Sec. 510. LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

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## SEC. 510 LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ###

(a)In General Subsection

(a)of section 664 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “assignment—” and all that follows and inserting “assignment shall be not less than two years.”. ###

(b)Repeal of Authority for Shorter Length for Officers Initially Assigned to Critical Occupational Specialties Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c). ###

(c)Exclusions From Tour Length Subsection

(d)of such section is amended— ####

(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the standards prescribed in subsection (a)” and inserting “the requirement in subsection (a)”; ####

(2)in paragraph (1)(D), by striking “assignment—” and all that follows and inserting “assignment as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in regulations.”; ####

(3)by striking paragraph (2); ####

(4)by redesignating paragraph

(3)as paragraph (2); and ####

(5)in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph

(4)of this subsection, by striking “the applicable standard prescribed in subsection (a)” and inserting “the requirement in subsection (a)”. ###

(d)Repeal of Average Tour Length Requirements Such section is further amended by striking subsection (e). ###

(e)Full Tour of Duty Subsection

(f)of such section is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “standards prescribed in subsection (a)” and inserting “the requirement in subsection (a)”; ####

(2)by striking paragraphs

(2)and (4); ####

(3)by redesignating paragraphs (3), (5), and

(6)as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and ####

(4)in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph

(3)of this subsection, by striking “, but not less than two years”. ###

(f)Constructive Credit Subsection

(h)of such section is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(1)”; ####

(2)by striking “accord” and inserting “award”; and ####

(3)by striking paragraph (2). ###

(g)Conforming Amendments Such section is further amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g), and (h), as amended by this section, as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; ####

(2)in paragraph

(2)of subsection (c), as so redesignated and amended, by striking “subsection (f)(3)” and inserting “subsection (d)(2)”. ####

(3)paragraph

(2)of subsection (d), as so redesignated and amended, by striking “subsection (g)” and inserting “subsection (e)”; ####

(4)in subsection (e), as so redesignated and amended, by striking “subsection (f)(3)” and inserting “subsection (d)(2)”; and ####

(5)in subsection (f), as so redesignated and amended, by striking “paragraphs (1), (2), and

(4)of subsection (f)” and inserting “subsection (d)(1)”.