MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS

SEC. 509. MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS (a) Relationship to Military Promotions.—A civilian technician of the Army National Guard who is unable to complete required training under the Military Education Program for civilian technicians of the Army National Guard established on August 1, 1985, may not be denied a military promotion solely by reason of the failure to complete such training if the reason for such failure was solely lack of availability of training spaces. (b) Report.—Not later than February 15, 1988, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Military Education Program referred to in subsection (a). The report shall describe— (1) the cost effectiveness of the program; (2) the effect of the program on readiness; and (3) the effect of the program on the sick leave, annual leave, and other benefits of civilian technicians of the Army National Guard and any resulting effect on their morale.