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 118 STAT. 1938 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 under subsection (b) in consultation with the American Battle Monuments Commission. (d) ABMC ASSISTANCE.—The American Battle Monuments Commission shall provide the Secretary of the Army such assistance as the Secretary may require in carrying out this section. (e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term ‘‘United States overseas military cemetery’’ means a cemetery located in a foreign country that is adminis tered by the Secretary of a military department or the American Battle Monuments Commission. (2) The term ‘‘initial disposition decision’’, with respect to the remains of a person who died outside the United States and was interred in a United States overseas military cemetery, means a decision by a family member (or other designated person) as to the disposition (in accordance with laws and regulations in effect at the time) of the remains of the deceased person, such decision being to have the remains interred in a United States overseas military cemetery (rather than to have those remains transported to the United States for inter ment or other disposition in the United States). SEC. 597. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS ON CLOSURE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COMMISSARY STORES. (a) REPORT ON DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.—The Comp troller General shall prepare a report containing— (1) an assessment by the Comptroller General of the policy of the Department of Defense, and the criteria utilized by the Department, regarding the closure of Department of Defense dependent elementary and secondary schools, including whether or not such policy and criteria are consistent with Department policies and procedures on the preservation of the quality of life of members of the Armed Forces and their depend ents; and (2) an assessment by the Comptroller General of any cur rent or on going studies or assessments of the Department with respect to any of the schools. (b) REPORT ON COMMISSARY STORES.—The Comptroller General shall prepare a report containing— (1) an assessment by the Comptroller General of the policy of the Department of Defense, and the criteria utilized by the Department, regarding the closure of commissary stores, including whether or not such policy and criteria are consistent with Department policies and procedures on the preservation of the quality of life of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents; and (2) an assessment by the Comptroller General of any cur rent or on going studies or assessments of the Department with respect to any of the commissary stores. (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—The Comptroller General shall submit the reports required by this section to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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