Sec. 501. Expansion of authority to award constructive service credit for advanced education, experience, or training, upon original appointment as a commissioned officer
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Section 533(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking with cyberspace-related experience or advanced education and inserting with advanced education, special experience, or special training in a designated field ; and by striking critically ; in subparagraph (A)— by striking in a particular cyberspace-related field and inserting in such designated field ; and by striking operational ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking in a cyberspace-related field and inserting in such designated field ; and by striking operational ; by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The amount of constructive service credited an officer under this subsection may not exceed the amount required for the officer to be eligible for an original appointment in the grade of— colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps; or captain in the Navy. ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following new paragraph: In this subsection, the term designated field includes the following: Cyberspace. Any scientific or technical field designated by the Secretary of Defense. Any other field designated by the Secretary of Defense as a field— that requires a high level of skill; and that an insufficient number of officers possess in the military department concerned. . Section 12207 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by striking subsection
(b)or
(e)and inserting subsection (b), (e), or
(g); in subsection (f), by striking or
(e)and inserting (e), or
(g); by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, if the Secretary of a military department determines that the number of commissioned officers serving on the reserve active-status list in an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary with advanced education, special experience, or special training in a designated field is below the number needed, such Secretary may credit any person receiving an original appointment with a period of constructive service for the following: Any period of advanced education in such designated field beyond the baccalaureate degree level if such advanced education is directly related to the needs of the armed force concerned. Special experience or special training in such designated field if such experience or training is directly related to the needs of the armed force concerned. The amount of constructive service credited an officer under this subsection may not exceed the amount required for the officer to be eligible for an original appointment in the grade of— colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps; or captain in the Navy. Constructive service credited an officer under this subsection is in addition to any service credited that officer under subsection
(a)and shall be credited at the time of the original appointment of the officer. In this subsection, the term designated field means any of the following: Cyberspace. Any scientific or technical field designated by the Secretary of Defense. Any other field designated by the Secretary of Defense as a field— that requires a high level of skill; and that an insufficient number of officers possess in the military department concerned. .