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 104 STAT. 1636 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 by operation of that paragraph, the officer shall not be entitled to special pay under subsection (h) of that section. SEC. 1112. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ACTIVATION OF NATIONAL GUARD COMBAT BRIGADE It is the sense of Congress that the President should order to active Federal service at least one Army National Guard combat brigade for deployment in the Persian Gulf region in connection with Operation Desert Shield. SEC. 1113. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING MAILING PRIVILEGES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Section 3401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "sound-recorded" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "sound- or video-recorded". SEC. 1114. SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL (a) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE.— The Secretary of Defense may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is serving outside the United States or its possessions under arduous conditions (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) during fiscal year 1990 or 1991 pursuant to an assignment or duty detail as part of Operation Desert Shield to make deposits of unallotted current pay and allowances, and to earn interest, under section 1035 of title 10, United States Code. (b) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations establishing standards and procedures for the administration of this section. SEC. 1115. TREATMENT OF ACCUMULATED LEAVE (a) INAPPLICABILITY OF ELIGIBILITY LIMITATION.—The limitation in the second sentence of section 50103)(3) of title 37, United States Code, does not apply with respect to the following leave during fiscal year 1990 or 1991: (1) Leave accrued by a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces while serving on active duty (other than for training) in connection with Operation Desert Shield pursuant to an order to active duty authorized under section 672, 673, 673b, or 674 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Leave accrued by a member of the Armed Forces in the Retired Reserve while serving on active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield pursuant to an order to active duty authorized by section 675 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Leave accrued by a retired member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, a member of the Retired Reserve, or a member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve while such retired member or member, as the case may be, is serving on active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield pursuant to an order to active duty authorized by section 688 of title 10, United States Code. (4) Leave accrued by a member referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) while serving on active duty (other than for training) in connection with Operation Desert Shield pursuant to an order to such active duty issued with the consent of the member during a period in which members of the Armed Forces are

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