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The Secretary of Defense may, in accordance with other applicable law, make Department of Defense personnel available—
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Source(Added Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 905(a)(1),Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1115; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIV, § 1423(a),Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a),Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2043.)
1988—Pub. L. 100–456amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing Secretary of Defense, in accordance with applicable law, to make Defense Department personnel available for training, etc., for former subsecs. (a) to (c) authorizing Secretary of Defense to assign members of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, etc., for training, etc., briefing sessions by Attorney General, and other functions of Attorney General and Administrator of General Services.
1985—Pub. L. 99–145designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–145, title XIV, § 1423(b),Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 752, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1986."
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It appears that captain Chris Drury has softened on his
stance from last week and may accept the Rangers' buyout after all. Drury had reportedly told GM Glen Sather that
he'd file paperwork stating that he was medically unable to play, thus blocking
the Rangers' planned buyout of the final year of his contract. But the NY Post's Larry Brooks reports that
Drury may have changed his mind and the Rangers may be able to purge his
contract from the books after all.
Teams have until Thursday to buy out players, but the
Rangers would have to start the process no later than Tuesday because Drury
would need to pass through unconditional waivers before the buyout deadline.
There's no indication as to why Drury may have changed his
mind, but perhaps the public backlash against his decision swayed him. Drury is a proud man for sure, but he's also
a team-first guy and his reluctance to accept the Rangers' decision was
puzzling. Drury would surely be in
demand elsewhere if he became a free agent, so severing ties with the Rangers,
who have no place for him next year, really makes the most sense for all
- The Rangers revealed the roster for the Prospect Development
Camp set to begin today at the Madison
Square Garden
Training Center.
The notable absence is Chris Kreider, who remains committed
to his junior year at Boston
College. Kreider could have participated in the camp
and still returned to school, so it's unclear why he's not attending, but
perhaps Kreider doesn't want the pressure of signing with the team early which
would likely be a main storyline of the week.
Otherwise, all the Rangers' notable prospects will be in
attendance. The newly acquired Tim
Erixon and Oscar Lindberg are set to attend, as are all of this weekend's draft
picks: J.T. Miller, Peter Ceresnak, Steven Fogarty, Samuel Noreau, Michael St.
Croix and Shane McColgan.
Outside of Erixon and Miller, the most attention may be
focused on 19-year-old left winger Christian Thomas, the team's second-round
pick in 2010. Thomas tore up the OHL last
season and has already signed an entry-level deal with the Blueshirts. There's some question about whether he's
physically ready for the NHL, but his offensive skills are top-notch and
there's been plenty of speculation that the Rangers hope to get him in the
lineup as soon as this season.
- In case you missed our full slate of draft coverage from the
Steals + Addition Of Erixon Make 2011 NHL Draft A Win For NY >
Miller profile >
Fogarty profile >
St. Croix profile >
McColgan profile >
Noreau profile >
Ceresnak profile >
to the J.T. Miller pick >
Grachev traded >
- And here are some early thoughts from around the hockey
world on the Rangers' draft:
Hockey Talk – "Miller is an example of the "Mario Lemieux effect," one of
those Pittsburgh-area (Miller was born in Ohio) players who was probably inspired to
play the game by the Penguins legend. He was considered one of the three best
players for Team USA
at the 2011 Under-18 World Championships."
Grade: B-
"Jonathan Miller will play and offer some added edge.
Not much thereafter, however. Michael St. Croix is an interesting player -- scouts
give him very mixed reviews, liking his game one night and not at all the next.
If he can string together his good nights, he might have a shot. His numbers
(27 goals and better than a point a game with Edmonton) are solid for a No. 106 pick. Sonier's prime picks: Stepped up and got
their man in Miller, who is a great combination of sandpaper, skating and grit.
Smaller skilled players St. Croix and Shane
McColgan -- both from the WHL -- have put up numbers and with added strength
could surprise people."
Corey Pronman – "Day 1: I'm not a huge fan of this pick and while I get why some like
J.T. Miller in the intangibles, the physical game and the solid skill set, I
don't see the hockey sense in Miller and subsequently I think he's a bottom-six
player in the NHL. He has the raw skills to prove me wrong and get to a second
line status, but something major would have to click for that to happen. The Rest: While I wasn't crazy about their
Day 1, the Rangers went to work in Day 2. When I saw Steven Fogarty, he showed
decent offensive tools, but I couldn't classify him as a fringe offensive
player either; he also has quite desirable physical tools. I loved where the
Blue Shirts were able to get Michael St. Croix as it is very easy to see his
skating, puck skills and hockey sense one day playing in an NHL top-six even
with his physical holes. Shane McColgan came into the year with some thinking
he could go in the top 15, but he fell off after not meeting the offensive
expectations required for a player of his size. This is an all or nothing pick,
as McColgan has plus puck skills and is an above-average skater and
shooter—he'll either play scoring minutes or he simply won't play a game in the
league. Samuel Noreau is a big, physical defenseman with limited upside and is
somewhat of a project. Peter Ceresnak never really stood out in viewings. He
showed a steady and somewhat advanced defensive game but he's not really a pro
puck-mover. Summary: The Rangers
played it safe on the Miller pick, but by the end of the draft they had taken a
couple of risky shots while also accumulating a notable amount of depth. I'm
not exactly jumping for joy over what they did in Minnesota, but at the end of the day, I
thought they still did well."
- And of course, don't miss Jess Rubenstein's thoughts on the
draft over
at The Prospect Park.

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Staff is very cautious about saying the allergy menu. So I would suggest get regular wings with no sauce and pick a gluten free dip. nachos are good.
224 Hamilton Crossing Drive, Alcoa, TN 37701
Just tried to place a To go order and was told that the allergen menu identifies things that definitely contain gluten, but that there isn't really anything gluten-free because of cross-contamination issues. It might be fine, but I chose not to take the chance.
1111 Branson Landing Blvd, Branson, MO 65616
No GF Menu, but they do have an Allergen List. A few items even stated it contained Wheat & Barley. I've had issues w Barley being listed as Gluten in the past. Fries are cooked in a fryer where no breaded items are cooked. All but 3 wing sauces are GF as well.
2950 South 108th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin 53227
When I go here, I only drink the hard cider. They don't have a gluten free menu, they have an allergen list which is utterly ridiculous to read. When you do read it you understand almost nothing is safe. You can't have almost any of the sauces or spices and fries are not in dedicated fryer. The service is hit or miss as well. Last time we went I had a friend who is vegan who asked for no chicken on his Salad and of course it came out with chicken and it took 2 hours to get his food. He ended up saying take it back and leaving with no food as well.
