Sec. 502. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR ENHANCED SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS AND EARLY DISCHARGES

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## SEC. 502 REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR ENHANCED SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS AND EARLY DISCHARGES Section 638a of title 10 United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; #####

(B)by striking “, during the period beginning on October 1, 1990,” and all that follows through “December 31, 2012,”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > Any authority provided to the Secretary of a military department under paragraph

(1)shall expire on the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, but such expiration date may not be later than December 31, 2018.” > ; ####

(2)in subsection (b), by striking paragraph

(3)and redesignating paragraph

(4)as paragraph (3); ####

(3)in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > In the case of an action under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Defense may also authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive the five-year period specified in section 638(c) of this title if the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary for the Secretary of that military department to have such authority in order to meet mission needs.” > ; and ####

(4)in subsection (d)— #####

(A)by striking “subsection (b)(4)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “except that during the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2012,” in subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)and inserting “except that through December 31, 2018,”.