MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS IN ACTIVE STATUS SERVING IN JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

SEC. 526. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS IN ACTIVE STATUS SERVING IN JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.(a) Exclusion of army and Air Force Officers Serving in Joint Duty Assignments.—Subsection (b) of section 12004 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph;“(4) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed the number equal to 20 percent of the number of officers authorized for the armed force concerned by subsection (a).”.(b) Exclusion of Navy Officers Serving in Joint Duty Assignments.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “(1)” and all that follows through “as follows:” and inserting the following:“(1) The following Navy reserve officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section:“(A) Those counted under section 526 of this title.“(B) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed the number equal to 20 percent of the number of officers authorized for the Navy in subsection (a).“(2) Of the number of Navy reserve officers authorized by subsection (a), 40 are distributed among the line and staff corps as follows:”.(c) Exclusion of Marine Corps Officers Serving in Joint Duty Assignments.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:“(d) The following Marine Corps reserve officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section:“(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.“(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed the number equal to 20 percent of the number of officers authorized for the Marine Corps in subsection (a).”.