To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to provide or pay for transportation for a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) is assigned to duty inside or outside the United States in an area not previously designated for inclusion in the program; (2) receives orders for deployment to an area for which imminent danger pay is available; and (3) is granted leave in anticipation of such deployment.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4524 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4524

 To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to 
 cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed 
 inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously 
   designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in 
 anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency 
                               operation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2004

  Mrs. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to 
 cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed 
 inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously 
   designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in 
 anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency 
                               operation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE CENTRAL 
              COMMAND REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of Defense shall expand the Central Command Rest and 
Recuperation Leave Program to provide or pay for transportation for a 
member of the Armed Forces who--
            (1) is assigned to duty inside or outside of the United 
        States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion 
        in the program;
            (2) receives orders for deployment to an area for which 
        imminent danger pay is available under section 310 of title 37, 
        United States Code; and
            (3) is granted leave in anticipation of such deployment.
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