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 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1125 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section 10 USC 816 note, shall apply with respect to offenses committed after December 31, 2002. SEC. 583. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CIVIL AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) Legal services voluntarily provided as legal assistance under section 1044 of this title.". (b) DEFENSE OF LEGAL MALPRACTICE. —Subsection (d)(1) of that section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(E) Section 1054 of this title (relating to legal malpractice), for a person voluntarily providing legal services accepted under subsection (a)(5), as if the person were providing the services as an attorney of a legal staff within the Department of Defense.". Subtitle J—Other Matters SEC. 591. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD FOR CHANGE IN GROUND COMBAT EXCLUSION POLICY. Section 542(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "not less than 90 days"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Such a change may then be implemented only after the end of a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress is not in session) following the date on which the report is received."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) For purposes of this subsection, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die.". SEC. 592. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR LENGTHY OR NUMEROUS DEPLOYMENTS. (a) FUNDING SOURCE FOR ALLOWANCE.— Section 436(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Secretary shall pay the allowance from appropriations available for operation and maintenance for the armed force in which the member serves.". (b) EXPANDED REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL lo use 99i note. MEMBER DEPLOYMENTS. —Section 574(d) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-138) is amended in the second sentence by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: "(1) a discussion of the experience in tracking and recording the deplo3anents of members of the Armed Forces and the payment of the per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous

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