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348 PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT.
Repeal. SEC. 2. (a) Title I I of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
64 Stat. 1019. 811-826) is hereby repealed.
80 Stat. 559. (b) Scction 8312(c)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking o u t " , 822 (conspiracy or evasion of apprehension
during internal security emergency), or 823 (aiding evasion or appre-
hension during internal security emergency)".
73 Stat. 4 5 3 . (c) Clause (4) of section 3505(b) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:" (4) in section 4 of the Internal Security
Act of 1950.".
Approved September 25, 1971.
Public Law 92-129
September 28, 1971 ^^ ACT
[H. R. 6531] ']^Q amend the Military Selective Service Act of 1967; to increase military pay;
to authorize military active duty strengths for fiscal year 1972; and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Military Seiec- JJnited States of America in Conqress assembled.
tive Service Act ^ "^
of 1967, amend-
ments, T I T L E I—AMENDMENTS TO T H E MILITARY SELECTIVE
S E E V I C E A C T O F 1967; R E L A T E D P R O V I S I O N S
SEC. 101. (a) The Military Selective Service Act of 1967, as
amended, is amended as follows:
Short title (1) Section 1(a) is amended to read as follows:
redesignation.
srsrauToo. " ( a ) This Act may be cited as the 'Military Selective Service Act'."
451° ^^*^ ^^^' (^) Section 3 is amended to read as follows:
Registration, "SEC. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this title, it shall be the
65 Stat. 76. d u t y of evcry male citizen of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d every other m a l e
453. ^^^' person residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed
for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of
eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registra-
tion at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner, as
shall be determined by proclamation of the President and by rules
and regulations prescribed hereunder. The provisions of this section
shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United
States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a) (15) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, as amended (66 Stat. 163; 8 U.S.C. 1101),
for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status
in the United States."
Induction. (3) x h e first two paragraphs of section 4(a) are amended to read as
454. lollows:
"Except as otherwise provided in this title, every person required to
register pursuant to section 3 of this title who is between the ages of
eighteen years and six months and twenty-six years, at the time fixed
for his registration, or who attains the age of eighteen years and six
months after having been required to register pursuant to section 3
of this title, or who is otherwise liable as provided in section 6(h) of
Post, p. 350. this title, shall be liable for training and service in the Armed Forces
of the United States: Provided^ That each registrant shall be inmie-
diately liable for classification and examination, and shall, as soon
as practicable following his registration, be so classified and examined,
both physically and mentally, in order to determine his availability for
induction for training and service in the Armed Forces: Provided
further^ That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any reg-
istrant who has failed or refused to report for induction shall continue
to remain liable for induction and when available shall be immediately
inducted. The President is authorized, from time to time, whether or
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 349
not a state of war exists, to select and induct into the Armed Forces of
the United States for training and service in the manner provided
in this title (including but not limited to selection and induction by
age group or age groups) such number of persons as may be required
to provide and maintain the strength of the Armed Forces.
"At such time as the period of active service in the Armed Forces
required under this title of persons who have not attained the nine-
teenth anniversary of the day of their birth has been reduced or elimi-
nated pursuant to^the provisions of section 4(k) of this title, and except 80"^^^^ ggg"'
as otherwise provided in this title, every person who is required to reg- so use app.
ister imder this title and who has not attained the nineteenth anniver- '*^'*'
sary of the day of his birt,h on therdate such period of active service is
reduced or eliminated or who is otherwise liable as provided in section
6(h) of this title, shall be liable for training in the National Security ^°^'' P- ^SO.
Training Corps: Provided^ That persons deferred under the provisions
of section 6 of this title shall not be relieved from liability for induc- 50 !1 Stat. 100.
u s e app.
tion into the National Security Training Corps solely by r-eason of 455"^
having exceeded the age of nineteen years during the pei-iod of such
deferment. The President is authorized, from time to time, whether
or not a state of war exists, to select and induct for training in the
National Security Training Corps as hereinafter provided such num-
ber of persons as may be required to further the purposes of this title."
(4) The fourth paragraph of section 4(a) is amended by striking out 65 Stat. 77.
50 u s e app.
"Secretary of the Treasury" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of 454^
Transportation".
(5) Section 4(b) is amended by striking out "Secretary of the Treas- 70A Stat. 630.
ury" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of
Transportation".
(6) Section 4 ( d ) ( 1 ) is amended by striking out "(except a per- 62 Stat. 607.
son enlisted under subsection (g) of this section)",
(7) Section 4(d) (3) is amended by striking out "Secretary of the '^^ ^'^'' ^^"^^
Treasury" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Secre-
tary of Transportation".
(8) The last proviso of section 5(a) is amended by striking out AUens, resi-
"and" at the end of paragraph (1) ; by striking out the period at the Ts'^^st'^t^^ss!'"""**
end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the §3 stat. 220.
word "and"; and by adding a new paragraph as follows: 45^5° ^^^ °^^'
" (3) no local board shall order for induction for training and service
in the Armed Forces of the L^nited States an alien unless such alien
shall have resided in the United States for one year."
(9) Section 5 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the .1"'!"'^"°" limita-
following new subsections:
" ( d ) Whenever the President has provided for the selection of per-
sons for training and service in accordance with random selection
under subsection (a) of this section, calls for induction may be placed
under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not more
than 130,000 persons may be inducted into the Armed Forces under
this Act in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and not more than
140,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30,1973, unless a number greater
than that authorized in this subsection for such fiscal year or years is
authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this sub-
section."
