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(2) ELECTION
TO
DECLINE
SPECIAL
PEN-
SION.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) A person who is entitled to special pension 
under subsection (a) may elect not to receive special pen-
sion by notifying the Secretary of such election in writing. 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of an election made by a person 
under paragraph (1) not to receive special pension, the 
Secretary shall cease payments of special pension to the 
person.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF RECODIFIED PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tions 1560 and 1561 of title 38, United States Code, 
are repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 
1560 and 1561. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
Medals of Honor awarded on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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SEC. 585. TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF THE ATTACKS AT RE-
CRUITING STATION IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKAN-
SAS, AND AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 
(a) AWARD OF PURPLE HEART REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
award the Purple Heart to the members of the Armed 
Forces who were killed or wounded in the attacks that 
occurred at the recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, on June 1, 2009, and at Fort Hood, Texas, on No-
vember 5, 2009. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to a 
member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound in 
an attack described in subsection (a) was the result of the 
willful misconduct of the member. 
SEC. 586. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION 
BADGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—The Secretary of the 
Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge (estab-
lished by order of the Secretary of the Army through 
Headquarters, Department of the Army Letter 600–05– 
1, dated June 3, 2005) to a person who, while a member 
of the Army, participated in combat during which the per-
son personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the 
enemy at any time during the period beginning on Decem-
ber 7, 1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the date 
of the otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity for 
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the award of such decoration), if the Secretary determines 
that the person has not been previously recognized in an 
appropriate manner for such participation. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF BADGE.—The Secretary of 
the Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the 
Army Combat Action Badge so that eligible recipients of 
the Army Combat Action Badge pursuant to subsection 
(a) may procure the badge directly from suppliers, thereby 
eliminating or at least substantially reducing administra-
tive costs for the Army to carry out this section. 
SEC. 587. REPORT ON NAVY REVIEW, FINDINGS, AND AC-
TIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF HONOR 
NOMINATION OF MARINE CORPS SERGEANT 
RAFAEL PERALTA. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report describing the Navy re-
view, findings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of 
Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael 
Peralta. The report shall account for all evidence sub-
mitted with regard to the case. 
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SEC. 588. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS 
TO 
SERGEANT 
FIRST CLASS ROBERT F. KEISER FOR ACTS 
OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3144 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army is authorized 
and requested to award the Distinguished-Service Cross 
under section 3742 of such title to Sergeant First Class 
Robert F. Keiser for the acts of valor referred to in sub-
section (b) during the Korean War. 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Robert F. 
Keiser’s on November 30, 1950, as a member of the 2d 
Military Police Company, 2d Infantry Division, United 
States Army, during the Division’s successful withdrawal 
from the Kunuri-Sunchon Pass. 
SEC. 589. REQUIRED GOLD CONTENT FOR MEDAL OF 
HONOR. 
(a) ARMY.— 
(1) GOLD CONTENT.—Section 3741 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) AWARD.—The President’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) GOLD CONTENT.—The metal content of the 
Medal of Honor shall be 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy.’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR DUPLICATE MEDAL.—Sec-
tion 3754 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘Section 3741(b) of 
this title shall not apply to the issuance of a dupli-
cate Medal of Honor under this section.’’. 
(b) NAVY.— 
(1) GOLD CONTENT.—Section 6241 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) AWARD.—The President’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) GOLD CONTENT.—The metal content of the 
Medal of Honor shall be 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy.’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR DUPLICATE MEDAL.—Sec-
tion 6256 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘Section 6241(b) of 
this title shall not apply to the issuance of a dupli-
cate Medal of Honor under this section.’’. 
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(c) AIR FORCE.— 
(1) GOLD CONTENT.—Section 8741 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) AWARD.—The President’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) GOLD CONTENT.—The metal content of the 
Medal of Honor shall be 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy.’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR DUPLICATE MEDAL.—Sec-
tion 8754 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘Section 8741(b) of 
this title shall not apply to the issuance of a dupli-
cate Medal of Honor under this section.’’. 
(d) COAST GUARD.— 
(1) GOLD CONTENT.—Section 491 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) AWARD.—The President’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) GOLD CONTENT.—The metal content of the 
Medal of Honor shall be 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy.’’. 
