II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 530 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 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.

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Repeal of superseded additional authority for increase in end strengths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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1863; 10 U.S.C. 115 note) is repealed.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.