(10) The first sentence of section 6(a) (1) is amended by striking tio^ardlVei^^'ent^'
out the period and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following: ' sTstau^TiT '
'•'•PTovided^ That any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence ^o use app.
as defined in paragraph (20) of section 101(a) of the Immigration '*^^*
and Nationality Act, as amended (66 Stat. 163, 8 U.S.C. 1101), and
who by reason of occupational status is subject to adjustment to non-
350 PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT.
immig:rant status under paragraph (15) ( A ) , (15) ( E ) , or (15) (G)
of such section 101(a) but who executes a waiver in accordance with
66 Stat. 218.
8 u s e 1257.
section 247(b) of that Act of all rights, privileges, exemptions, and
immunities which would otherwise accrue to him as a result of that
occupational status, shall be subject to registration under section 3 of
Ante, p . 348. this Act, but shall be deferred from induction for training and service
for so long as such occupational status continues."
Active duty (11) The second sentence of section 6(a) (1) is amended by striking
requirement.
81 Stat. 101. out "eighteen" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
50 u s e a p p . "twelve".
456.
69 Stat. 224. (12) Section 6(b) (3) is amended by striking out "section 4 ( i ) " and
inserting in lieu thereof "section 5 ( a ) " .
62 Stat. 609. (13) Section 6(b) (4) is amended by striking out "or section 4 ( g ) " .
65 Stat. 83; (14) Section 6 ( d ) ( 1 ) is amended by striking out "Secretary of the
69 Stat. 604.
Treasury" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Secre-
tary of Transportation"; and by striking out "section 4(d) (3) of this
Act" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "section 651
of title 10, United States Code".
76 Stat. 167; (15) Section 6(d) (5) is amended by striking out "Environmental
79 Stat. 1318.
Science Services Administration" each time it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration".
Divinity stu-
d e n t s , deferment.
(16) Section 6(g) is amended to read as follows:
" ( g ) (1) Regular or duly ordained ministers of religion, as defined
in this title, shall be exempt from training and service, but not from
registration, under this title.
"(2) Students preparing for the ministry under the direction of
recognized churches or religious organizations, who are satisfactorily
pursuing full-time courses of instruction in recognized theological or
divinity schools, or who are satisfactorily pursuing full-time courses
of instruction leading to their entrance into recognized theological or
divinity schools in which they have been preenroUed, shall be deferred
from training and service, but not from registration, under this
title. Persons who are or may be deferred under the provisions of this
subsection shall remain liable for training and service in the Armed
Ante, p . 348. Forces under the provisions of section 4(a) of this Act until the thirty-
fifth anniversary of the date of their birth. The foregoing sentence
shall not be construed to prevent the exemption or continued defer-
ment of such persons if otherwise exempted or deferrable under any
other provision of this Act."
Repeal, (17) Section 6 ( h ) ( 1 ) is repealed.
81 Stat. 102.
(18) Section 6(h) (2) is amended by striking out the designation
" ( 2 ) " and the word "graduate" from the first sentence.
High school (19) Section 6 (i) (1) is amended to read as follows:
s t u d e n t s , defer
ment. " (1) Any person who is satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of
65 Stat. 85. instruction at a high school or similar institution of learning and is
issued an order for induction shall, upon the facts being presented to
the local board, have his induction postponed (A) until the time of his
graduation therefrom, or (B) until he attains the twentieth anniver-
sary of his birth, or (C) until he ceases satisfactorily to pursue such
course of instruction, whichever is the earliest. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, any person who attains the twentieth anniversary
of his birth after beginning his last academic year of high school shall
have his induction postponed until the end of that academic year if
and so long as he continues to pursue satisfactorily a full-time course
of instruction."
College stu- (20) Section 6 ( i ) ( 2 ) is amended to read as follows:
d e n t s , deferment.
"(2) Any person who while satisfactorily pursuing a full-time
course of instruction at a college, university, or similar institution is
ordered to report for induction under this title, shall, upon the
appropriate facts being presented to the local board, have his induction
postponed (A) until the end of the semester or term, or academic
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 351
year in the case of his last academic year, or (B) until he ceases satis-
factorily to pursue such course of instruction, whichever is the earlier."
(21) Section 6 (j) is amended by (A) striking out in the third sen- Conscientious
objectors,
tence "local board pursuant to Presidential regulations" and inserting 81 Stat. 104.
in lieu thereof "Director"; and (B) adding at the end of such section 50 u s e app.
456.
the following "The Director shall be responsible for finding civilian
work for persons exempted from training and service under this sub-
section and for the placement of such persons in appropriate civilian
work contributing to the maintenance of the national health, safety,
or interest."
Induction ex-
(22) Section 6 (o) is amended to read as follows: emption.
"(o) Except during the period of a war or a national emergency 78 Stat. 296.
declared by Congress, no person may be inducted for training and
service under this title unless he volunteers for such induction—
"(1) if the father or a brother or a sister of such person was
killed in action or died in line of duty while serving in the Armed
Forces after December 31, 1959, or died subsequent to such date
as a result of injuries received or disease incurred in line of duty
during such service, or
" (2) during any period of time in which the father or a brother
or a sister of such person is in a captured or missing status as a
result of such service.
As used in this subsection, the term 'brother' or 'sister' means a brother "Brother,"
"sister."
of the whole blood or a sister of the whole blood, as the case may be."
(23) Section 9(j) is amended by striking out "or Treasury" and 62 Stat. 618}
64 Stat. 1074.
inserting in lieu thereof "or Transportation". 50 u s e app.