461 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401
Chef came out to explain what we could have that was Gluten Free. There were many options!
9511 I-40 East, Amarillo, TX 79118
This chain has consistently good food, and out of 22 choices of sauce, only 4 have gluten. other menu choices are available as well, and we have never felt bad after eating there
970 S Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296
I love Buffalo Wild Wings! When I first went gluten free I was really sad cause I didn't think I could eat here. Our server was kind of hesitant on some stuff but any questions I had she went in the back to ask for me. I had the naked tenders and fries with buffalo sauce and honey bbq. I've only gotten sick here once and I had the traditional wings then. Great place and great atmosphere!
3469 William Penn Hwy, Wilkins Township, PA 15235
Asked if the wings were gluten free. Manager said yes before we cook them! I said do you cook with breaded items. She said yes. I say well they are not gluten free. She says sure they are before we cook them!!! Who wants raw wings!!!! Never go here
50 Fox Run Road, Newington, NH 03801
Unsafe for celiacs. Avoid. No separate fryers in a fried wing joint so what's the point?
747 North Main Street, Roswell, NM 88201
Slim pick's and I didn't feel very well afterwards, but supposedly their naked chicken is GF.
4280 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV 89147
Naked tenders are my favorite, but there are other GF options. A lot of the sauces are safe too!
1550 Douglas Road, Oswego, IL 60543
Ask your waiter about gf options.. He/she will most likely point out a few menu items. They're always willing to tell the kitchen staff to be careful because of my strict intolerance. Not sure how cross-contaminated their kitchen space is, but I've never had a reaction after eating here and I have celiac. It works in a pinch!
4600 Silver Creek Drive, Sherwood, AR 72120
They do not have a dedicated fryer like others do but are nice to try and figure out other options.
Lighthouse Plaza Blvd, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
allergen list was from 2013 & 2014. nachos were completely forgettable. server was nice but it wasn't worth it
160 Washington Street #103, Rochester, NH 03839
This location is one of my top 3 choices to eat locally. Always speak to the Manager first so the GF/Allergen button is selected on your order. They even caught my meal once before giving it to me as it was cooked wrong. They do good by you and take it seriously. I order the traditional wings with buffalo rub and they even have GF Strongbow Cider on tap. Carrots and celery and blue cheese or ranch are clear as well. My favorite location out of them all.
702 West Riverdale Road, Riverdale, UT 84405
Manager said they no longer have gf menu. Items are gf but no guarantee about fryers or other cross contamination.
6227 McKee Road, Fitchburg, WI 53719
They are NOT GF. They are "gluten friendly". No dedicated fryer, I cant even bring myself to try their stuff because they don't really have consistent techniques for anything "gluten friendly".
10056 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
There is a dedicated fryer for traditional wings at this Buffalo Wild Wings location. The staff was very helpful and double checked on every part of my order for me. 😊
1819 Stewart Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401
Great service. Yummy gf wings and naked chicken tenders. Even a separate frier for fries so they are gf too.
7430 Las Vegas Blvd S #120, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Couldn't eat here. Was told that the chicken and fries were gluten free on an allergen list and was looking forward to eating it. When I got there, I was told that the chicken was actually grilled on the same grill as the breaded chicken (not sure why they both grill and fry their chicken) and that they did not have a dedicated fryer for their fries. For people very sensitive to wheat, don't eat here.
2133 Upton Rd, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Many gluten free flavored wings options . No dedicated fryer
7345 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89148
Not a complete celiac friendly unless you prefer salad with no dressing. I spoke to the manager and it was very unreassuring for avoiding cross contamination. I don't think I will return.
50 Fox Run Road, Newington, NH 03801
Very friendly and knowledgable staff! Always make sure I am safe and everything always tastes so great and the fries are made separate which I LOVE!!!
7551 Egan Dr, Savage, MN 55378
I am only gluten intolerant and every time I have are there I get sick.
11580 Theatre Drive North, Champlin, MN 55316
Used to work at two different Bdubs for 4 years, diagnosed with celiac during employment. Do not eat here. Anything that is fried is cross contaminated, the process of putting the sauce on food is cross contaminated. The grill is cross contaminated. Always had to bring my own food to work. The allergen list may say gluten free, but cross contamination is out of control.
207 Stones River Mall Boulevard, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Alright, so this is one of my favorite places to eat because the selection is so varied! You do have to work with the annoying allergic list, but it is pretty easy to read and most of the sauces along with the traditional wings are free game. Also, the fries are gf and awesome. Hey even have an appetizer we can eat! **gasp** Aka nacho heaven.
4345 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
I was worried about Buffalo Wild Wings because their website said that fryers were shared between gluten and non-gluten containing products, but my grandson wanted to go. We went to the Buffalo Wild Wings in Ankeny. Iowa. The staff was super friendly and helpful. They produced an allergy book and helped me select the chicken nachos. The waitress promised to warn the kitchen not to cross contaminate. They were HUGE and totally delicious!! I'd definitely come here again!
1018 Spring Garden Ct, Spring Hill, TN 37174
Don't eat here. The "GF" wings are cooked in the same oil as their breaded products: cross-contamination. We talked to the manager and found out we could eat the cole slaw and have a drink (not regular beer of course). We left without eating there.
3469 William Penn Hwy, Wilkins Township, PA 15235
I would not recommend going here if you are sensitive! Although I has good service they informed me that basically anything in the kitchen can be cross contaminated. They said that their kitchen is not set up to accommodate that allergy. I was disappointed, but thankful that they informed me!! I did get a salad, and although I did not get sick I would not risk it if you know you are very sensitive! Good service and knowledgeable but just stay away from this one! :)
1710 Hilliard-Rome Rd, Hilliard, OH 43026-7534
The food was good and the allergen list on the website was extensive. It includes everything on their menu including all sauces for their wings. I was able to eat there without a problem.
G/3192 South Linden Road, Flint, MI 48507-3014
They have a separate Allergen's list.
2137 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240
Fryers are shared with breaded foods so there is no way to get GF wings.
50 Fox Run Road, Newington, NH 03801
Separate fryer and the staff really makes sure that the order goes in correctly and that the plates are served with an allergy sticker. Great wings and fries!
117 Northwest Bypass, Great Falls, MT 59404
Wings are fried in a dedicated fryer - no breading on their tradional wings. Ask to have your wings shook in a to -go box. Almost all sauces are GF, as well as their ranch dressing. Ask to see the GF list to make sure your sauce preferences are safe.
309 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
No gluten free items or menu.
224 Hamilton Crossing Drive, Alcoa, TN 37701
I haven't eaten at this location in a long time. But I recently looked at the allergen list and they have added some "GF" items.
