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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 551

Sec. 551. AUTHORITY FOR DETAIL OF CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AS STUDENTS AT LAW SCHOOLS

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## SEC. 551 AUTHORITY FOR DETAIL OF CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AS STUDENTS AT LAW SCHOOLS ###
(a)In General Section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by inserting “and enlisted members” after “commissioned officers”; #####
(B)by striking “bachelor of laws or”; and #####
(C)by inserting “and enlisted members” after “twenty-five officers”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “or enlisted member” after “officer”; #####
(B)by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following new paragraph (1): > > #### “(1) > > either— > > > ##### “(A) > > have served on active duty for a period of not less than two years nor more than six years and be an officer in the pay grade O-3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; or > > > ##### “(B) > > have served on active duty for a period of not less than four years nor more than eight years and be an enlisted member in the pay grade E-5, E-6, or E-7 as of the time the training is to begin;” > ; #####
(C)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph (1), as amended by subparagraph (B), the following new paragraph (2): > > #### “(2) > > in the case of an enlisted member, meet all requirements for acceptance of a commission as a commissioned officer in the armed forces; and” > ; and #####
(E)in subparagraph
(B)of paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph
(C)of this paragraph, by striking “or law specialist”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in the first sentence, by inserting “and enlisted members” after “Officers”; and #####
(B)in the second sentence, by inserting “or enlisted member” after “officer” each place it appears; ####
(4)in subsection (d), by inserting “and enlistment members” after “officers”; ####
(5)in subsection (e), by inserting “or enlistment member” after “officer”; and ####
(6)in subsection (f), by inserting “or enlisted member” after “officer”. ###
(b)Conforming and Clerical Amendments ####
(1)Heading amendment The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 2004 Detail as students at law schools; commissioned officers; certain enlisted members” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 2001](/us/usc/t10/s2001)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 101 of such titleis amended by striking the item relating to section 2004 and inserting the following new item:" “2004. Detail as students at law schools; commissioned officers; certain enlisted members.” ".
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