(24) Section 10(a) (3) is amended to read as follows: 459.
50 u s e a p p .
" (3) The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with 460.
the advice and consent of the Senate."
(25) Section 10(b) (2) is amended by changing the first semicolon
to a colon and inserting immediately thereafter the following: "Pro-
vided. That no State director shall serve concurrently in an elected or
appointed position of a State or local government without the approval
of the Director;".
(26) Section 10(b) (3) is amended by striking out all down through e i v i l i a n local
boards.
the first period and the succeeding seven sentences, and inserting in 81 Stat. 104.
lieu thereof the following:
"(3) to create and establish within the Selective Service System
civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and such other civilian
agencies, including agencies of appeal, as may be necessary to carry out
its functions with respect to the registration, examination, classifica-
tion, selection, assignment, delivery for induction, and maintenance of
records of persons registered under this title, together with such other
duties as may be assigned under this title: Provided^ That no person
shall be disqualified from serving as a counselor to registrants, includ-
ing service as Government appeal agent, because of his membership in
a Reserve component of the Armed Forces. He shall create and estab-
lish one or more local boards in each county or political subdivision
corresponding thereto of each State, territory, and possession of the
United States, and in the District of Columbia. The local board a n d /
or its staff shall perform their official duties only within the county or
political subdivision corresponding thereto for which the local board
is established, or in the case of an intercounty board, within the area
for which such board is established, except that the staffs of local
boards in more than one county of a State or comparable jurisdiction
may be collocated or one staff may serve local boards in more than one
county of a State or comparable jurisdiction when such action is
approved by the Governor or comparable executive official or officials.
Each local board shall consist of three or more members to be appointed Membership.
by the President from recommendations made by the respective Gov-
ernors or comparable executive officials. I n making such appointments
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after the date of the enactment of the Act enacting this sentence, the
President is requested to appoint the membership of each local board so
that to the maximum extent practicable it is proportionately repre-
sentative of the race and national origin of those registrants within its
jurisdiction, but no action by any local board shall be declared invalid
on the ground that any board failed to conform to any particular
quota as to race or national origin. No citizen shall be denied member-
ship on any local board or appeal board on account of sex. After
December 31, 1971, no person shall serve on any local board or appeal
board who has attained the age of 65 or who has served on any local
board or appeal board for a period of more than 20 years. Notwith-
standing any other provision of this paragraph, an intercounty local
board consisting of at least one member from each component county
or corresponding subdivision may, with the approval of the Governor
or comparable executive official or officials, be established for an area
not exceeding five counties or political subdivisions corresponding
thereto within a State or comparable jurisdiction when the President
determines, after considering the public interest involved, that the
establishment of such local board area will result in a more efficient and
economical operation. Any such intercounty local board shall have
within its area the same power and jurisdiction as a local board has in
its area. A local board may include among its members any citizen
otherwise qualified under Presidential regulations, provided he is at
least eighteen years of age. No member of any local board shall be a
member of the Armed Forces of the United States, but each member
of any local board shall be a civilian who is a citizen of the United
States residing in the county or political subdivision corresponding
thereto in which such local board has jurisdiction, and each inter-
county local board shall have at least one member from each county or
political subdivision corresponding thereto included within the inter-
county local board area."
Repeal. (27) Section 10(e) is repealed.
62 Stat. 618.
50 u s e app. (28) Section 10(f) is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting
460. in lieu thereof "$500".
Selective Serv- (29) Section 10 is further amended by adding at the end thereof a
ice System, main-
tenance. new subsection as follows:
65 Stat. 87. " ( h ) If at any time calls under this section for the induction of
persons for training and service in the Armed Forces are discontinued.
iDccause the Armed Forces are placed on an all volunteer basis for meet-
ing their active duty manpower needs, the Selective Service System,
as it is constituted on the date of the enactment of this subsection,
shall, nevertheless, be m.aintained as an active standby organization,
with (1) a complete registration and classification structure capable
of immediate operation in the event of a national emergency, and (2)
personnel adequate to reinstitute immediately the full operation of
the System, including military reservists who are trained to operate
such System and who can be ordered to active duty for such purpose
in the event of a national emergency."
Burial e x p e n s e s , (30) Section 11 is amended to read as follows:
62 Stat. 6 2 1 .
50 u s e a p p . "SEC. 11. Under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by
461. the President, funds available to carry out the provisions of this title
shall also be available for the payment of actual and reasonable ex-
penses of emergency medical care, including hospitalization, of regis-
trants who suffer illness or injury, and the transportation and burial
of the I'emains of registrants w4io suffer death, while acting under
orders issued under the provisions of this title, but such burial ex-
penses shall not exceed the maximum that the Administrator of Vet-
erans' Affairs may pay under the provisions of section 902(a) of title
80 Stat. 29. 38, United States Code, in any one case."
81 Stat. 105. (31) Section 12 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new
50 u s e app.
462. subsection (d) as follows:
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 353
" ( d ) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for evading,
neglecting, or refusing to perform the duty of registering imposed by
section 3 of this title unless the indictment is found within five years ^"'^' P* ^^S.
next after the last day before such person attains the age of twenty-six,
or within five years next after the last day before such person does
perform his duty to register, whichever shall first occur."
