RESERVE COMPONENT CHIEFS.

SEC. 1212. RESERVE COMPONENT CHIEFS. (a) Chief of Army Reserve.— Section 3038 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(d) Budget.— The Chief of Army Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Department of the Army who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff, is responsible for justification and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Army Reserve. As such, the Chief of Army Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Army Reserve in those areas. “(e) Full Time Support Program.— The Chief of Army Reserve manages, with respect to the Army Reserve, the personnel program of the Department of Defense known as the Full Time Support Program. “(f) Annual Report.— (1) The Chief of Army Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, an annual report on the state of the Army Reserve and the ability of the Army Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Chief of Staff of the Army and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. “(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Chief of Army Reserve under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time each year that the annual report of the Secretary under section 113 of this title is submitted to Congress.” (b) Chief of Naval Reserve.— (1) Chapter 513 of such title is amended by inserting after section 5142a the following new section: “§5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of Chief “(a) Establishment of Office: Chief of Naval Reserve.— There is in the executive part of the Department of the Navy, on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, an Office of the 110 STAT. 2692Naval Reserve, which is headed by a Chief of Naval Reserve. The Chief of Naval Reserve— “(1) is the principal adviser on Naval Reserve matters to the Chief of Naval Operations; and “(2) is the commander of the Naval Reserve Force. “(b) Appointment.— The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of Naval Reserve from officers who— “(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service; “(2) are in a grade above captain; and “(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of the Navy. “(c) Grade.— (1) The Chief of Naval Reserve holds office for a term determined by the Chief of Naval Operations, normally four years, but may be removed for cause at any time. He is eligible to succeed himself. “(2) The Chief of Naval Reserve, while so serving, has a grade above rear admiral (lower half), without vacating the officer’s permanent grade. “(d) Budget.— The Chief of Naval Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Department of the Navy who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, is responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Naval Reserve. As such, the Chief of Naval Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Naval Reserve in those areas. “(e) Annual Report.— (1) The Chief of Naval Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, an annual report on the state of the Naval Reserve and the ability of the Naval Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Chief of Naval Operations and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. “(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Chief of Naval Reserve under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time each year that the annual report of the Secretary under section 113 of this title is submitted to Congress.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5142a the following new item: “5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of Chief.”. (c) Chief of Marine Forces Reserve.— (1) Chapter 513 of such title is amended by inserting after section 5143 (as added by subsection (b)) the following new section: “§5144. Office of Marine Forces Reserve: appointment of Commander “(a) Establishment of Office; Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.— There is in the executive part of the Department of the Navy an Office of the Marine Forces Reserve, which is headed by the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve. The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Marine Forces Reserve matters. 110 STAT. 2693 “(b) Appointment.— The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, from officers of the Marine Corps who— “(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service; “(2) are in a grade above colonel; and “(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of the Navy. “(c) Term of Office; Grade.— (1) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, holds office for a term determined by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, normally four years, but may be removed for cause at any time. He is eligible to succeed himself. “(2) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while so serving, has a grade above brigadier general, without vacating the officer’s permanent grade. “(d) Annual Report.— (1) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, an annual report on the state of the Marine Corps Reserve and the ability of the Marine Corps Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Commandant of the Marine Corps and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. “(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time each year that the annual report of the Secretary under section 113 of this title is submitted to Congress.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5143 (as added by subsection (b)) the following new item: “5144. Office of Marine Forces Reserve: appointment of Commander.”. (d) Chief of Air Force Reserve.— Section 8038 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(d) Budget.— The Chief of Air Force Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Department of the Air Force who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff, is responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Air Force Reserve. As such, the Chief of Air Force Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Air Force Reserve in those areas. “(e) Full Time Support Program.— (1) The Chief of Air Force Reserve manages, with respect to the Air Force Reserve, the personnel program of the Department of Defense known as the Full Time Support Program. “(f) Annual Report.— (1) The Chief of Air Force Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, an annual report on the state of the Air Force Reserve and the ability of the Air Force Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions. “(2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the annual report of the Chief of Air Force Reserve under paragraph (1) to Congress, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be transmitted at the same time 110 STAT. 2694each year that the annual report of the Secretary under section 113 of this title is submitted to Congress.”. (e) Conforming Amendment — Section 641(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting “5143, 5144,” after “3038,”.