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 117 STAT. 1494

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

account for the fates of those members of the Armed Forces who are missing or otherwise unaccounted for. (4) The Secretary of Defense has the authority to disburse funds as a reward to individuals who provide information leading to the conclusive resolution of cases of missing members of the Armed Forces. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should— (1) use the authority available to the Secretary to disburse funds rewarding individuals who provide information leading to the conclusive resolution of the status of any missing member of the Armed Forces; and (2) authorize and publicize a reward of $1,000,000 for information resolving the fate of any member of the Armed Forces, such as Navy Captain Michael Scott Speicher, who the Secretary has reason to believe may be alive in captivity.

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Sec. 601. Sec. 602. Sec. 603. Sec. 604. Sec. 605. Sec. 606. Sec. 611. Sec. 612. Sec. 613. Sec. 614. Sec. 615. Sec. 616. Sec. 617. Sec. 618. Sec. 619. Sec. 620. Sec. 621. Sec. 622. Sec. 623. Sec. 624. Sec. 625. Sec. 626.

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2004. Revised annual pay adjustment process. Computation of basic pay rate for commissioned officers with prior enlisted or warrant officer service. Special subsistence allowance authorities for members assigned to highcost duty location or under other unique and unusual circumstances. Basic allowance for housing for each member married to another member without dependents when both spouses are on sea duty. Temporary increase in authorized amount of family separation allowance. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain health care professionals. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. One-year extension of other bonus and special pay authorities. Hazardous duty pay for duty involving ski-equipped aircraft on Antarctica or the Arctic icepack. Special pay for reserve officers holding positions of unusual responsibility and of critical nature. Payment of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members of Selected Reserve who are mobilized. Availability of hostile fire and imminent danger special pay for reserve component members on inactive duty. Temporary increase in authorized amount of hostile fire and imminent danger special pay. Retroactive payment of hostile fire or imminent danger pay for service in eastern Mediterranean Sea in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Expansion of overseas tour extension incentive program to officers. Repeal of congressional notification requirement for designation of critical military skills for retention bonus. Eligibility of warrant officers for accession bonus for new officers in critical skills. Special pay for service as member of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team. Incentive bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage. Bonus for reenlistment during service on active duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Kuwait.

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Shipment of privately owned motor vehicle within continental United States.

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