[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 730 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 730

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase 
  in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the 
   Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2005

Mrs. Tauscher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase 
  in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the 
   Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MINIMUM END STRENGTH LEVEL FOR THE 
              ARMY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR FORCE.

    (a) Five-Year Increase.--Section 691 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), at the end of each of the 
fiscal years 2005 through 2009--
            ``(1) the number of members of the Army on active duty 
        shall be not less than 522,400;
            ``(2) the number of members of the Marine Corps on active 
        duty shall be not less than 190,000; and
            ``(3) the number of members of the Air Force on active duty 
        shall be not less than 388,000.''.
    (b) Conforming Increase in Fiscal Year 2005 End Strength.--Section 
401 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1862) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``502,400'' and inserting 
        ``522,400'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``178,000'' and inserting 
        ``190,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``359,700'' and inserting 
        ``388,000''.
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