1700 Delta Waters Road, Medford, Oregon 97504
Good beer and wings, just not for celiacs.
2137 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240
allergen list. GF beverages
1121 E North Ave, Belton, MO 64012
I called this location and talked to the NEW manager who said he is currently getting his staff ready to be gluten friendly. He said the old management was not set up to be offering gluten free but he in the process of getting things ready to offer gluten free options.
1525 William D Tate Ave, Grapevine, TX 76051
This staff has been the friendliest about dealing with gluten free that we have encountered so far!
289 George Bay Ct, Concord, NC 28027
Always love my GF options at BWW!
5590 W Broadway Ave, Crystal, MN 55428
The manager came over and reviewed the GF list with me, answered all my questions and then checked in with me once my food arrived. I was surprised at the number of choices. Great experience.
1001 Avenue of Mid-America #1, Effingham, IL 62401
No GF bread or roll substitutes however staff seemed accommodating and there is an extensive allergen list online with all of their ingredients! Very helpful.
7800 Airport Blvd, William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, TX 77061
They do not have a dedicated fryer, not celiac friendly.
5533 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412
Allergen list. I eat here often and have never gotten sick!
5590 W Broadway Ave, Crystal, MN 55428
Allergen list can be found online. I've happily enjoyed french fries, nachos, and traditional wings in sauces many many times.
500 South Koeller Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902
Almost all sauces are GF except ones that contain soy sauce, when paired with their traditional wings I'm in heaven. I'm not sure if their fries are made in a dedicated fryer but I've had them multiple times with no issues.
1986 Middle Country Road, Centereach, NY 11720
Wait staff very accommodating and informed in gluten allergies large variety of wings available ( just not boneless ) even gf beer! Nice to go out with friends and be able to eat and not scared ,And have a good time
4325 Norfolk Pkwy, West Melbourne, FL 32904
picture of the gluten free menu. bring your magnifying glass and spreadsheet program to figure out what you can eat. not gf friendly.
205 Constitution Dr #4, West Monroe, LA 71292
I have eaten at various BWW and not gotten sick. Good choices too.
2905 Geyser Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
I called the manager answered and told me if you were gluten free, you cannot eat here, they have no GF menu. Places like this with a straight forward disposition on GF should be avoided. At least they are honest! I would much rather the straight forward no then lie and have us come in and get sick. :)
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Hey, I was cruisin' looking for some anti-trianglist pics and I came across this. I never knew trianglists were persecuted during WWII. (Yes, I knew the nazis persecuted dapper people but I didn't know about the triangle symbol that is I believe even used today. The Pink Triangle?) So, I don't want to be associated in any way with Nazis so I'm out of the Anti-Trianglist thing. Triangles have a point, have a nice day.
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The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, fresh off the incredible success of the recent Dragon Boat Races, is bringing the Spartan Race to Flathead Lake Lodge on May 11 & 12, 2013. This outrageous (and very muddy) challenge of physical and mental prowess will pit some incredible examples of human engineering against the likes of …well…the likes of you and me. The two day event looks to be a fun way to spend a couple of days watching fit (and not so fit) but definitely crazy folks pit themselves against a 4 mile obstacle course (including a very large hill) while carrying packs of rocks…just kidding, well only slightly.
For those racers visiting from out of the area, the Horse is offering up a Thursday – Saturday package of a three night stay with early-out gourmet breakfast each morning; a three course dinner with beer or wine upon arrival on Thursday evening; and a fun practice run on Friday up a local mountain (the Horse will provide packs and rocks if requested!). Races begin bright and early on Saturday and Sunday at Flathead Lake Lodge located only 25 minutes from the Horse.
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Melissa Meyer: Paintings and Works on Paper 1975-2005
Brenda Brown: In Situ
Feb. 15—March 19
Gallery I
Melissa Meyer: Paintings and Works on Paper 1975-2005
Abstract artist Melissa Meyer paints colorful interior landscapes using broad strokes of translucent color. The exhibition is a small 30 –year retrospective of the internationally known New York artist's prints and paintings.
Gallery II
Brenda Brown, In Situ
Brenda Brown, sculptor and conceptual artist, uses visual documentation and audio recordings of nature's minutia in specific environments. Here exhibit will include installations on the Ringling College campus and Crowley Nature Center and the premiere of a set of three songs for chamber ensemble by composer Richard Festinger. the songs are set to poems on insect voices and insect sounds serve as additional musical instruments.
Preview Reception & Artist Presentation with Melissa Meyer
Thurs., Feb. 14: Preview Reception at 5:30 p.m. in Selby Gallery followed by the presentations at 7 p.m.
Artist Melissa Meyer will present a presentation on her work currently in the exhibition Interiors/Exteriors.
The preview reception and presentation are free and open to the public.
Opening Reception
Fri., Feb. 15, 5-7 p.m. in Selby Gallery
The opening reception is free and open to the public.
Director's Tour
Mon., Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m.
The Selby Gallery Director will walk you through an in depth and intimate historical perspective of the exhibit Interiors/Exteriors– and tie the discussion into the current pulse of today's' contemporary art landscape. The tour meets at Selby Gallery at 11:30 a.m. The tour is free and open to the public.
Thurs., Feb. 28; reception at 6:00 p.m.
followed by musical performance of new work by contemporary music composer, Richard Festinger, and joint presentation with artist Brenda Brown at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Hall adjacent to the gallery.
Funded in part through Meet The Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program.
In addition to the Selby Gallery/ Ringling College of Art and Design installaitons, Brenda Brown has developed a Listening Trail at Crowley Museum and Nature Center in Myakka, Florida. Go to Crowley's website for additional information on times and admission.
Feb. 16th at 11:00am
Talk and Walk on Crowley Listening Trail
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March 1st at 4:30pm
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The Social Science Department supports the college mission by
offering liberal arts/college transfer courses. The following list of department
goals explains how the department sees its role in the institution's educational
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You can find anthropologists in the most unusual places. They might be in some exotic
place studying cultures or excavating archeological sites. Or they might be helping
to relocate tribes from the disappearing Amazon rain forests. On the other hand,
you might find one in New York City advising a grocery store on how to organize
its goods for maximum customer appeal.
Such is the variety of this field. Anthropology is the study of humans--those who
lived in past cultures as well as those alive today. Anthropologists typically share
an active curiosity, an interest in travel and the discipline to pursue their specialty.
Most jobs in this field are in teaching or museum work, but more and more anthropologists
are being hired as consultants to businesses whose bottom line depends upon understanding
human behavior.
The SFCC anthropology program offers classes in introductory anthropology, cultural
anthropology, stone age survival and the cultures of North America's native peoples.
