[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2998 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2998


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 14, 2003

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority 
for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an 
otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges 
                          while hospitalized.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
              UNIFORMED SERVICES FROM REQUIREMENT TO PAY SUBSISTENCE 
              CHARGES WHILE HOSPITALIZED.

    Subsection (c) of section 1075 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by section 8146(a)(2) of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-87)), is repealed.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.