Pub. L. 101-511, tit. VIII, sec. 8016

Sec. 8016. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert a position in support of the Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard occupied by, or programmed to be occupied by, a (civilian) military technician to a position to be held by a person in an active duty status or active Guard or Reserve status if that conversion would reduce the total number of positions occupied by, or programmed to be occupied by, (civilian) military technicians of the component concerned, below 71,823: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to support more than 48,692 positions in support of the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard occupied by, or programmed to be occupied by, persons in an active Guard or Reserve status: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to include (civilian) military technicians in computing civilian personnel ceilings, including statutory or administratively imposed ceilings, on activities in support of the Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard.