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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 369 (c) DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS WITHHELD FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. —Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(1) The amount of an agency's administrative costs deducted under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (j)(2) or (k)(3) shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which such administrative costs were paid.". SEC. 644. REPORT ON EXTENDING TO JUNIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS PRIVILEGES PROVIDED FOR SENIOR NON- COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED. —Not later than February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the determinations of the Secretary regarding whether, in order to improve the working conditions of noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6, any of the privileges afforded noncommissioned officers in any of the pay grades above E-6 should be extended to noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6. (b) SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ELECTION OF BAS.—The Secretary shall include in the report a determination on whether noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6 should be afforded the same privilege as noncommissioned officers in pay grades above E-6 to elect to mess separately and receive the basic allowance for subsistence. (c) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.— The report shall also contain a discussion of the following matters: (1) The potential costs of extending additional privileges to noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6. (2) The effects on readiness that would result from extending the additional privileges. (3) The options for extending the privileges on an incremental basis over an extended period. (d) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION. —The Secretary shall include in the report any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers necessary in order to authorize extension of a privilege as determined appropriate under subsection (a). SEC. 645. STUDY REGARDING JOINT PROCESS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF RECRUITING STATIONS. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of— (1) using a joint process among the Armed Forces for determining the location of recruiting stations and the number of military personnel required to operate such stations; and (2) basing such determinations on market research and analysis conducted jointly by the Armed Forces. (b) REPORT.— Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study. The report shall include a recommended method for measuring the efficiency of individual recruiting stations, such as cost per accession or other efficiency standard, as determined by the Secretary. SEC. 646. AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. Effective April 1, 1996, section 1967 of title 38, United States Effective date. Code, is amended—

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