Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1540

 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1521

(3) assess the adequacy of the current system of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities under title 10, United States Code, and dependency and indemnity compensation under title 38, United States Code, and the anticipated effects (if any) of an elimination of the offset of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation payments; (4) examine the commercial insurability of members of the Armed Forces in high-risk military occupational specialties; and (5) examine the extent to which private trusts and foundations engage in fundraising or otherwise provide financial benefits for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces. (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under subsection (b). The report shall include the following: (1) The assessments, analyses, and conclusions resulting from the study. (2) Proposed legislation to address the deficiencies in the system of Federal death benefits for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces that are identified in the course of the study. (3) An estimate of the costs of the system of death benefits provided for in the proposed legislation. (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to identify the death benefits that are payable under Federal, State, and local laws for employees of the United States, State governments, and local governments. Not later than March 1, 2004, the Comptroller General shall submit a report containing the results of the study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Subtitle E—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits SEC. 651. EXPANDED COMMISSARY ACCESS FOR SELECTED RESERVE MEMBERS, RESERVE RETIREES UNDER AGE 60, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

(a) ACCESS TO MILITARY COMMISSARIES.—Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by inserting ‘‘commissary stores and’’ after ‘‘use’’ each place it appears; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting ‘‘commissary stores and’’ after ‘‘use’’ the first and third places it appears; and (B) by inserting ‘‘stores and’’ after ‘‘use’’ the second and fourth places it appears. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; TRANSFER OF SECTION.— Chapter 54 of such title is amended— (1) by striking sections 1063 and 1064; (2) in section 1063a(c)(2), by striking ‘‘section 1065(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1063(e)’’; (3) by redesignating section 1063a, as amended by paragraph (2), as section 1064;

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