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 114 STAT. 528 Effective date. Termination date. 37 USC 403 note. 37 USC 403 note. Deadline. PUBLIC LAW 106-246-^ULY 13, 2000 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY For an additional amount for "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army", $5,700,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001, only for continued test activities under the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) program. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM For an additional amount for "Defense Health Program", $3,533,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER SEC. 101. (a) MINIMUM RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. —During the period beginning on January 1, 2000, and ending on September 30, 2001 (or such earlier date as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate), a member of the uniformed services entitled to a basic allowance for housing for a military housing area in the United States shall be paid the allowance at a monthly rate not less than the rate in effect on December 31, 1999, in that area for members serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the member. (b) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE. —In light of the rates for the basic allowance for housing authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may exceed the limitation on the total amount paid during fiscal year 2000 and 2001 for the basic allowance for housing in the United States otherwise applicable under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States Code. (c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY FAMILIES ON FOOD STAMPS. —It is the sense of the Congress that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents should not have to rely on the food stamp program, and the President and the Congress should take action to ensure that the income level of members of the Armed Forces is sufficient so that no member meets the income standards of eligibility in effect under the food stamp program. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 102. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79), $1,556,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense for the "Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund" and shall remain available until expended, for price increases resulting from worldwide increases in the price of petroleum: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $1,556,200,000 in excess collections from the "Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund"

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