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(2) EXCEPTION FOR DUPLICATE MEDAL.—Sec-
tion 504 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘Section 491(b) of 
this title shall not apply to the issuance of a dupli-
cate Medal of Honor under this section.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to Medals of Honor 
awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 590. CONSIDERATION OF SILVER STAR AWARD NOMI-
NATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Army shall consider the nomina-
tions for the Silver Star Award, as previously submitted, 
for retired Master Sergeants Michael McElhiney, Ronnie 
Raikes, Gilbert Magallanes, and Staff Sergeant Wesley 
McGirr. 
SEC. 590A. REPORT ON ARMY REVIEW, FINDINGS, AND AC-
TIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF HONOR 
NOMINATION 
OF 
CAPTAIN 
WILLIAM 
L. 
ALBRACHT. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the Army’s review, find-
ings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of Honor nomi-
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nation of Captain William L. Albracht. The report shall 
account for all evidence submitted with regard to the case. 
SEC. 590B. REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS. 
(a) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED; ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—Section 1135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.—When a 
request for the replacement of a military decoration is re-
ceived under this section or section 3747, 3751, 6253, 
8747, or 8751 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(1) all actions to be taken with respect to the 
request, including verification of the service record 
of the recipient of the military decoration, are com-
pleted within one year; and 
‘‘(2) the replacement military decoration is 
mailed to the person requesting the replacement 
military decoration within 60 days after verification 
of the service record. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
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annual report regarding compliance by the military de-
partments with the performance standards imposed by 
subsection (b). Each report shall include— 
‘‘(1) for the one-year period covered by the re-
port— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days it took to 
verify the service record and entitlement of 
members and former members of the armed 
forces for replacement military decorations; 
‘‘(B) the average number of days between 
receipt of a request and the date on which the 
replacement military decoration was mailed; 
and 
‘‘(C) the average number of days between 
verification of a service record and the date on 
which the replacement military decoration was 
mailed; and 
‘‘(2) an estimate of the funds necessary for the 
next fiscal year to meet or exceed such performance 
standards.’’. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code) a plan to implement the amendments made 
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by subsection (a), including an estimate of the funds nec-
essary for fiscal year 2015 to meet or exceed the perform-
ance standards imposed by such amendments. 
SEC. 590C. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO FIRST LIEUTENANT ALONZO H. 
CUSHING FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE 
CIVIL WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subsection (c), not-
withstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 
of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limita-
tion with respect to the awarding of certain medals to per-
sons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is 
authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of such title to then First Lieutenant 
Alonzo H. Cushing for conspicuous acts of gallantry and 
intrepidity at the risk of life and beyond the call of duty 
in the Civil War, as described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then First 
Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing while in command of Bat-
tery A, 4th United States Artillery, Army of the Potomac, 
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863, during the 
American Civil War. 
(c) REPORT SUBMISSION.—Subsection (a) shall take 
effect upon receipt by the Committees on Armed Services 
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of the Senate and House of Representatives of the report, 
as required in House Report 112–705, providing informa-
tion on the process and materials used by review boards 
for the consideration of Medal of Honor recommendations 
for acts of heroism that occurred during the Civil War. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REVISION OF SPECIFIED SENIOR MILITARY COL-
LEGES TO REFLECT CONSOLIDATION OF 
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNI-
VERSITY AND GAINESVILLE STATE COLLEGE. 
Paragraph (6) of section 2111a(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) The University of North Georgia.’’. 
SEC. 592. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONCESSIONS CON-
TRACTS AT ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEME-
TERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 446 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 4727. Cemetery concessions contracts 
‘‘(a) CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may enter into a contract with an appropriate 
entity for the provision of transportation, interpretative, 
or other necessary or appropriate concession services to 
visitors at the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
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‘‘(b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Secretary 
of the Army shall establish and include in each concession 
contract such requirements as the Secretary determines 
are necessary to ensure the protection, dignity, and solem-
nity of the cemetery at which services are provided under 
the contract. 
‘‘(2) A concession contract shall not include operation 
of the gift shop at Arlington National Cemetery without 
the specific prior authorization by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(c) TERM OF CONTRACTS.—(1) Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), a concession contract may be awarded 
for a period of not more than 10 years. 
