Sec. 405. Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills
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Chapter 1005 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 10144 the following new section: For the purpose of recruiting personnel with the requisite critical skills, the Secretary of each military department, under the direction of the President, may establish and maintain an Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills within the Ready Reserve of each of the reserve components under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. The Secretary of Defense shall outline the requirements for membership in the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills, including providing guidance on— a means for each armed force to establish qualifying critical skills for inclusion in its Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills; the standards and process for selection of individuals who are not otherwise in a reserve status to qualify for Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills of an armed force; requirements for screening and re-evaluation of members in the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills; the training and obligations required for members in the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills; and the use of allowances and nonmonetary incentives to retain members in the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills.
A member of the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills may be ordered to active duty without the consent of the member in accordance with section 12304, or in accordance with any other provision of law authorizing activation of Individual Ready Reserve members. A member of the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills who is mobilized under paragraph
(1)shall be eligible for benefits available to members of the Selected Reserve. . Section 12304(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking or any member and inserting any member ; and by inserting , or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills after under their respective jurisdictions, . There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.