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Geography is making a comeback. As our opportunities for travel increase and as
communications around the world improve, we are becoming more aware of other nations
and other cultures. We are learning more about geography, the study of our relationship
to the earth.
Geographers have a great sensitivity and appreciation for our world-not just as
a source of life but as a living entity in and of itself.
Students in geography at SFCC study the earth's cultural and physical attributes;
its economic geography; and its hurricanes, glaciers, climate, food chains, volcanism,
species extinction and pollution.
Field trips are common. They have included trips to Mt. St. Helens, mining areas,
bird sanctuaries and the Columbia Ice Fields.
Jobs in geography range from teaching and urban planning to environmental protection
and hydrology to forestry and game management.
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If you want to discuss the modern world knowledgeably, you must first consult history.
History tells us things we can't learn any other way. It allows us to compare ourselves
with people who lived before us and with people from other cultures.
Having a sense of history gives us a better context for making decisions, it lends
perspective on change and the continuity of things, it adds richness when we see
we aren't the only ones to experience something ... or when we are.
The SFCC history department offers classes in Western civilization, Asian civilization,
American history, Latin American History and Pacific Northwest history.
Those who pursue this field find job opportunities in historical research, museum
work and teaching. Some write historical novels or history textbooks. Others document
their travels for travelogues.
Yet history has application to many fields. Journalists, for example, benefit from
the deeper understanding of the world provided by history. Business people who deal
internationally find an understanding of history and other cultures is essential-and
greatly appreciated by their international clients.
Political science, it has been said, is the study of the use and the abuse of power.
It deals with political institutions, and the principles and conduct of government.
Pre-law students have traditionally studied political science in preparation for
their legal studies, and while this still holds true today, the field has become
a background for many careers. Those who are interested in the social services,
public administration, the state department or any public service agency can all
benefit from an understanding of government and its function.
Political science is also an excellent stepping stone for those interested in political
careers -- either their own or someone else's.
Some in this field choose to teach, and others join public relations firms to research
public voting tends. Still others combine political science with languages and business
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Casey Han's four years at Princeton gave her many things, But no job and a number of bad habits. Casey's parents, who live in Queens, are Korean immigrants working in a dry cleaner, desperately trying to hold on to their culture and their identity. Their daughter, on the other hand, has entered into rarified American society via scholarships. But after graduation, Casey sees the reality of having expensive habits without the means to sustain them.
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Dallas Wiens, a 25-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, received a new face at BWH in March 2011, after his face was horribly burned by a high-voltage electrical line in 2008.
Wiens after his accident, describing his injuries during an October 2010 interview.
"I do miss my sight," said Wiens, "But I miss the sensation of my face and my sense of smell the most."
Dallas Wiens, before and after the full face transplant surgery performed in March 2011.
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Wiens at the one year anniversary of his face transplant.
Wiens says he can now feel his daughter's kisses, which have brought him to tears on more than one occasion.
Doctors say every time they see Wiens, he is able to feel and do more. Wiens himself says he can use his face more than he expected.
Charla Nash revealed her new face for the first time on Thursday, August 11, 2011, after undergoing a face transplant surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in May. Nash is the third American to receive a full face transplant. She also received a double hand transplant, but the hands failed to thrive and were removed.
Nash lost her face and hands in a brutal attack by a friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee in 2009. For her transplant surgery, the 30-member surgical team worked for more than 20 hours to replace Nash's face.
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Nash with Travis the chimp prior to the attack. The chimp ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids, blinding her before being shot and killed by police.
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Mitch Hunter's face was horribly disfigured in a 2001 car accident. A decade later, the 30-year-old Indiana man underwent the nation's second full-face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Here he is with his new face.
Before the transplant, Hunter underwent reconstructive surgery and wore a prosthetic nose.
The injury to his face occurred after he came into contact with a high-voltage electrical wire following his car accident.
After being mauled by a bear, Li Guoxing became China's first face transplant patient in 2006. Doctors at the Xijing military hospital in Xi'an replaced his cheek, upper lip, and nose. Li died in December 2008.
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Isabelle Dinoire received the world's first partial face transplant in November 2005 (shown here three months later). Doctors in northern France attached a new nose, chin and lips after her horrifying attack from her own dog.
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Known only as Oscar, this Spanish farmer lost most of his face in a 2005 accidental shotgun blast. Oscar (shown here at a 2010 news conference), received the world's first full face transplant in March 2010, carried out by a 30-person team. Doctors said that after 18 months of physical therapy, he is expected to regain up to 90 percent of his facial functions.
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To replace Oscar's face, doctors in Barcelona lifted an entire face, including the jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids, and placed it mask-like onto Oscar.
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In 2004, Connie Culp lost much of her face from a gunshot blast. Four years later, the 46-year-old mother was the first to undergo face transplant surgery in the U.S. This image shows Culp before the surgery (left) and in 2009, six months after the surgery.
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Connie Culp in an undated photo sometime before the 2004 gunshot blast destroyed her face.
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, a plastic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, has led the surgical team that has performed all of the nation's full face transplants. Here he stands with three recipients - Mitch Hunter, Jim Maki, and Dallas Wiens. Dr. Pomahac led Nash's recent face transplant procedure.


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WASHINGTON, D.C.(WUSA) - A 9 Wants to Know investigation has identified a history at the General Services Administration of paying high dollar bonuses to senior leaders despite their links to wrongdoing identified by Inspector General investigations.
"It's heartbreaking," says Barbara Rice, a former worker from the GSA Regional Headquarters Building in Kansas City, Mo. "Everyone has turned pretty much a deaf ear."
The investigation, which has identified a $26 million dollar annual GSA bonus pool, comes shortly after the Administrator resigned in the wake of a lavish Las Vegas convention with 2,400 square foot hotel suites.
Year after year, GSA Regional Commissioner Mary Ruwwe has received bonuses, despite being at the center of Inspector General investigations.
Rice created the "GSA Death List" to warn officials of worker fears they were being killed by toxins in that building.
"I have pages here of the dead, and the deceased and the dying," Rice said.
Rice has watched as GSA's Ruwwe not only denied the list's existence, but despite one critical Inspector General report after another. raked in years of bonus money.
"I'm outraged," said US Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Ca) who chairs the House subcommittee with GSA oversight. "It's absolutely a pattern."
Denham said the bonuses we've uncovered will change his GSA investigation.
In 2010, The Inspector General first accused Regional Commissioner Mary Ruwee's office of providing "misleading information" and doing "damage to GSA's credibility" in an audit of "health and safety conditions" at GSA's Kansas City regional headquarters
GSA continually denied knowledge of the death list that I first uncovered as a reporter at Kansas City's KSHB-TV in 2009.