(32) Section 13(b) is amended by adding at the end thereof the ^fguu 62^3^'
following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, no regulation so use app.'
issued under this Act shall become effective until the expiration of '*^3'
thirty days following the date on which such regulation has been
published in the Federal Eegister. After the publication of any
regulation and prior to the date on which such regulation becomes
effective, any person shall be given an opportunity to submit his views
to the Director on such regulation, but no formal hearing shall be
required on any such regulation. The requirements of this subsection
may be waived by the President in the case of any regulation if he
(1) determines that compliance with such requirements would
materially impair the national defense, and (2) gives public notice to
that effect at the time such regulation is issued."
(33) Section 15 (d) is amended to read as follows: ^^^^ use app.
" ( d ) Except as provided in section 4 ( c ) , nothing contained in this es stat. 78.
title shall be construed to repeal, amend, or suspend the laws now in ^^so use app
force authorizing voluntary enlistment or reenlistment in the Armed 454.
Forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof,
except that no person shall be accepted for enlistment after he has been
issued an order to report for induction unless authorized by the
Director and the Secretary of Defense and except that, whenever the
Congress or the President has declared that the national interest is
imperiled, voluntary enlistment or reenlistment in such forces, and
their reserve components, may be suspended by the President to such
extent as he may deem necessary in the interest of national defense."
50 use app.
(34) Section 16(g)(3) is amended by inserting "bona fide" 466.
immediately before "vocation".
(35) Section 17(c) is amended by striking out "July 1, 1971" and Induction au"
insertmg in place thereof "July 1,1973". The amendment made by the thority, tension.
time ex-
preceding sentence shall take effect July 2, 1971. 8 1 Stat. 105.
50 use app.
(36) At the end of the Act add a new section as follows: 467.
6 4 Stat. 318.
ii 50 use app.
PROCEDURAL RIGHTS
471.
"SEC. 22. (a) I t is hereby declared to be the purpose of this section
to guarantee to each registrant asserting a claim before a local or
appeal board, a fair hearing consistent with the informal and
expeditious processing which is required b}^ selective service cases.
" ( b ) Pursuant to such rules and regulations as the President may
prescribe—
" (1) Each registrant shall be afforded the opportunity to appear in
person before the local or any appeal board of the Selective Service
System to testify and present evidence regarding his status.
"(2) Subject to reasonable limitations on the number of witnesses
and the total time allotted to each registrant, each registrant shall
have the right to present witnesses on his behalf before the local
board.
"(3) A quorum of any local board or appeal board shall be present
during the registrant's personal appearance.
"(4) In the event of a decision adverse to the claim of a registrant,
the local or appeal board making such decision shall, upon request, fur-
nish to such registrant a brief written statement of the reasons for its
decision."
354 PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT.
Savings pro- (b) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 6(h) (1) of the Military
Selective Service Act of 1967 made by subsection (a) (17) of this sec-
tion, any person (1) who is satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course
of instruction at a college, university, or similar institution of higher
learning, (2) who met the academic requirements of a student defer-
ment prescribed in such section 6(h) (1), and (3) who was satisfac-
torily pursuing such a full-time course prior to the date of enactment
of this Act and during the 1970-1971 regular academic school year
shall be deferred from induction for training and service in the Armed
Forces under the same terms and conditions such person would have
been deferred under the provisions of such section 6(h) (1) had such
provision not been repealed.
Medical n e e d s , (c) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Educa-
study.
tion, and Welfare shall conduct a joint study of practicable means of
meeting the medical needs of the Armed Forces through means which
would require less dependence on medical personnel of the Armed
Forces. I n carrying out such study special consideration shall be
given to the feasibility of providing medical care for military person-
nel and their dependents under contracts with clinics, hospitals, and
individual members of the medical profession at or near United States
Report to P r e s i - military installations within and outside the United States. The results
dent and Con-
gress. of such study, together with such recommendations as the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
deem appropriate, shall be submitted to the President and the Con-
gress not later than six months after the date of enactment of this
subsection.
Surviving son, (d) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection
discharge,
any surviving son or sons of a family who (A) were inducted into the
65 Stat. 75; Armed Forces under the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, (B)
81 Stat. 100.
50 u s e app. have not reenlisted or otherwise voluntarily extended their period of
451. active duty in the Armed Forces, and (C) are serving on active duty
with the Armed Forces on or after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, and such son or sons could not, if they were not in the Armed
Forces, be involuntarily inducted into military service under the Mili-
tary Selective Service Act as a result of the amendment made by para-
graph (22) of subsection (a) of this section, such surviving son or
sons shall, upon application, be promptly discharged from the Armed
Forces.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not
apply in the case of any member of the Armed Forces against whom
court-martial charges are pending, or in the case of any member who
has been tried and convicted by a court-martial for an offense and
whose case is being reviewed or appealed, or in the case of any mem-
ber who has been tried and convicted by a court-martial for an offense
and who is serving a sentence (or otherwise satisfying punishment)
imposed by such court-martial, until final action (including comple-
tion of any punishment imposed pursuant to such court-martial) has
been completed with respect to such charges, review, or appeal, or
until the sentence has been served (or until any other punishment
imposed has been satisfied), as the case may be. The President shall
have authority to implement the provisions of this subsection by
regulations.
(3) Notwithstanding the amendment made by paragraph (22) of
subsection (a) of this section, except during the period of a war or a
national emergency declared by Congress, the sole surviving son of
any family in which the father or one or more sons or daughters
thereof were killed in action before January 1, 1960, or died in line
of duty before January 1, 1960, while serving in the Armed Forces of
the United States, or died subsequent to such date as a result of
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 355
injuries received or disease incurred before such date during such
service shall not be inducted under the Military Selective Service
Act unless he volunteers for induction, ^"'®' P* ^'^^'
SEC. 102. Section 1 of the Act of August 3, 1950, chapter 53T, as si stat. IDS.
amended (10 U.S.C. 3201 note), is amended by striking out "July 1,
1971" and inserting in place thereof "July 1,1973".
