legislation: 101-s-3026
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| 101-s-3026 | 101 | s | 3026 | A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to make members of the Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield or similar operations eligible for certain benefits and to make members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and retired members of the Armed Forces eligible for certain benefits when ordered to active duty in connection with mobilization. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-11 | 1990-10-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 890. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 3 | Provides the following services or benefits for members of the armed forces serving under arduous conditions (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) outside of the United States pursuant to an assignment or detail as part of Operation Desert Shield: (1) free mailing privileges of letters or sound or video communications having the characteristics of a personal letter; (2) the deposit of pay and other allowances as part of a savings program; and (3) special pay relating to imminent danger. Removes the limitation on the payment allowed for unused accrued leave in the case of members, reserve members, or retired members of the armed forces called to active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on various options for reforming the basic allowance for subsistence entitlement, addressing specifically the problems resulting from termination of the allowance upon deployment for field or sea duty. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z |