Sec. 512. Pilot program to allow establishment of active status and inactive status lists of members in the inactive National Guard
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Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force may maintain an active status list and an inactive status list of members in the inactive Army National Guard and the inactive Air National Guard, respectively. The total number of Army National Guard and Air National Guard members, combined, on the active status lists and the inactive status lists assigned to the inactive National Guard may not exceed 10,000 during any period.
The total number of Army National Guard and Air National Guard members, combined, on the active status lists of the inactive National Guard may not exceed 4,000 during any period. The authority under this subsection expires at the close of December 31, 2016. . Subsection
(b)of such section is amended— by striking Under such at the beginning of the first sentence and inserting
(1)Except as provided in paragraph
(2)and under such ; by striking Under such at the beginning of the second sentence and inserting Except as provided in paragraph
(2)and under such ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and ending on December 31, 2016, an enlisted member of the active Army National Guard may be transferred to the inactive Army National Guard without regard to whether the member was formerly enlisted in the inactive Army National Guard and an enlisted member of the active Air National Guard may be transferred to the inactive Air National Guard without regard to whether the member was formerly enlisted in the inactive Air National Guard. . active status Section 101(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: However, in the case of members of the Army National Guard of the United States during any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive Army National Guard under . section 303(d) of title 32, such term means the status of such a member who is not assigned to the inactive status list of the inactive Army National Guard, on another inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve, and in the case of members of the Air National Guard of the United States during any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive Air National Guard under section 303(d) of title 32, such term means the status of such a member who is not assigned to the inactive status list of the inactive Air National Guard, on another inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve. Section 10141 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: During any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive Army National Guard under section 303(d) of title 32— the first sentence of subsection
(b)shall apply only with respect to Reserves assigned to the inactive Army National Guard who are assigned to the inactive status list; and the exclusion of the Army National Guard of the United States under the first sentence of subsection
(c)shall be inapplicable. During any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive Air National Guard under section 303(d) of title 32— the first sentence of subsection
(b)shall apply only with respect to Reserves assigned to the inactive Air National Guard who are assigned to the inactive status list; and the exclusion of the Air National Guard of the United States under the first sentence of subsection
(c)shall be inapplicable. . Paragraph
(3)of section 12732(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: Service in the inactive National Guard (for any period other than a period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive National Guard under section 303(d) of title 32) and service while assigned to the inactive status list of the inactive National Guard (for any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive National Guard under section 303(d) of title 32). . Section 206(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: However, with respect to any period during which there is an inactive status list for the inactive National Guard under . section 303(d) of title 32, the limitation in the preceding sentence shall be applicable to persons assigned to the inactive status list of the inactive National Guard, rather than to persons enlisted in the inactive National Guard. By the end of the pilot period, the Department of Defense shall commission an independent study evaluating the effectiveness of using the active status Inactive National Guard to improve the readiness of the Army National Guard. The study should include, for each year of the pilot, information on 1) how many personnel were transferred to the active status Inactive National Guard; 2) how many of these vacancies were filled with personnel new to the Army National Guard; 3) the additional cost of filling these positions; and 4) impact on drill and annual training participation rates. The study also should assess the impact on medical readiness category 3B personnel transferred to the active status Inactive National Guard, including how long it took them to complete the Integrated Disability Evaluation System
(IDES)process, and how satisfied they were with their unit’s management and collaboration during the IDES process.