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 115 STAT. 1128 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 commanders of the combatant commands and assignment to certain other joint positions in the grade of general or admiral, Congress provided temporary relief from the limitation on the number of officers serving on active duty in the grade of general or admiral in section 405 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 and thereafter extended that relief until September 30, 2003, but has also required that the Secretary of Defense be furnished the name of at least one officer from each of the Armed Forces for consideration for appointment to each such position. (3) Most of the positions of commanders of the combatant commands have been filled successively by officers of more than one of the Armed Forces since the enactment of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. (4) However, general officers of the Air Force with only limited experience in the transportation services have usually filled the position of commander of the United States Transportation Command. (5) The United States Transportation Command could benefit from the appointment of future commanders selected from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, in addition to the Air Force. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, when considering officers for recommendation to the President for appointment as commander of the United States Transportation Command, should not rely upon officers of one service which has traditionally provided officers to fill that position but should select for such recommendation the best qualified officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2002. Sec. 602. Basic pay rate for certain reserve commissioned officers with prior service as an enlisted member or warrant officer. Sec. 603. Reserve component compensation for distributed learning activities performed as inactive-duty training. Sec. 604. Subsistence allowances. Sec. 605. Eligibility for temporary housing allowance while in travel or leave status between permanent duty stations. Sec. 606. Uniform allowance for officers. Sec. 607. Family separation allowance for members electing unaccompanied tour by reason of health limitations of dependents. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension ofspecial pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. Sec. 614. One-year extension of other bonus and special pay authorities. Sec. 615. Hazardous duty pay for members of maritime visit, board, search, and seizure teams. Sec. 616. Eligibility for certain career continuation bonuses for early commitment to remain on active duty. Sec. 617. Secretarial discretion in prescribing submarine duty incentive pay rates. Sec. 618. Conforming accession bonus for dental officers authority with authorities for other special pay and bonuses.

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