EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 522. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Extension of Program Authority.—Subsection (m) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “No member”; (2) by striking “December 31, 2015” and inserting “December 31, 2019”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) A member may not be reactivated to active duty in the Armed Forces under a pilot program conducted under this section after December 31, 2022.” . (b) Reporting Requirements.—Subsection (k) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and 2017” and inserting “2017, and 2019”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “March 1, 2019” and inserting “March 1, 2023”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) Additional elements for final report.—In addition to the elements required by paragraph (3), the final report under this subsection shall include the following: “(A) A description of the costs to each military department of each pilot program conducted under this section. “(B) A description of the reasons why members choose to participate in the pilot programs. “(C) A description of the members who did not return to active duty at the conclusion of their inactivation from active duty under the pilot programs, and a statement of the reasons why the members did not return to active duty. “(D) A statement whether members were required to perform inactive duty training as part of their participation in the pilot programs, and if so, a description of the members who were required to perform such inactive duty training, a statement of the reasons why the members were required to perform such inactive duty training, and a description of how often the members were required to perform such inactive duty training.” .