Sec. 524. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH A SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY

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## SEC. 524 PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH A SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY ###

(a)Prohibition Section 1559(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2025”; ####

(2)by striking “that agency until—” and inserting “that agency.”; and ####

(3)by striking subsections

(1)and (2). ###

(b)Report ####

(1)Report required Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that details a plan to— #####

(A)reduce the backlog of applications before the service review agency of the military department concerned; and #####

(B)maintain the resources required to meet the timeliness standards for disposition of applications before the Corrections Boards under section 1557 of title 10, United States Code, not later than October 1, 2021. ####

(2)Elements Each report under this subsection shall include the following: #####

(A)A description of the current backlog of applications before the service review agency of the military department concerned. #####

(B)The number of personnel required to meet the deadline described in paragraph (1)(B). #####

(C)The plan of the Secretary concerned to modernize the application and review system of the service review agency of the military department concerned.