restriction on transfer from ready reserve to standby reserve

restriction on transfer from ready reserve to standby reserve Sec. 405. (a)(1) Section 269 of title 10, United States Code, relating to transfers from the Ready Reserve, is amended— (A) by striking out “eligible to transfer” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “transferred”; (B) by striking out the colon at the end of the third sentence in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (C) by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(e) Subject to subsection (g) and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member in the Ready Reserve may be transferred to the Standby Reserve.”; and (D) by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(f) A Reserve who is qualified and so requests may be transferred to the Retired Reserve under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and, in the case of the Secretary of a military department, approved by the Secretary of Defense.”. (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a member of the Ready Reserve of an Armed Force who served on active duty (other than for training) before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Section 271 of such title, relating to continuous screening of the Ready Reserve, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “Under regulations”; (2) by striking out “significance” in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “significant”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, any member of the Ready Reserve who is designated as a member not to be retained in the Ready Reserve as a result of screening under subsection (a) shall, as appropriate, be transferred to the Standby Reserve, discharged, or, if such member is eligible and applies therefor, transferred to the Retired Reserve.”. (c)(1) Section 511(b) of such title, relating to terms of enlistments in Reserve components, is amended— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by striking out “the Secretary concerned” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy”; and (ii) by striking out “sections 451–473 of title 50, appendix” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451–473)”; and 92 STAT. 1616 (B) in the second sentence— (i) by inserting “not less than” in clause (1) before “two years” and by adding “and” at the end of such clause; (ii) by striking out clause (2); and (iii) by redesignating clause (3) as clause (2) and striking out “Standby Reserve” in such clause and inserting in lieu thereof “Ready Reserve”. (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a person who enlisted as a Reserve for service in the Armed Forces under section 511(b) of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d)(1) Chapter 37 of such title, relating to general service requirements, is amended by adding after section 651 the following new section: “§ 652. Ready Reserves: requirement of notification of change of status “Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, each member of the Ready Reserve who is not a member of the Selected Reserve shall notify the Secretary concerned of any change in such member’s address, marital status, number of dependents, or civilian employment and of any change in such member’s physical condition which would prevent him from meeting the physical or mental standards prescribed for his armed force.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 651 the following new item: “652. Ready Reserves: requirement of notification of change of status.”.