ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY.

SEC. 515. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) Associate Units.— Subsection (a) of section 1131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2540) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Associate Units.— The Secretary of the Army shall require— “(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and “(2) that combat support and combat service support units of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the Sec110 STAT. 309retary) are essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.”. (b) Responsibilities.— Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out “National Guard combat unit” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy”; and (2) by striking out “of the National Guard unit” in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof “of that unit“.