[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2563 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2563

To affirm the importance of the land forces of the United States Armed 
 Forces and to authorize fiscal year 2016 end-strength minimum levels 
  for the active and reserve components of such land forces, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 22, 2016

   Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To affirm the importance of the land forces of the United States Armed 
 Forces and to authorize fiscal year 2016 end-strength minimum levels 
  for the active and reserve components of such land forces, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Security Through 
Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strengths Act of 2016'' or the ``POSTURE Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Given the volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous world and the need for 
trained and ready Land Forces of the United States, in conjunction with 
joint and multinational forces, to deter threats, shape the 
international security environment, respond to emergent situations and 
crises, and, if necessary, to fight and win the Nation's wars, it is 
the sense of Congress that the planned drawdown of Land Forces should 
immediately cease.

SEC. 3. FISCAL YEAR 2016 END STRENGTH LEVELS FOR LAND FORCES OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Active Forces.--
            (1) Army.--The authorized strength for active duty 
        personnel of the Army as of September 30, 2016, is 480,000.
            (2) Marine corps.--The authorized strength for active duty 
        personnel of the Marine Corps as of September 30, 2016, is 
        184,000.
    (b) Selected Reserve.--
            (1) Army reserve components.--The authorized strength for 
        Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components of the 
        Army as of September 30, 2016, are as follows:
                    (A) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
                350,000.
                    (B) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
            (2) Marine corps reserve.--The authorized strength for 
        Selected Reserve personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve as of 
        September 30, 2016, is 38,900.

SEC. 4. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.

    Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) For the Army, 480,000.
            ``(2) For the Navy, 329,200.
            ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,000.
            ``(4) For the Air Force, 317,000.''.
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