HR 3208
108th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Afghanistan
Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military leave
Military operations
Military pay
Military personnel
National Guard
South Asia
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
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.
Introduced: September 30, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Oct 10, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sep 30, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 30, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a member of the armed forces serving outside the United States in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom who is granted rest and recuperative leave and provided authorized travel and transportation allowances, to pay the member for transportation, or provide transportation for the member, not only between the overseas duty location and the currently authorized locations (a vacation site or a location in the United States), but, at the request of the member, between the currently authorized locations and the member's permanent duty station or home. Makes such allowance retroactive from September 20, 2003.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Committees of jurisdiction
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