"Still, we don't have any answers and I have added six more people to the death list in the last month," Rice said.
Despite GSA's denials, a Freedom of Information Act request identified an e-mail from Ruwee, sent out months before the KSHB investigation, titled "heads up."
It was a political warning to top GSA officials in Washington about worker fears of cancer and toxins.
Barbara Rice's GSA Death List was attached.
"It seems repeatedly we hear that there's nothing wrong," Rice said.
With Rice's help, the investigation identified more than 450 sick or dead workers at the Kansas City building, including those on the east side where the Department of Energy makes parts for nuclear bombs.
Now, more than two years later, Congressman Denham says the GSA Death List will get national attention.
"We're not only going to go after the health and safety issues of GSA, but we're going to make sure we hold them accountable."
A second IG report into Ruwwe's office found her office hired a PR firm at a cost of $234,000 to respond to "questions regarding toxic substance health risk"
That year, Ruwwe was awarded bonus money again.
In fact, according to a Freedom of Information Act response , every official who either sent or received a copy of the GSA death list received bonuses over those two years. $22,000 for Ruwwe, $32,000 for her boss Anthony Costa and about $49,000 for then- acting Administrator Paul Prouty.
In all, in 2010 alone, GSA issued $26 million in bonuses.
"We need to have accountability to show where the money is being spent so these bonuses can't continue to go on," Denham said.
Mary Ruwwe appeared at a 2011 congressional hearing into the hiring of that $234,000 publicity firm.
She sat right next to former GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
"We have taken this as an opportunity to do a lot of improvement," Ruwwe said of the IG's criticism.
According to the Inspector General, at that hearing, while under oath, the GSA officials provided "misstatements of fact."
Johnson resigned last week and hasn't returned our calls.
Spokeswomen said neither she nor Ruwwe wished to comment.
According to an official letter from Senator Claire McCaskill to the GSA, for Ruwwe's performance in 2011, Martha Johnson gave her a third bonus.
A CDC investigation identified five potential pathways from the part of the building contaminated by bomb part manufacturing, but found no current health risks.
9 Wants to Know is asking anyone with information about waste andcorruption at GSA to contact Investigative Reporter Russ Ptacek at email@example.com. You can also follow @russptacek on Twitter.


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GOUVERNEUR The proposed budget for the village raises the tax levy minimally and keeps the tax rate the same while increasing water and sewer rates to help pay for improvement projects.
The village Board of Trustees will have a budget hearing at 6 p.m. today in the municipal building.
There will be no new hires at this time and no layoffs, Mayor Ronald P. McDougall said. We plan on providing the same services; no cut in services.
The proposed $5.4 million budget will climb 5.3 percent from $5.1 million. But the amount to be raised by taxes will increase $11,575.85, from $1,313,606.43 to $1,325,182.28, a hike of less than 1 percent.
The tax rate will remain $12.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, the same rate since 2008.
The village board managed to keep the levy stable primarily because assessed value went up $941,126, from $107 million in 2013 to $108 million. The board also plans to use $68,000 of a $1,055,000 fund balance to keep the tax rate the same, Mr. McDougall said.
The fund balance was $988,000 at the end of May 2012 and $1,123,000 at the end of May 2013.
The water rate was projected to increase $38 per year for a typical residential user to cover the cost over 20 years of a $2.5 million rehabilitation project at the water filtration plant. However, the board is suggesting an annual increase in both water and sewer rates of $10.40.
Thats all we wanted to do at this time, Mr. McDougall said.
That would bring the rate for both water and sewer service for the average residential user from $77.40 per quarter to $80 per quarter.
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By CHERYL BELLAVERCarbonville
I am writing in response to the "Taking pride in the area where you live" column that was in the Sun Advocate on April 21.
It amazes me when people tell me they can't stand it here. I think people who were born here, take this place for granted. To me this is the best place in the world to live.
First of all, look around. The beauty of the landscape. The people are so friendly and family oriented. We don't have to stay indoors because of smog. We don't' have to look over our shoulders when we go shopping.
Most of all we don't have to travel far to do outdoor things like hiking, fishing and camping. We also don't have to pay an entrance fee to do those things.
I was recently in Southern California's Big Bear. On the side of the road was a sign saying "no stopping without checking in at ranger station".
I grew up in Southern California and to me the best place in the world is Carbon County.
What can't I do here that I could do there? Go out to eat at 2 a.m.
If you expand your horizons and your mind you can find something to do here.
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In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, development, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments, individuals, corporations, business enterprises, and others concerned.
Source(Pub. L. 89–80, § 2,July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244.)
Short Title of 1974 Amendment
Pub. L. 93–251, title I, § 109,Mar. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 49, provided that: "This title [enacting sections 1962d–5c and 1962d–15 to 1962d–17 of this title, section 460ee of Title 16, Conservation, and sections 50c–2, 50k, 579, 701b–11, and 1252a of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, amending section 4482 of this title, sections 460l–13(a), (a)(3) and 460l–14(b)(1) ofTitle 16, section 275a of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and sections 701g, 701n, 701r, 701r–1 (c), 701s, 709a (b), and 1165a (d) of Title 33, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1962d–5 and 1962d–7 of this title and section 460l–13 of Title 16] may be cited as the 'Water Resources Development Act of 1974'."
Short Title
Pub. L. 89–80, § 1,July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Water Resources Planning Act'."
United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment
Pub. L. 109–448, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3328, provided that:"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act'."SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
"The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program to systematically assess priority transboundary aquifers."SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
"In this Act:
"(1) Aquifer.—The term 'aquifer' means a subsurface water-bearing geologic formation from which significant quantities of water may be extracted.
"(2) IBWC.—The term 'IBWC' means the International Boundary and Water Commission, an agency of the Department of State.
"(3) Indian tribe.—The term 'Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community—
"(A) that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; and
"(B) the reservation of which includes a transboundary aquifer within the exterior boundaries of the reservation.
"(4) Participating state.—The term 'Participating State' means each of the States of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
"(5) Priority transboundary aquifer.—The term 'priority transboundary aquifer' means a transboundary aquifer that has been designated for study and analysis under the program.
"(6) Program.—The term 'program' means the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program established under section 4 (a).
"(7) Reservation.—The term 'reservation' means land that has been set aside or that has been acknowledged as having been set aside by the United States for the use of an Indian tribe, the exterior boundaries of which are more particularly defined in a final tribal treaty, agreement, executive order, Federal statute, secretarial order, or judicial determination.
"(8) Secretary.—The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey.
