Directs the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a member of the armed forces serving outside the United States in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom who is granted rest and recuperative leave and provided authorized travel and transportation allowances, to pay the member for transportation, or provide transportation for the member, not only between the overseas duty location and the currently authorized locations (a vacation site or a location in the United States), but, at the request of the member, between the currently authorized locations and the member's permanent duty station or home. Makes such allowance retroactive from September 20, 2003.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3208 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3208
To ensure that the travel and transportation allowances provided in
connection with rest and recuperative leave granted to a member of the
Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan cover travel to and from
the permanent duty station or home of record of the member, not simply
to and from a port of entry in the United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2003
Mr. Hensarling (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Towns, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Markey, Mr. Vitter, Ms.
Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Bordallo,
and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To ensure that the travel and transportation allowances provided in
connection with rest and recuperative leave granted to a member of the
Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan cover travel to and from
the permanent duty station or home of record of the member, not simply
to and from a port of entry in the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES PROVIDED FOR REST AND
RECUPERATIVE LEAVE IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICE IN
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
(a) Expansion of Travel Covered by Allowance.--In the case of a
member of the Armed Forces serving outside of the United States in
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom who is granted
rest and recuperative leave, and provided the travel and transportation
allowances authorized by section 411c(a) of title 37, United States
Code, in connection with that leave, the Secretary of Defense shall pay
the member for transportation or provide transportation for the member,
not only between the overseas duty location and the locations specified
in paragraph (1) or (2) of such section, but, at the request of the
member, between the locations specified in such paragraphs and the
permanent duty station or home of record of the member.
(b) Retroactive Application.--In the case of a member of the Armed
Forces described in subsection (a) who received travel and
transportation allowances under section 411c of title 37, United States
Code, during the period beginning on September 20, 2003, and ending on
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
reimburse the member for any transportation costs incurred by the
member before that date to procure transportation between the
designated port of entry in the United States or the designated
overseas location under such section and the permanent duty station or
home of record of the member.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
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