[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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