[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 530 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 530

 To amend section 691 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
 end strengths of the Army and the Marine Corps for fiscal years after 
               fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2005

Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Biden, Ms. 
   Landrieu, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 691 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
 end strengths of the Army and the Marine Corps for fiscal years after 
               fiscal year 2005, 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. INCREASE IN END STRENGTHS OF THE ARMY AND THE MARINE CORPS 
              FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2005.

    (a) Increase in End Strength of Army.--Paragraph (1) of section 
691(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended by striking 
``502,400'' and inserting ``532,400''.
    (b) Increase in End Strength of Marine Corps.--Paragraph (3) of 
such section is amended by striking ``178,000'' and inserting 
``183,000''.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Additional Authority for Increase in End 
Strengths.--Section 403 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
1863; 10 U.S.C. 115 note) is repealed.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2005.
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