ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIONAL GUARD.

SEC. 532. ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIONAL GUARD. (a) Designation of Scholarships for Army National Guard.—Section 2107(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(h)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Of the total number of cadets appointed in the financial assistance programs under this section in any year, not less than 100 shall be designated for placement in the program of the Army for service upon commissioning in the Army National Guard, of which one-half shall be for financial assistance awarded for a period of two years and the remainder shall be for financial assistance awarded for a period of four years. A cadet who receives financial assistance under this paragraph and is commissioned in the Army National Guard shall perform service as provided in subsection (b)(5)(B) and may not be accepted for service on active duty pursuant to the member’s voluntary application until the completion of the period of service prescribed in that subsection. The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regulations to ensure a geographical distribution of the cadets who receive financial assistance under this paragraph.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1993.