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 Ill STAT. 1634 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I—Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non- Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France* Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted m embers. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D—Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions.

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