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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5449 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5449

 To amend section 310 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to 
extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive stop-loss 
                     special pay may be submitted.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2010

Ms. Sutton (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hare, Mr. Walz, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. 
 Courtney, and Mr. Boccieri) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend section 310 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to 
extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive stop-loss 
                     special pay may be submitted.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIME PERIOD FOR SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS FOR RETROACTIVE STOP-
              LOSS SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Extension.--Section 310(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1871) is amended by striking 
``1 year'' both places it appears and inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Plan for Improved DOD Information Dissemination Efforts.--
            (1) Plan required.--As part of the report required by 
        subsection (h) of section 310 of the Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1871), 
        the Secretary of Defense shall include a plan describing 
        Department of Defense outreach and informational efforts to 
        promote and increase awareness of the retroactive availability 
        stop-loss special pay under such section. The plan shall 
        include a timeline for full implementation of the plan.
            (2) Special considerations.--In developing the plan, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall consider, at a minimum, the 
        following:
                    (A) Previous Department of Defense outreach and 
                informational efforts and how these efforts will be 
                expanded and improved to make eligible members of the 
                Armed Forces and veterans aware of the availability of 
                retroactive stop-loss payments.
                    (B) Department of Defense efforts to coordinate 
                with the Department of Veterans Affairs, veteran 
                service organizations, and other pertinent veteran 
                groups to increase and improve outreach and awareness 
                of the availability of retroactive stop-loss payments.
                    (C) Contacting members of the Armed Forces who have 
                transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve since 
                September 11, 2001, as a way of increasing awareness of 
                the availability of retroactive stop-loss payments.
            (3) Explanation.--In the report referred to in paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary of Defense shall describe how the Secretary 
        addressed each of the special considerations specified in 
        paragraph (2). If the decision is made not to fully implement 
        one or more of the special considerations, the Secretary shall 
        explain why that decision was made.
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