SEC. 103. Section 9 of the Act of June 27,1957, Public Law 85-62, as
amended (81 Stat. 105), is amended by striking out "July 1,1971" and ^/^^J^^ ^^^'
inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1973".
SEC. 104. Sections 302 and 303 of title 37, United States Code, are
each amended by striking out "July 1, 1971" whenever that date ap-
pears and inserting in place thereof "July 1,1973".
SEC. 105. Section 16 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (50
App. U.S.C. 2216) is amended by striking out "July 1, 1971" and
inserting in place thereof "July 1,1973".
Nondiscrimina-
SEC. 106. Unless prohibited by treaty, no person shall be discrimi- tion.
nated against by the Department of Defense or by any officer or em-
ployee thereof, in the employment of civilian personnel at any facility
or installation operated by the Department of Defense in any foreign
country because such person is a citizen of the United States or is a
dependent of a member of the Armed Forces of the LTnited States. As . ''^f.^V'*^ °''
1 • 1• j_' ji J {.LP '^• • j_ n • i l l 1 i n s t a l l a t i o n ope
used m this section, the term lacility or installation operated by the ated by the De-
Department of Defense" shall include, but shall not be limited to, any De7^^s"*'°^
officer's club, non-commissioned officers' club, post exchange, or com-
missary store.
T I T L E II—PxVY I N C R E A S E F O R U N I F O R M E D
SERVICES; SPECIAL PAY
SEC. 201. Section 203(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended ^^ ^^at. 649.
to read as follows:
" (a) The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed
services within each pay grade are set forth in the following tables:
"Commissioned Officers
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-10> $2,111.40 $2,185.80 $2,185.80 $2,185.80 $2,185.80
0-9 - 1,871.40 1,920.60 1,961.70 1,961.70 1,961.70
0-8 - -- 1,695.00 1,745.70 1,787.40 1, 787.40 1, 787. 40
0-7 - 1,408.20 1, 504.20 1, 504. 20 1, 504.20 1,571.10
0-6 - 1,043.70 1,147. 20 1,221.90 1,221.90 1,221.90
0-5 834.60 980. 70 1,047.90 1,047.90 1,047.90
0-4 704.10 856. 50 914.40 914.40 930.60
0-32 _ 654.30 731.10 781. 20 864.90 906.00
0-22 570.30 622.80 748. 20 773.10 789. 30
0-12 495.00 515.40 622.80 622.80 622.80
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Overs Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-lOi $2,269.50 $2,269.50 $2,443. 50 $2,443.50 $2,618.40
0-9 - -- 2,011.20 2,011.20 2 094.60 2,094.60 2,269.50
0-8 1,920.60 1,920.60 2,011.20 2,011.20 2,094.60
0-7.... 1,571.10 1,662.60 1,662.60 1,745.70 1,920.60
0-6 1,221.90 1,221.90 1,221.90 1,263.30 1,463.10
0-5 1,047.90 1,080.30 1,137.90 1,213.80 1,304.70
0-4 972.30 1,038.30 1,097.10 1,147.20 1,197.00
938.70 989.10 1,038.30 1,063.80 1,063.80
0-32
0-22. 789.30 789.30 789.30 789.30 789.30
0-12 622.80 622.80 622.80 622.80 622.80
75-432 O - 72 - 25
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"COMMISSIONED OFFICERS—Continued
Yeats of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30
0-101 _... $2,618.40 $2, 793. 30 $2, 793. 30 $2,967.60 $2,967.60
0-9... 2,269.50 2, 443. 50 2, 443. 50 2,618.40 2,618.40
0-8. 2,185.80 2, 269.50 2, 361. 00 2, 361. 00 2,361.00
0-7 2,052.60 2,052.60 2, 052.60 2,052.60 2,052.60
0-6 1,537.80 1,571.10 1,662.60 1, 803. 30 1, 803. 30
0-5 - 1,379.70 1,421.10 1, 471. 20 1,471.20 1, 471. 20
0-4 1,230.30 1, 230. 30 1, 230.30 1, 230. 30 1,230.30
0-3 2 1,063.80 1, 063. 80 1, 063.80 1, 063. 80 1, 063.80
0-2 2 789.30 789. 30 789. 30 789. 30 789.30
0-12 622.80 622.80 622.80 622.80 622.80
" ' While serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief
of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $3,000 regardless of cumulaUv3
years of service computed under section 205 of this title.
"2 Does not apply to commissioned officers w/ho have been credited with over 4 years' active service as enlisted members.
"COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN CREDITED WITH OVER 4 YEARS' ACTIVE SERVICE AS ENLISTED
MEMBERS
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 4 Over 6 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14
0-3 $864.90 $906.00 $938.70 $989.10 $1,038.30 $1,080.30
0-2. 773.10 789.30 814.20 856.50 889.80 914.40
0-1 622.80 665.10 690.00 714.60 739.80 773.10
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30
0-3.. $1,080.30 $1,080.30 $1,080.30 $1,080.30 $1,080.30 $1, 080. 30
0-2.. 914.40 914.40 914.40 914.40 914.40 914.40
0-1.. 773.10 773.10 773.10 773.10 773.10 773.10
"WARRANT 0FFICE:^S
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-4 $666.30 $714.60 $714.60 $731.10 $764.40
W-3 605.70 657.00 657.00 665.10 673.20
W-2... 530.40 573.60 573.60 590.40 622.80
W-1 .- 441.90 507.00 507.00 549.00 573.60
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-4 $798.00 $831.00 $889.80 $930.60 $963.90
W-3 722.40 764.40 789.30 814.20 838.80
W-2 657.00 681.90 706.50 731.10 756.60
W-1 598.50 ^22.80 648.30 673.20 698.10
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30
W-4 $989.10 $1,022.10 $1,056.00 $1,137.90 $1,137.90
W-3 864.90 897.90 930.60 963.90 963.90
W-2 781.20 806.10 838-80 838.80 838.80
W-1 722.40 748.20 748.20 748.20 748.20
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"ENLISTED MEMBERS
Years of service computed utxler section 205
"Pay grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-9I
E-8 -
E-7 $443.40 $478.50 $496.20 $513.60 $531.30
E-6 382.80 417.90 435.00 453.00 470.40
E-5 336.30 366.00 383.70 400.50 426.60
E-4 323.40 341.40 361.20 389.40 405.00
E-3 311.10 328.20 341.10 354.60 354.60
E-2 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10
E-1 268.50 268.50 268.50 268.50 268.50
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-91 $756.90 $774.30 $792.00 $809.70
E-8 $635.10 652.80 670.20 687.90 705.30
E-7 548.10 565.50 583.50 609.60 626.70
E-6 487.50 505.20 531.30 548.10 565.50
E-5 444.00 461.70 478.50 487.50 487.50
E-4 405.00 405.00 405.00 405.00 405.00
E-3 354.60 354.60 354.60 354.60 354.60
E-2..... 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10
El 268.50 268.50 268.50 268.50 268.50
Years of service computed under section 205
"Pay grade Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30
E-9» $827.70 $843.90 $888.60 $975.00 $975.00
E-8 722.10 740.10 783.60 870.90 870.90
E-7 644.10 652.80 696.60 783.60 783.60
E-6 574.50 574.50 574.50 574. 50 574. 50
E-5 487.50 487.50 487.50 487.50 487.50
E-4 405.00 405.00 405.00 405.00 405.00
E-3 354.60 354.60 354.60 354.60 354.60
E-2 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10 299.10
E-1 268.50 268. 50 268.50 268.50 268. 50
"1 While serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the
Air Force, or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $1,185 regardless of cumulative years of
service computed under section 205 of this title.
SEC. 202. (a) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 76 stat. 461,
by adding after section 302 a new section as follows: ^^ "^^ ^°^'
"§ 302a. Special pay: optometrists
" ( a ) I n addition to any other basic pay, special pay, incentive pay,
or allowances to which he is entitled, each of the following officers is
entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month of
active duty:
"(1) a commissioned officer-^
" ( A ) of the Regular Army or the Regular Navy who is
designated as an optometry officer;
" ( B ) of the Regular A i r Force who is designated as an
optometry officer; or
" ( C ) who is an optometry officer of the Regular Corps of
the Public Health Service;
who was on active duty on the effective date of this section; who
retired before that date and was ordered to active duty after that
date and before July 1, 1973; or who was designated as such an
officer after the effective date of this section and before Julv 1,
1973;
"(2) a commissioned officer—
" ( A ) of a reserve component of the Army or Navy who is
designated as an optometry officer;
358 PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT.
" ( B ) of a reserve component of the Air Force who is desig-
nated as an optometry officer; or
" ( C ) who is an optometry officer of the Eeserve Corps of
the Public Health Service;
who was on active duty on the effective date of this section as
a result of a call or order to active duty for a period of at least
one year; or who, after that date and before July 1, 1973, is
called or ordered to active duty for such a period; and
"(3) a general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed,
from any of the categories named in clause (1) or ( 2 ) , in the
Army, the Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be,
who was on active duty on the effective date of this section; who
was retired before that date and was ordered to active duty after
that date and before July 1,1973; or who, after the effective date
of this section, was appointed from any of those categories.
"(b) The amount set forth in subsection (a) of this section may not
be included in computing the amount of an increase in pay authorized
by any other provision of this title or in computing retired pay or
severance pay."
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title
is amended by inserting
"302a. Special pay: optometrists."
immediately below
"302. Special pay: physicians and dentists."
76 Stat. 461. SEC. 203. (a) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended
by adding after section 308 a new section as follows:
"§308a. Special pay: enlistment bonus
70A Stat. 19. " ( a ) Notwithstanding section 514(a) of title 10 or any other provi-
sion of law, a person who enlists in any combat element of an armed
force for a period of at least three years, or who extends his initial
period of active duty in a combat element of an armed force to a total
of at least three years, may, under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense, be paid a bonus in an amount prescribed by the
Secretary, but not more than $3,000. The bonus may be paid in a lump
sum or in equal periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary.
"(b) Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, a
person who voluntarily, or because of his misconduct^ does not com-
plete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to him under
this section shall refund that percentage of the bonus that the unex-
pired part of his enlistment is of the total enlistment period for which
the bonus was paid.
"(c) No bonus shall be paid under this section with respect to any
enlistment or extension of an initial period of active duty in the armed
forces made after June 30,1973."
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is
amended by inserting
"308a. Special pay: enlistment bonus."
immediately below
"308. Special pay: reenlistment bonus."
