle B

Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

 

611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities

 

(a) Authorities relating to reserve forces

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

 

(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.

(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus.

(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units.

(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment bonus for persons without prior service.

(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.

(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.

(7) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service.

 

(b)Title 10 authorities relating to health care professionals

The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

"Candidate" indicates a special status that includes training. I do not believe a training program should receive a bonus while eliminated as cumulative time. If a person receives paycheck it is considered qualifying time for all benefits including separation from the military.

 

(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program.

(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.

 

(c) Title 37 authorities relating to health care professionals

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

 

(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and retention bonuses for psychologists.

(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for registered nurses.

(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists.

(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties.

(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental officers.

(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy officers.

(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties.

(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

 

(d)Authorities relating to nuclear officers

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

 

(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service.

(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession bonus.

(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incentive bonus.

 

(e) Authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

This is hideous. On one hand the military gives bonus while at the same time taking away qualifying separation time. No. They get both. They get their bonus and they have their separation time cumulative. If they get paid it is valuable time to be counted in their separation time. There should be NO incentive for anyone to skip training or consider it unimportant. 

 

(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members.

(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers.

(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers.

(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.

(5) Section 335(k), relating to bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions.

(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.

(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay.

(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus.

(10 Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.

 

(f) Other title 37 bonus and special pay authorities

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016:

 

(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention bonus.

(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay.

(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active members.

(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus.

(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new officers in critical skills.

(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage.

(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer between the Armed Forces.

(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer candidates.

 

(g) Authority To provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing

Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016.

Why is the housing allowance temporary? Except for 2008, housing never gets cheaper. As a matter of fact rentals after 2008 became more expensive. 

Title IV 

Military Personnel Authorizations

A Active Forces

 

401. End strengths for active forces

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows:

 

(1) The Army, 475,000.

(2) The Navy, 329,200.

(3) The Marine Corps, 184,000.

(4) The Air Force, 317,000.

 

Total for this section: $1,305,200  Stated as  one million, three hundred and five thousand and two hundred dollars US.

 

B  Reserve Forces

 

411. End strengths for Selected Reserve

 

(a) In general

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2016, as follows:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 342,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 198,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,500.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200.

(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.

 

Total: $817,500  Stated as eight hundred seventeen thousand and five hundred dollars US.

 

(b) End strength reductions

The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—

 

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and

 

(2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.

 

(c) End strength increases

Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.

 

412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2016, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,770.

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,748.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032.

 

Total: $77,005  Stated as seventy-seven thousand and  five dollars US.

 

413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status)

The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:

 

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 26,099.

(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395.

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,104.

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814.

 

Total: $55,598  Stated as fifty-five thousand and five hundred ninety-eight dollars US.

 

414. Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians

 

(a) Limitations

 

(1) National guard

Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed the following:

 

(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600.

(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350.

 

Total: $1,950  Stated as one thousand, nine hundred and fifty dollars US. 

 

(2) Army reserve

The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 595.

 

(3) Air force reserve

The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 90.

 

(b) Non-Dual status technicians defined

In this section, the term non-dual status technician has the meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.

 

415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support

During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

 

Total:  $69,200  Stated as sixty-nine and two hundred dollars US.

 

Overall total for this section: $2,326,453  Stated as two million, three hundred twenty-six thousand and four hundred fifty-three dollars US.

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I wish him a full filling future. He will be exceptionally important to his family. We'll miss him, but, I am sure he'll check in every once in awhile. He should never stop speaking out on behalf of the Middle Class; there simply isn't anyone as qualified to do that.

Title III

Operation and Maintenance

301. Operation and maintenance funding

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:

(1) For the Army, $35,107,546,000.

(2) For the Navy, $42,200,756,000. 

(3) For the Marine Corps, $6,228,782,000.

(4) For the Air Force, $38,191,929,000. 

(5) For Defense-wide activities, $32,440,843,000.

Total: $154,169,856,000. Stated as one hundred fifty-four billion, one hundred sixty-nine million and eight hundred fifty-six thousand dollars US.

 

(6) For the Army Reserve, $2,665,792,000. 

(7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,001,758,000.

(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $277,036,000. 

(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,064,257,000.

(10) For the Army National Guard, $6,717,977,000. 

Total: $13,726,820,000 Stated as thirteen billion, seven hundred twenty-six and eight hundred twenty thousand dollars US.

(11) For the Air National Guard, $6,956,210,000.

(12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,078,000. 

(13) For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $84,140,000.

(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $234,829,000. 

(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $292,453,000.

Total: $7,581,710,000  Stated as seven billion, five hundred eight-one million and seven hundred ten thousand dollars US.

(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, $368,131,000. 

(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, $8,232,000.

(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, $203,717,000. 

(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs, $100,266,000.

(20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, $358,496,000.

 

Total: $1,038,842,000  Stated as one billion, thirty-eight million and eight hundred forty-two thousand dollars US.

Complete Total for this section: $176,517,228,000

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