INCREASED FITNESS STANDARDS FOR ARMY CLOSE COMBAT FORCE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.

SEC. 577. INCREASED FITNESS STANDARDS FOR ARMY CLOSE COMBAT FORCE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.(a) Implementation.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall implement increased minimum fitness standards as part of the Army Combat Fitness Test for all soldiers of the following military occupational specialties or areas of concentration:(1) 11A. (2) 11B. (3) 11C. (4) 11Z. (5) 12A. (6) 12B. (7) 13A. (8) 13F. (9) 18A. (10) 18B. (11) 18C. (12) 18D. (13) 18E. (14) 18F. (15) 18Z. (16) 19A. (17) 19C. (18) 19D.137 STAT. 279 (19) 19K. (20) 19Z. (b) Briefing.—Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives describing the methodology used to establish standards under subsection (a).