[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3615 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3615

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed 
Forces for the cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf 
                             of the member.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2003

  Mr. Larson of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed 
Forces for the cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf 
                             of the member.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR PURCHASE OF 
              PROTECTIVE BODY ARMOR.

    (a) Reimbursement Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for the cost of protective body 
armor purchased by the member, or by another person on behalf of the 
member, for use by the member while deployed in connection with 
Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom if the member was so deployed and was not issued protective 
body armor before such deployment.
    (b) Duration of Authority.--Reimbursement may be provided under 
subsection (a) for protective body armor purchased during the period 
beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2003. Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall implement regulations to expedite the provision of such 
reimbursement.
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