‘‘(2)(A) If the Secretary of the Army determines that 
the terms and conditions of a concession contract to be 
entered into under this section, including any required 
construction of capital improvements, warrant entering 
into the contract for a period of greater than 10 years, 
the Secretary may award the contract for a period of up 
to 20 years. 
‘‘(B) If a concession contract is intended solely for 
the provision of transportation services, the Secretary may 
enter into the contract for a period of not more than five 
years and may extend the period of the contract for one 
or more successive five-year periods pursuant to an option 
included in the contract or a modification of the contract. 
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The aggregate period of any such contract, including ex-
tensions, may not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(d) FRANCHISE FEES.—A concession contract shall 
provide for payment to the United States of a franchise 
fee or such other monetary consideration as determined 
by the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary shall ensure 
that the objective of generating revenue for the United 
States is subordinate to the objectives of honoring the 
service and sacrifices of the deceased members of the 
armed forces and of providing necessary and appropriate 
services for visitors to the Cemeteries at reasonable rates. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—All franchise fees (and 
other monetary consideration) collected by the United 
States under subsection (d) shall be deposited into a spe-
cial account established in the Treasury of the United 
States. The funds deposited in such account shall be avail-
able for expenditure by the Secretary of the Army, to the 
extent authorized and in such amounts as are provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts, to support activities at 
the Cemeteries. The funds deposited into the account shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) CONCESSION CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘concession contract’ means a contract au-
thorized and entered into under this section.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4727. Cemetery concessions contracts.’’. 
SEC. 593. COMMISSION ON MILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
AND DISCIPLINARY ISSUES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—There is es-
tablished the Commission on Military Behavioral Health 
and Disciplinary Issues (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 10 members, of whom— 
(A) two shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent; 
(B) two shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(C) two shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(D) two shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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(E) two shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointments of 
the members of the Commission shall be made not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. If one or more appointments under a 
subparagraph of paragraph (1) is not made by such 
appointment date, the authority to make such ap-
pointment or appointments shall expire, and the 
number of members of the Commission shall be re-
duced by the number equal to the number of ap-
pointments not made. 
(3) 
EXPERTISE.—In 
making 
appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be given 
to individuals with expertise in service-connected 
mental disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder 
(PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), psychiatry, 
behavioral health, neurology, as well as disciplinary 
matters and military justice. 
(4) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment. 
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(5) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 
after the appointment date specified in paragraph 
(2), the Commission shall hold its first meeting. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Chair. A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(7) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Commis-
sion shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among 
its members. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Commission shall 
undertake a comprehensive study of whether— 
(A) the Department of Defense mecha-
nisms for disciplinary action adequately address 
the impact of service-connected mental dis-
orders and TBI on the basis for the disciplinary 
action; and 
(B) whether the disciplinary mechanisms 
should be revisited in light of new information 
regarding the connection between service-con-
nected mental disorders and TBI, behavioral 
problems, and disciplinary action. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In considering the De-
partment of Defense mechanisms for disciplinary ac-
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tion, the Commission shall give particular consider-
ation to evaluating a structure that examines those 
members diagnosed with or reasonably asserting 
post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain in-
jury that have been deployed overseas in support of 
a contingency operation during the previous 24 
months and how that injury or deployment may con-
stitute matters in extenuation that relate to the 
basis for administrative separation under conditions 
other than honorable or the overall characterization 
of service of the member as other than honorable. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2014, 
the Commission shall submit to the President and 
the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining a detailed statement of the findings and con-
clusions of the Commission as a result of the study 
required by this subsection, together with its rec-
ommendations for such legislation and administra-
tive actions it may consider appropriate in light of 
the results of the study. 
(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
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the Commission considers advisable to carry out this 
section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any Fed-
eral department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out this 
section. Upon request of the Chair of the Commis-
sion, the head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the Commission. 
(e) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—All mem-
bers of the Commission who are officers or employ-
ees of the United States shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to that received for their serv-
ices as officers or employees of the United States. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Commission. 
(3) STAFF.—The Chair of the Commission 
may, without regard to the civil service laws and 
regulations, appoint and terminate an executive di-
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rector and such other additional personnel from as 
may be necessary to enable the Commission to per-
form its duties. The employment of an executive di-
rector shall be subject to confirmation by the Com-
mission. The staff members should be officers or 
employees of the United States. 