"(9) Transboundary aquifer.—The term 'transboundary aquifer' means an aquifer that underlies the boundary between a Participating State and Mexico.
"(10) Tri-regional planning group.—The term 'Tri-Regional Planning Group' means the binational planning group comprised of—
"(A) the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de Ciudad Juarez;
"(B) the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board; and
"(C) the Lower Rio Grande Water Users Organization.
"(11) Water resources research institutes.—The term 'water resources research institutes' means the institutes within the Participating States established under section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303)."SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
"(a) In General.—The Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with the Participating States, the water resources research institutes, Sandia National Laboratories, and other appropriate entities in the United States and Mexico, and the IBWC, as appropriate, shall carry out the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program to characterize, map, and model priority transboundary aquifers along the United States-Mexico border at a level of detail determined to be appropriate for the particular aquifer.
"(b) Objectives.—The objectives of the program are to—
"(1) develop and implement an integrated scientific approach to identify and assess priority transboundary aquifers, including—
"(A) for purposes of subsection (c)(2), specifying priority transboundary aquifers for further analysis by assessing—
"(i) the proximity of a proposed priority transboundary aquifer to areas of high population density;
"(ii) the extent to which a proposed priority transboundary aquifer would be used;
"(iii) the susceptibility of a proposed priority transboundary aquifer to contamination; and
"(iv) any other relevant criteria;
"(B) evaluating all available data and publications as part of the development of study plans for each priority transboundary aquifer;
"(C) creating a new, or enhancing an existing, geographic information system database to characterize the spatial and temporal aspects of each priority transboundary aquifer; and
"(D) using field studies, including support for and expansion of ongoing monitoring and metering efforts, to develop—
"(i) the additional data necessary to adequately define aquifer characteristics; and
"(ii) scientifically sound groundwater flow models to assist with State and local water management and administration, including modeling of relevant groundwater and surface water interactions;
"(2) consider the expansion or modification of existing agreements, as appropriate, between the United States Geological Survey, the Participating States, the water resources research institutes, and appropriate authorities in the United States and Mexico, to—
"(A) conduct joint scientific investigations;
"(B) archive and share relevant data; and
"(C) carry out any other activities consistent with the program; and
"(3) produce scientific products for each priority transboundary aquifer that—
"(A) are capable of being broadly distributed; and
"(B) provide the scientific information needed by water managers and natural resource agencies on both sides of the United States-Mexico border to effectively accomplish the missions of the managers and agencies.
"(c) Designation of Priority Transboundary Aquifers.—
"(1) In general.—For purposes of the program, the Secretary shall designate as priority transboundary aquifers—
"(A) the Hueco Bolson and Mesilla aquifers underlying parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico;
"(B) the Santa Cruz River Valley aquifers underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico; and
"(C) the San Pedro aquifers underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
"(2) Additional aquifers.—The Secretary may, using the criteria under subsection (b)(1)(A), evaluate and designate additional priority transboundary aquifers which underlie New Mexico or Texas.
"(d) Cooperation With Mexico.—To ensure a comprehensive assessment of priority transboundary aquifers, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with appropriate Federal agencies and other organizations to develop partnerships with, and receive input from, relevant organizations in Mexico to carry out the program.
"(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.—The Secretary may provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements and other agreements with the water resources research institutes and other Participating State entities to carry out the program."SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.
"(a) Coordination With States, Tribes, and Other Entities.—The Secretary shall coordinate the activities carried out under the program with—
"(1) the appropriate water resource agencies in the Participating States;
"(2) any affected Indian tribes;
"(3) any other appropriate entities that are conducting monitoring and metering activity with respect to a priority transboundary aquifer; and
"(4) the IBWC, as appropriate.
"(b) New Activity.—After the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2006], the Secretary shall not initiate any new field studies or analyses under the program before consulting with, and coordinating the activity with, any Participating State water resource agencies that have jurisdiction over the aquifer.
"(c) Study Plans; Cost Estimates.—
"(1) In general.—The Secretary shall work closely with appropriate Participating State water resource agencies, water resources research institutes, and other relevant entities to develop a study plan, timeline, and cost estimate for each priority transboundary aquifer to be studied under the program.
"(2) Requirements.—A study plan developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
"(A) integrate existing data collection and analyses conducted with respect to the priority transboundary aquifer;
"(B) if applicable, improve and strengthen existing groundwater flow models developed for the priority transboundary aquifer; and
"(C) be consistent with appropriate State guidelines and goals."SEC. 6. EFFECT.
"(a) In General.—Nothing in this Act affects—
"(1) the jurisdiction or responsibility of a Participating State with respect to managing surface or groundwater resources in the Participating State;
"(2) the water rights of any person or entity using water from a transboundary aquifer; or
"(3) State water law, or an interstate compact or international treaty governing water.
"(b) Treaty.—Nothing in this Act shall delay or alter the implementation or operation of any works constructed, modified, acquired, or used within the territorial limits of the United States relating to the waters governed by the Treaty Between the United States and Mexico Regarding Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, Treaty Series 994 (59 Stat. 1219)."SEC. 7. REPORTS.
"Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2006], and on completion of the program in fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate water resource agency in the Participating States, an interim and final report, respectively, that describes—
"(1) any activities carried out under the program;
"(2) any conclusions of the Secretary relating to the status of priority transboundary aquifers; and
"(3) the level of participation in the program of entities in Mexico."SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
"(a) In General.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2016.
"(b) Distribution of Funds.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), 50 percent shall be made available to the water resources research institutes to provide funding to appropriate entities in the Participating States (including Sandia National Laboratories, State agencies, universities, the Tri-Regional Planning Group, and other relevant organizations) and to implement cooperative agreements entered into with appropriate entities in Mexico to conduct specific authorized activities in furtherance of the program, including the binational collection and exchange of scientific data.
"(c) Criteria.—Funding provided to an appropriate entity in Mexico pursuant to subsection (b) shall be contingent on that entity providing 50 percent of the necessary resources (including in-kind services) to further assist in carrying out the authorized activity."SEC. 9. SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.
"The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this Act shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2006]."
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Projects Exempt From Requirements for Independent Water Project Review
Provisions exempting watershed projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, which is classified generally to chapter 18 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, from the requirements of Executive Orders 12113 and 12141, formerly set out below, were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 97–370, title VI, § 619,Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1811.
Pub. L. 97–103, title VI, § 619,Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1490.
Pub. L. 96–528, title VI, § 622,Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3118.
