[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2171]
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                       TROOP TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2057 
and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant journal clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2057) to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces for 
     certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in 
     connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and 
     Recuperation Leave Program before the program was expanded to 
     include domestic travel.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read the third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2057) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2057

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

     SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION COSTS 
                   INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES ON REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse a member of the 
     United States Armed Forces for transportation expenses 
     incurred by such member for one round trip by such member 
     between two locations within the United States in connection 
     with leave taken under the Central Command Rest and 
     Recuperation Leave Program during the period beginning on 
     September 25, 2003, and ending on December 18, 2003.

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