(f) TERMINATION DATE.—The Commission shall ter-
minate 30 days after the date on which the Commission 
submits its report. 
SEC. 594. COMMISSION ON SERVICE TO THE NATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Service to 
the Nation’’. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Commission shall carry out a 
study of the following: 
(A) The effect of warfare, focusing on re-
cent wars and conflicts, on members of the 
Armed Forces, the families of members, and 
the communities of members. 
(B) The outgoing experience and transition 
between military and civilian life. 
(C) The gaps between the military and 
those Americans who do not participate directly 
in the military community. 
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(2) TESTIMONY AND RESEARCH.—In carrying 
out the study under paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall— 
(A) hear testimony from all aspects of mili-
tary and civilian life, including public, private, 
individual and institutional stakeholders, with 
personal testimony, expert testimony, academic 
testimony, as well as testimony from association 
and community leaders, and other testimony as 
appropriate; 
(B) hear and accept testimony in an open 
and public manner, accepting testimony in a 
wide variety of ways for each hearing, including 
submissions made through a public internet 
website, and testimony heard remotely if appro-
priate; 
(C) retain the records of all hearings and 
artifacts of testimony for the purposes of his-
torical documentation and research; 
(D) assess the social, mental, and physical 
effects of war on active members of the Armed 
Forces, the families of members, and the com-
munities of members and the preparation they 
receive for transitioning out of the military; and 
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(E) assess the existing academic and social 
science research and analysis on transition from 
active military to civilian life. 
(3) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Commission 
shall make recommendations, based on the analyses 
in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), 
on how to better— 
(A) support the transition to civilian life of 
a member of the Armed Forces; 
(B) support the families and communities 
of the member; and 
(C) better connect the military community 
and civilians. 
(4) WEBSITE.—The Commission shall maintain 
an Internet website available to the public to— 
(A) share the schedule of the Commission; 
(B) notify the public of events; 
(C) accept feedback; and 
(D) post records of events and other infor-
mation to inform the public in a manner con-
sistent with the mission of the Commission. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 15 members appointed as follows: 
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(A) Four members appointed by Majority 
Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate. 
(B) Four members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 
consultation with the chairman of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(C) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate, in consultation with 
the ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(D) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives, in 
consultation with the ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Service of the 
House of Representatives. 
(E) Three members appointed by the 
President. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the 
Commission shall be appointed from among persons 
who have knowledge and expertise in the following 
areas: 
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(A) The effects of war on members of the 
Armed Forces, their families, and society. 
(B) The process of transitioning out of the 
Armed Forces. 
(C) The resources available to members 
and their families as members transition out of 
the Armed Forces and into society. 
(D) 
Personnel 
benefits, 
including 
healthcare and job training, available to mem-
bers. 
(E) Policy making and policy analysis. 
(3) SERVICE
REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 
one member of the Commission appointed under 
each of subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
(1) shall have served in the Armed Forces. 
(4) DURATION AND VACANCIES.—Members of 
the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the 
Commission. A vacancy in the membership of the 
Commission shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment. 
(5) CHAIRMAN.—The President shall designate 
a member of the Commission to serve as chairman 
of the Commission. 
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(6) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem-
bers shall be appointed by not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its initial meeting not later than 30 days after 
the date on which all members of the Commission 
have been appointed. 
(2) MEETINGS.—After the initial meeting under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall meet at the call 
of the chairman. 
(3) QUORUM.—Four members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number 
of members may hold hearings. 
(4) PROCEDURE.—The Commission shall act by 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members 
of the Commission. 
(5) PANELS.—The Commission may establish 
panels composed of less than the full membership of 
the Commission for the purpose of carrying out the 
Commission’s duties. The actions of each such panel 
shall be subject to the review and control of the 
Commission. Any findings and determinations made 
by such a panel shall not be considered the findings 
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and determinations of the Commission unless ap-
proved by the Commission. 
(e) COMPENSATION AND STAFF.— 
(1) PAY.—Each member of the Commission 
shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 
5, United States Code, for each day (including travel 
time) during which the member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Commission. All 
members of the Commission who are officers or em-
ployees of the United States shall serve without pay 
in addition to that received for their services as offi-
cers or employees of the United States. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Commission. 
