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PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003 ‘‘(B) the number of members who received each rate of allowance paid; ‘‘(C) the number of members who received the allowance for one month, for two months, for three months, for four months, for five months, for six months, and for more than six months; and ‘‘(D) the total amount spent on the allowance.’’.

SEC. 542. ENHANCED RETENTION OF ACCUMULATED LEAVE FOR HIGHDEPLOYMENT MEMBERS.

10 USC 701 note.

(a) ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ACCUMULATED LEAVE.— Paragraph (1) of section 701(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize a member described in subparagraph (B) who, except for this paragraph, would lose any accumulated leave in excess of 60 days at the end of the fiscal year, to retain an accumulated total of 120 days leave. ‘‘(B) This subsection applies to a member who serves on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120 days— ‘‘(i) in an area in which the member is entitled to special pay under section 310(a) of title 37; or ‘‘(ii) while assigned to a deployable ship or mobile unit or to other duty comparable to that specified in clause (i) that is designated for the purpose of this subsection. ‘‘(C) Except as provided in paragraph (2), leave in excess of 60 days accumulated under this paragraph is lost unless it is used by the member before the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the continuous period of service referred to in subparagraph (B) terminated.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later. SEC. 543. STANDARDIZATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY MILITARY RECRUITERS.

(a) CONSISTENCY WITH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Paragraph (5) of section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘apply to—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘school which’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to a private secondary school that’’. (b) CORRECTION OF CROSS REFERENCE.—Paragraph (6)(A)(i) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘14101’’ and ‘‘8801’’ and inserting ‘‘9101’’ and ‘‘7801’’, respectively. SEC. 544. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL TO VETERANS HELD AS PRISONERS OF WAR BEFORE APRIL 25, 1962.

Section 521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 309; 10 U.S.C. 1129 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES FOR AWARD.—In determining whether a former prisoner of war who submits an application for the award of the Purple Heart under subsection (a) is eligible for that award, the Secretary concerned shall apply the following procedures:

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