Quarters allow- gj,^. 204. Scctlou 403(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended
ance
8"stat. 1122. to read as follows:
" (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or by another law,
a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled
to a basic allowance for quarters at the following monthly rates
according to the pay grade m which he is assigned or distributed for
basic pay purposes:
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 359
Without With
"Pay grade dependents dependents
0-10 - ..- $230.40 $288.00
0-9 230.40 288.00
0-«... 230.40 288.00
0-7 230.40 288.00
0-6 211.80 258.30
0-5 198.30 238.80
0-4 178.80 215.40
0-3 158.40 195.60
0-2 138.60 175.80
0-1 108.90 141.60
W-4 172.50 207.90
W-3 155.40 191.70
W-2 137.10 173.70
W-1... 123.90 160.80
E-9 130.80 184.20
E-8... 122.10 172.20
E-7 104.70 161.40
E-6... 95.70 150.03
E-5 92.70 138.60
E-4 (over 4 years' service). , 81.60 121.50
E-4 (4 years' or less service) 45.00 45.00
E-3 45.00 45.00
E-2 .- 45.00 45.00
E-1... 45.00 45.00
A member in pay grade E - 4 (less than four years' service), E - 3 , E - 2 ,
or E - 1 is considered at all times to be without dependents."
SEC. 205. (a) Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: 76 Stat. 4 6 9 .
37 u s e 4 0 1 .
"§ 428. Allowance for recruiting expenses
"In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by law, and un-
der uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a
member who is assigned to recruiting duties for his armed force may
be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connec-
tion with those duties."
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
"428. Allowance for recruiting expenses."
SEC. 206. Section 3 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (50 Quarters allow-
ance,
App. U.S.C. 2203) is amended to read as follows: 81 Stat. 654.
"SEC. 3. F o r the duration of this Act, section 403(a) of title 37,
L'nited States Code, is amended by striking out that part of the table Ante, p . 358.
which prescribes monthly basic allowances for quarters for enlisted
members in pay grades E - 1 , E-2, E - 3 , and E - 4 (four years' or less
service) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
••E-4 (four years' or less service) ,$81.60 $121.50
E-3 72.30 105.00
E-2 63.90 105.00
E-1 60.00 105.00"
SEC. 207. Section 4 of the Dejjendents Assistance Act of 1950 (50
App. U.S.C. 2204) is amended by inserting immediately before " : Pro- 76 Stat. 496.
vided further''' the following: " ; or (7) for the calendar months in
which such member serves on active duty for training (including full-
time duty performed by members of the Army or Air National Guard
for which they receive pay from the United States in accordance with
section 204 of title 37, United States Code) if that training is for a 76 Stat. 457.
period of 30 days or more".
SEC. 208. Section 7 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (50
App. U.S.C. 2207) is amended by striking out "to enlisted members on 76 Stat. 153.
active duty for training under section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve
Act of 1952, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1013), or any other enlistment pro-
gram that requires an initial period of active duty for training,".
SEC. 209. The foregoing provisions of this title shall become effective Effective d a t e s .
360 PUBLIC LAW 92.129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT.
on October 1, 1971, except that section 203 shall become effective on
such date as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, but not
earlier than February 1, 1971, and section 206 shall become effective
J u l y 1,1971.
SEC. 210. The enactment of this title shall not reduce the pay to
which any member of the uniformed services was entitled on June 30,
1971.
rfsTona\°cor- ^^^' ^^^- ^^^ later thau June 30, 1972, the Secretary of Defense
mutees?^ ""^ shall rcport to the Chairmen of the Armed Services Committees of the
Senate and of the House of Representatives on the effectiveness of the
provisions of this title in increasing the number of volunteers enlisting
for active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE III—ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH
L E V E L S F O R F I S C A L Y E A R 1972
SEC. 301. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1971, and ending
June 30, 1972, each of the following armed forces is authorized an
average active duty personnel strength as follows:
(1) the Army, 974,309;
(2) the Navy, 613,619;
(3) the Marine Corps, 209,846; and
(4) the Air Force, 755,635;
except that such ceilings shall not include members of the Ready
Reserve of any armed force ordered to active duty under the provi-
70A Stat. 28; sions of scction 673 of title 10, United States Code, members of the
72 Stat. 1441. Army National Guard, or members of the Air National Guard called
into Federal service under section 3500 or 8500, as the case may be,
525°"^ ^*^*' ^^^' of title 10, United States Code, or members of the militia of any State
called into Federal service under chapter 15 of title 10, United States
R°e"orfto^con- ^ode. Whenever one or more units of the Ready Reserve are ordered
gres^r.°'^ ° °"" to active duty after the date of enactment of this section, the Presi-
dent shall, beginning with the second fiscal ^y^ear quarter immediately
following the quarter in which the first unit or units are ordered to
active duty and on the first day of each succeeding six-month period
thereafter, so long as any such unit is retained on active duty, submit
a report to the Congress regarding the n e c e ^ t y for such unit or units
being ordered to active duty. The President shall include in each
such report a statement of the mission of each such unit ordered to
active duty, an evaluation of such unit's performance of that mission,
where each such unit is being deployed at the time of the report, and
such other information regarding each such unit as the President
deems appropriate.
TITLE IV—TERMINATION OF HOSTILITIES
IN INDOCHINA
SEC. 401. I t is hereby declared to be the sense of Congress that the
United States terminate at the earliest practicable date all military
operations of the United States in Indochina, and provide for the
prompt and orderly withdrawal of all United States military forces
at a date certain subject to the release of all American prisoners of
war held by the Government of North Vietnam and forces allied
with such Government, and an accounting for all Americans missing
in action who have been held by or known to such Government or
such forces. The Congress hereby urges and requests the President to
implement the above expressed policy by initiating immediately the
following actions:
85 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 361
(1) Negotiate with, the Government of North Vietnam for an
immediate cease-fire by all parties to the hostilities in Indochina.
