RETROACTIVE JOINT SERVICE CREDIT FOR DUTY IN CERTAIN JOINT TASK FORCES.

SEC. 523. RETROACTIVE JOINT SERVICE CREDIT FOR DUTY IN CERTAIN JOINT TASK FORCES. (a) Authority.—In accordance with section 664(i) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 522, the Secretary 115 STAT. 1098of Defense may award joint service credit to any officer who served on the staff of a United States joint task force headquarters in an operation and during the period set forth in subsection (b) and who meets the criteria specified in such section. To determine which officers qualify for such retroactive credit, the Secretary shall undertake a case-by-case review of the records of officers. (b) Eligible Operations.—Service in the following operations, during the specified periods, may be counted for credit under subsection (a): (1) Operation Northern Watch, during the period beginning on August 1, 1992, and ending on a date to be determined. (2) Operation Southern Watch, during the period beginning on August 27, 1992, and ending on a date to be determined. (3) Operation Able Sentry, during the period beginning on June 26, 1993, and ending on February 28, 1999. (4) Operation Joint Endeavor, during the period beginning on December 25, 1995, and ending on December 19, 1996. (5) Operation Joint Guard, during the period beginning on December 20, 1996, and ending on June 20, 1998. (6) Operation Desert Thunder, beginning on January 24, 1998, and ending on December 15, 1998. (7) Operation Joint Forge, beginning on June 20, 1998, and ending on June 10, 1999. (8) Operation Noble Anvil, beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on July 20, 1999. (9) Operation Joint Guardian, beginning on June 11, 1999, and ending on a date to be determined. (c) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report of the numbers, by service, grade, and operation, of the officers given joint service credit in accordance with this section.