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 107 STAT. 1768 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 38 USC 1967 note. 38 USC 2402 note. Washington. 10 USC 9381 note. SEC. 1176. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CHANGES IN SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM. (a) USE OF INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. —Section 1967 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) The effective date and time for any change in benefits under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program shall be based on the date and time according to the time zone immediately west of the International Date Line.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amendments to chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, that take effect after November 29, 1992. SEC. 1176. ELIGIBILnY OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR FOR BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL.— Former prisoners of war described in subsection (b) are eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. (b) ELIGIBLE FORMER POWS.— ^A former prisoner of war referred to in subsection (a) is a former prisoner of war— (1) who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) who, while a prisoner of war, served honorably in the active military, naval, or air service, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned. (c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—This section may not be construed to make ineligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery a former prisoner of war who is eligible to be buried in that cemetery under another provision of law. (d) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Those regulations may prescribe a minimum period of internment as a prisoner of war tor purposes of eligibility under this section for burial in Arlington National Cemetery. (e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term "former prisoner of war" has the meaning given such term in section 101(32) of title 38, United States ode. (2) The term "active military, naval, or air service" has the meaning given such term in section 101(24) of such title. SEC. 1177. REDESIGNATION OF HANFORD ARID LANDS ECOLOGY RESERVE. (a) REDESIGNATION. — The Hanford Arid Lands Ecology Reserve in Richland, Washington, is redesignated as the "Fitzner/Eberhardt - Ajid Lands Ecology Reserve". (b) LEGAL REFERENCES. —Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the ecology reserve referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a reference to the "Fitzner/^berhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve". SEC. 1178. AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds the following: (1) The training in the United States of pilote from the air forces of friendly foreign nations furthers the interests of the United States, promotes closer relations with such nations, and advances the national security.

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