REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL BY END STRENGTH.

SEC. 312. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL BY END STRENGTH. (a) In General.—Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraph (4); and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting “or” at the end of paragraph (2); (B) by striking out “; or” at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (C) by striking out paragraph (4). (b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 129(a) of such title is amended— 105 STAT. 1336 (1) by striking out “department, (2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “department and (2)”; and (2) by striking out “, and (3)” and all that follows through “fiscal year” in the first sentence.