(2) Negotiate with the Government of North Vietnam for the
establishing of a final date for the withdrawal from Indochina
of all military forces of the United States contingent upon the
release at a date certain of all American prisoners of war held
by the Government of North Vietnam and forces allied with such
Government.
(3) Negotiate with the Government of North Vietnam for an
agreement which would provide for a series of phased and rapid
withdrawals of United States military forces from Indochina
subject to a corresponding series of phased releases of American
prisoners of war, and for the release of any remaining American
prisoners of war concurrently with the withdrawal of all re-
maining military forces of the United States by not later than the
date established pursuant to paragraph (2) hereof.
TITLE V—IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF DRUG
AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENT PERSONS IN THE ARMED
FORCES
SEC. 501. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and imple-
ment procedures, utilizing all practical available methods, and provide
necessary facilities to (1) identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of
the Armed Forces w^ho are drug or alcohol dependent persons, and (2)
identify those individuals examined at Armed Forces examining and
entrance stations who are drug or alcohol dependent persons. Those
individuals found to be drug or alcohol dependent persons under
clause (2) of the preceding sentence shall be refused entrance into the
Armed Forces and referred to civilian treatment facilities.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall report to Congress within 60 Report to Con-
gress,
days after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to (1)
the plans and programs which have been initiated to carry out the
purposes of subsection (a) of this section, and (2) such recommenda-
tions for additional legislative action as he deems necessary to combat
etfectively drug and alcohol dependence in the Armed Forces and to
treat and rehabilitate effectively any member found to be a drug or
alcohol dependent person.
TITLE VI—APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN REGULAR,
T E M P O R A R Y , A N D R E S E R V E O F F I C E R S TO B E M A D E
S U B J E C T T O T H E A D V I C E A N D CONSENT O F T H E
SENATE
SEC. 601. Section 593(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended R e s e r v e officers.
70A Stat. 25.
to read as follows:
" (a) Appointments of Reserves in commissioned grades below lieu-
tenant colonel and commander, except commissioned warrant officer,
shall be made by the President alone. Appointments of Reserves in
commissioned grades above major and lieutenant commander shall be
made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, except as provided in section 3352 or 8352 of this title."
SEC. 602. Section 3447(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended Army.
70A Stat. 196.
to read as follows:
" ( b ) Temporary appointments of commissioned officers in the Reg-
ular Army shall be made by the President alone in grades below lieu-
tenant colonel and by the President, by and with the advice and
362 PUBLIC LAW 92-129-SEPT. 28, 1971 [85 STAT
consent of the Senate, in grades of lieutenant colonel and above. Tem-
porary appointments of commissioned officers in the reserve compo-
nents of the Army shall be made by the President alone in grades
below lieutenant colonel and by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, in grades above major."
Navy; Marine
Corps. SEC. 603. (a) The second sentence of section 5597(e) of title 10,
70A Stat, 330. United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Such appoint-
ments shall be made by the President alone, except that appointments
under subsections (f) and (g) in grades above lieutenant commander
in the Navy shall be made by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate."
(b) The second sentence of section 5787(e) of such title is amended
to read as follows: "Each such appointment to a grade above lieu-
tenant commander in the Navy or to a grade above major in the
Marine Corps shall be made by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate."
(c) The first sentence of section 5791(b) of such title is amended
to read as follows: "Permanent and temporary appointments under
this chapter in a grade above lieutenant commander in the Naval
Reserve and in a grade above major in the Marine Corps Reserve
shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate."
72 Stat. 1507. (d) The first sentence of section 5912 of such title is amended to
read as follows: "Permanent and temporary appointments under this
chapter in grades above lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve
and in grades above major in the Marine Corps Reserve shall be made
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate."
Air F o r c e . SEC. G04. Section 8447 (b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
70A Stat. 5 2 3 .
to read as follows:
" ( b ) Temporary appointments of commissioned officers in the Reg-
ular Air Force shall be made by the President alone in grades below
lieutenant colonel and by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, in grades of lieutenant colonel and above. Tem-
porary appointments of commissioned officers in the reserve compo-
nents of the Air Force shall be made by the President alone in grades
below lieutenant colonel and by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, in grades above major."
Coast Guard. SEC. 605. Section 275(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended
77 Stat. 182.
by inserting the following sentence after the second sentence: "An
appointment under this section to a grade above lieutenant commander
of an officer in the Coast Guard Reserve shall be made by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate."
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Report to Con- SEC. 701. Section 412(d) (2) of Public Law 86-149, as amended, is
gress, extension.
84 Stat. 9 1 3 . amended by (1) striking out "the President" and substituting in lieu
10 u s e 133 thereof "the Secretary of Defense", (2*) striking out "January 31" and
note.
substituting in lieu thereof "March 1", and (3) adding at the end
thereof the following: "Such justification and explanation shall spec-
ify in detail for all forces, including each land force division, carrier
and other major combatant vessel, air wing, and other comparable u n i t :
(A) the unit mission and capability, (B) the strategy which the unit
supports, and (C) the area oi deployment and illustrative areas of po-
tential deployment, including a description of any United States com-
mitment to defend such areas. Such justification and explanation
shall also include a detailed discussion of the manpower required for
support and overhead functions within the Armed Services."
Approved September 28, 1971,
