AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PERIOD FOR ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM.

SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PERIOD FOR ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. (a) Authority.— Section 513(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: “The Secretary concerned may extend the 365-day period for any person for up to an additional 180 days if the Secretary determines 110 STAT. 2515that it is in the best interests of the armed force of which that person is a member to do so.”. (b) Technical Amendments.— Section 513(b) of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”; (2) by designating the third sentence as paragraph (2); and (3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by striking out “the preceding sentence” and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (1)”.