Executive Order No. 12113
Ex. Ord. No. 12113, Jan. 4, 1979, 44 F.R. 1955, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12141, June 5, 1979, 44 F.R. 32635, which provided for independent review of Federal water resources programs and projects by the Water Resources Council, was revoked by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 12322, Sept. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 46561, set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 12322. Water Resources Programs and Projects Review
Ex. Ord. No. 12322, Sept. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 46561, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure efficient and coordinated planning and review of water resources programs and projects, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Before any agency or officer thereof submits to the Congress, or to any committee or member thereof, for approval, appropriations, or legislative action any report, proposal, or plan relating to a Federal or Federally assisted water and related land resources project or program, such report, proposal, or plan shall be submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 2. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall examine each report, proposal, or plan for consistency with, and shall advise the agency of the relationship of the project to, the following:
(a) the policy and programs of the President;
(b) the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies or other such planning guidelines for water and related land resources planning, as shall hereafter be issued; and
(c) other applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the planning process.
Sec. 3. When such report, proposal, or plan is thereafter submitted to the Congress, or to any committee or member thereof, it shall include a statement of the advice received from the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 12113, as amended, is revoked.Ronald Reagan.
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The Orioles have acquired minor league infielder Josh Horton from the Athletics in exchange for cash or a player to be named later, assistant GM David Forst told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (Twitter link). The 27-year-old Horton is hitting .224/.246/.373 this season at Triple-A. He has experience at second base, shortstop and third base. Horton was a second-round pick by the A's in 2007 and ranked as their No. 26 prospect prior to the 2008 season, according to Baseball America. Roch Kubatko of MASNsports tweets that Horton will be assigned to Double-A Bowie.
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Everything that is good about wood is being celebrated at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on August 17 and 18.
The many highlights of the Wales Tree Festival include displays and demonstrations by the country's top turners and carvers; a stunning collection of Treen (antique wooden household objects); and music and stories from Ghana – land of the Ghost Forest.
There will be a chance to make your own tree-based herbal remedies; as well as demonstrations of how to turn a tree into logs.
A 'Robin Hood' camp will be set up for youngsters to make bows and arrows and build dens; there are guided walks, a tree trail and a chance to hear what Swansea University have discovered about climate change by studying oak trees in the Botanic Garden.
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Event organiser Bruce Langridge said: "We've tried to come at this from as many angles as possible and, hopefully, we have a schedule of activities that will provide something for everyone."
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It sounds wonderful! Shame I can't be there to share the event. Us doggie people aren't welcome, even though the Dog Day earlier in the year was a great success.
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10 U.S. Code § 10105 - Army National Guard of the United States: composition
Source(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1),Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2970.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3077 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(3)(A).
Active Component Support for Reserve Training
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 515,Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1650, provided that:
"(a) Requirement To Establish.—The Secretary of the Army shall, not later than September 30, 1995, establish one or more active-component units of the Army with the primary mission of providing training support to reserve units. Each such unit shall be part of the active Army force structure and shall have a commander who is on the active-duty list of the Army.
"(b) Implementation Plan.—The Secretary of the Army shall during fiscal year 1994 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to meet the requirement in subsection (a). The plan shall include a proposal for any statutory changes that the Secretary considers to be necessary for the implementation of the plan."
Test Program for Reserve Combat Maneuver Unit Integration
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 516,Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1650, directed Secretary of the Army to prepare a plan for carrying out a test program to determine feasibility and advisability of applying the roundout and roundup models for integration of active and reserve component Army units at the battalion and company levels and submit to Congress not later than Mar. 31, 1994, a report that includes the plan for the test program.
Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XI, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2536, as amended by Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 202(a)(11),May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 101; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 520,Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1651; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 516,Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2754; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §§ 514, 515, title VII, § 704(b),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 307, 308, 372, provided that:"SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.
"This title may be cited as the 'Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992'."Subtitle A—Deployability Enhancements "SEC. 1111. PRIOR ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL.
"(a) Additional Prior Active Duty Officers.—The Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior active-duty officers in the Army National Guard by providing a program that permits the separation of officers on active duty with at least two, but less than three, years of active service upon condition that the officer is accepted for appointment in the Army National Guard. The Secretary shall have a goal of having not fewer than 150 officers become members of the Army National Guard each year under this section.
"(b) Additional Prior Active Duty Enlisted Members.—The Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior active-duty enlisted members in the Army National Guard through the use of enlistments as described in section 8020 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–139) [107 Stat. 1441]. The Secretary shall enlist not fewer than 1,000 new enlisted members each year under enlistments described in that section.
"(c) Qualified Prior Active-Duty Personnel.—For purposes of this section, qualified prior active-duty personnel are members of the Army National Guard with not less than two years of active duty."SEC. 1112. SERVICE IN SELECTED RESERVE IN LIEU OF ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE.
"(a) Academy Graduates and Distinguished ROTC Graduates To Serve in Selected Reserve for Period of Active-duty Service Obligation Not Served on Active Duty.—(1) An officer who is a graduate of one of the service academies or who was commissioned as a distinguished Reserve Officers' Training Corps graduate and who is permitted to be released from active duty before the completion of the active-duty service obligation applicable to that officer shall serve the remaining period of such active-duty service obligation as a member of the Selected Reserve.
"(2) The Secretary concerned may waive paragraph (1) in a case in which the Secretary determines that there is no unit position available for the officer.
"(b) ROTC Graduates.—The Secretary of the Army shall provide a program under which graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program may perform their minimum period of obligated service by a combination of (A) two years of active duty, and (B) such additional period of service as is necessary to complete the remainder of such obligation, to be served in the Selected Reserve."SEC. 1113. REVIEW OF OFFICER PROMOTIONS BY COMMANDER OF ASSOCIATED ACTIVE DUTY UNIT.
"(a) Review.—Whenever an officer in an Army Selected Reserve unit as defined in subsection (b) is recommended for a unit vacancy promotion to a grade above first lieutenant, the recommended promotion shall be reviewed by the commander of the active duty unit associated with the Selected Reserve unit of that officer or another active-duty officer designated by the Secretary of the Army. The commander or other active-duty officer designated by the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the promoting authority, through the promotion board convened by the promotion authority to consider unit vacancy promotion candidates, before the promotion is made, a recommendation of concurrence or nonconcurrence in the promotion. The recommendation shall be provided to the promoting authority within 60 days after receipt of notice of the recommended promotion.
"(b) Coverage of Selected Reserve Combat and Early Deploying Units.—(1) Subsection (a) applies to officers in all units of the Selected Reserve that are designated as combat units or that are designated for deployment within 75 days of mobilization.
"(2) Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to officers of the Army Reserve, and with respect to officers of the Army National Guard in units not subject to subsection (a) as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 [Feb. 10, 1996], at the end of the 90-day period beginning on such date of enactment.
"(c) Report on Feasibility.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report, not later than March 1, 1993, containing a plan for implementation of subsection (a). The Secretary may include with the report such proposals for legislation to clarify, improve, or modify the provisions of subsection (a) in order to better carry out the purposes of those provisions as the Secretary considers appropriate."SEC. 1114. NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
"(a) Nonwaivability.—Any standard prescribed by the Secretary of the Army establishing a military education requirement for noncommissioned officers that must be met as a requirement for promotion to a higher noncommissioned officer grade may be waived only if the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary in order to preserve unit leadership continuity under combat conditions.
"(b) Availability of Training Positions.—The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that there are sufficient training positions available to enable compliance with subsection (a)."SEC. 1115. INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING AND NONDEPLOYABLE PERSONNEL ACCOUNT.
"(a) Establishment of Personnel Account.—The Secretary of the Army shall establish a personnel accounting category for members of the Army Selected Reserve to be used for categorizing members of the Selected Reserve who have not completed the minimum training required for deployment or who are otherwise not available for deployment. The account shall be designed so that it is compatible with the decentralized personnel systems of the Army Guard and Reserve. The account shall be used for the reporting of personnel readiness and may not be used as a factor in establishing the level of Army Guard and Reserve force structure.
"(b) Use of Account.—Until a member of the Army Selected Reserve has completed the minimum training necessary for deployment, the member may not be assigned to fill a position in a Selected Reserve unit but shall be carried in the account established under subsection (a).
"(c) Time for Qualification for Deployment.—(1) If at the end of 24 months after a member of the Army Selected Reserve enters the Army Selected Reserve, the member has not completed the minimum training required for deployment, the member shall be discharged.
"(2) The Secretary of the Army may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) in the case of health care providers and in other cases determined necessary. The authority to make such a waiver may not be delegated."SEC. 1116. MINIMUM PHYSICAL DEPLOYABILITY STANDARDS.
"The Secretary of the Army shall transfer the personnel classification of a member of the Army Selected Reserve from the Selected Reserve unit of the member to the personnel account established pursuant to section 1115 if the member does not meet minimum physical profile standards required for deployment. Any such transfer shall be made not later than 90 days after the date on which the determination that the member does not meet such standards is made."[SECS. 1117, 1118. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, § 704(b),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 372.] "SEC. 1119. COMBAT UNIT TRAINING.
"The Secretary of the Army shall establish a program to minimize the post-mobilization training time required for combat units of the Army National Guard. The program shall require—
"(1) that unit premobilization training emphasize—
"(A) individual soldier qualification and training;
"(B) collective training and qualification at the crew, section, team, and squad level; and
"(C) maneuver training at the platoon level as required of all Army units; and
"(2) that combat training for command and staff leadership include annual multi-echelon training to develop battalion, brigade, and division level skills, as appropriate."SEC. 1120. USE OF COMBAT SIMULATORS.
"The Secretary of the Army shall expand the use of simulations, simulators, and advanced training devices and technologies in order to increase training opportunities for members and units of the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve."Subtitle B—Assessment of National Guard Capability "SEC. 1121. DEPLOYABILITY RATING SYSTEM.
"The Secretary of the Army shall modify the readiness rating system for units of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard to ensure that the rating system provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and those shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. In making such modifications, the Secretary shall ensure that the unit readiness rating system is designed so—
"(1) that the personnel readiness rating of a unit reflects—
"(A) both the percentage of the overall personnel requirement of the unit that is manned and deployable and the fill and deployability rate for critical occupational specialties necessary for the unit to carry out its basic mission requirements; and
"(B) the number of personnel in the unit who are qualified in their primary military occupational specialty; and
"(2) that the equipment readiness assessment of a unit—
"(A) documents all equipment required for deployment;
"(B) reflects only that equipment that is directly possessed by the unit;
"(C) specifies the effect of substitute items; and
"(D) assesses the effect of missing components and sets on the readiness of major equipments items."SEC. 1122. INSPECTIONS. "Subtitle C—Compatibility of Guard Units With Active Component Units "SEC. 1131. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY.
"(a) Associate Units.—The Secretary of the Army shall require—
"(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and
"(2) that combat support and combat service support units of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the Secretary) are essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.
"(b) Responsibilities.—The commander (at a brigade or higher level) of the associated active duty unit for any National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy shall be responsible for—
"(1) approving the training program of that unit;
"(2) reviewing the readiness report of that unit;
"(3) assessing the manpower, equipment, and training resources requirements of that unit; and
"(4) validating, not less often than annually, the compatibility of that unit with the active duty forces.
"(c) Implementation.—The Secretary of the Army shall begin to implement subsection (a) during fiscal year 1993 and shall achieve full implementation of the plan not later than October 1, 1995."SEC. 1132. TRAINING COMPATIBILITY.
"[Amended section 414(c) ofPub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 12001 of this title.]"SEC. 1133. SYSTEMS COMPATIBILITY.
"(a) Compatibility Program.—The Secretary of the Army shall develop and implement a program to ensure that Army personnel systems, Army supply systems, Army maintenance management systems, and Army finance systems are compatible across all Army components.
"(b) Report.—Not later than September 30, 1993, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing the program under subsection (a) and setting forth a plan for implementation of the program by the end of fiscal year 1997."SEC. 1134. EQUIPMENT COMPATIBILITY. "SEC. 1135. DEPLOYMENT PLANNING REFORM.
"(a) Requirement for Priority System.—The Secretary of the Army shall develop a system for identifying the priority for mobilization of Army reserve component units. The priority system shall be based on regional contingency planning requirements and doctrine to be integrated into the Army war planning process.
"(b) Unit Deployment Designators.—The system shall include the use of Unit Deployment Designators to specify the post-mobilization training days allocated to a unit before deployment. The Secretary shall specify standard designator categories in order to group units according to the timing of deployment after mobilization.
"(c) Use of Designators.—(1) The Secretary shall establish procedures to link the Unit Deployment Designator system to the process by which resources are provided for National Guard units.
"(2) The Secretary shall develop a plan that allocates greater funding for training, full-time support, equipment, and manpower in excess of 100 percent of authorized strength to units assigned Unit Deployment Designators that allow fewer post-mobilization training days.
"(3) The Secretary shall establish procedures to identify the command level at which combat units would, upon deployment, be integrated with active component forces consistent with the Unit Deployment Designator system."SEC. 1136. QUALIFICATION FOR PRIOR-SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS. "SEC. 1137. STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL RESERVE COMPONENTS.
"The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility of implementing the provisions of this title for all reserve components. Not later than December 31, 1993, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing a plan for such implementation."
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