(3) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Commission 
shall appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Ex-
ecutive Director in accordance with section 3161 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
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(4) STAFF.—The Executive Director, with the 
approval of the Commission, may appoint and fix 
the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as 
staff of the Commission in accordance with section 
3161 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Upon request of the chairman of the Commission, 
the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of 
that department or agency to the Commission to as-
sist it in carrying out its duties. 
(f) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—For the purpose of carrying 
out this Act, the Commission (or on the authority of 
the Commission, any subcommittee or member) may 
hold such hearings and forums, and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, receive 
such evidence, and administer such oaths as the 
Commission considers appropriate. The Commission 
shall hold not less than one hearing in each State, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
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(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission, or designated staff member, may 
secure directly from any department or agency of 
the United States information necessary to enable it 
to carry out this Act. Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the chairman of any sub-
committee created by a majority of the Commission, 
or any member designated by a majority of the 
Commission, the head of that department or agency 
shall furnish that information to the Commission. 
(3) MISCELLANEOUS
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND 
SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
any administrative and support services requested by 
the Commission. 
(4) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The chairman of the Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title. 
(5) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services 
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or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. 
Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds 
from sales of other property received as gifts, be-
quests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury 
and shall be available for disbursement upon order 
of the chairman, vice chairman, or designee. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the initial meeting of the Commission, the 
Commission shall submit to the President, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, and release to the public, a report setting 
forth— 
(A) a strategic plan for the work of the 
Commission; 
(B) a discussion of the activities of the 
Commission; and 
(C) any initial findings of the Commission. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the initial meeting of the Commission, the 
Commission shall submit to the President, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
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tives, and release to the public, a final report. Such 
report shall include any recommendations developed 
under subsection (b)(3) that the Commission deter-
mines appropriate, including any recommended legis-
lation, policies, regulations, directives, and practices. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
90 days after the date on which the final report is sub-
mitted under subsection (g)(2). 
SEC. 595. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF CERTAIN RESERVE 
DUTY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish an electronic 
means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the 
Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty serv-
ice performed after January 28, 2008, under section 
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 
10, United States Code. The tour calculator shall specify 
early retirement credit authorized for each qualifying tour 
of active duty, as well as cumulative early reserve retire-
ment credit authorized to date under section 12731(f) of 
such title. 
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SEC. 596. MILITARY SALUTE DURING RECITATION OF 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES NOT IN UNIFORM AND 
BY VETERANS. 
Section 4 of title 4, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Mem-
bers of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may 
render the military salute in the manner provided for per-
sons in uniform.’’. 
SEC. 597. PROVISION OF SERVICE RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, shall make the covered records 
of each member of the Armed Forces available to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in an electronic format. 
(b) TIMELINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the covered records of members are made avail-
able to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) With respect to a member of the Armed 
Forces who was discharged or released from the 
Armed Forces during the period beginning on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, and ending on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 120 
days after the date of such discharge or release. 
(2) With respect to a member of the Armed 
Forces who is discharged or released from the 
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Armed Forces on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, not later than 90 days after the date of 
such discharge or release. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—For each member of the Armed 
Forces whose covered records are made available under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a letter certifying that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense thoroughly re-
viewed the records of the member; 
(2) the information provided in the covered 
records of such member is complete as of the date 
of the letter; 
(3) no other information that should be in-
cluded in such covered records exist as of such date; 
and 
(4) if other information is later discovered— 
(A) such other information will be added to 
such covered records; and 
(B) the Secretary of Defense will notify 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such addi-
tion. 
(d) SHARING
OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMA-
TION.—For purposes of the regulations promulgated 
under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note), 
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making medical records available to the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs under subsection (a) shall be treated as a 
permitted disclosure. 
(e) CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RECORDS.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall ensure that the covered records 
of members of the Armed Forces that are available to the 
Secretary as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 
made electronically accessible and available in real-time to 
the Veterans Benefits Administration. 
(f) COVERED RECORDS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered records’’ means, with respect to a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces— 
(1) service treatment records; 
(2) accompanying personal records; 
(3) relevant unit records; and 
(4) medical records created by reason of treat-
ment or services received pursuant to chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 598. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE RECOV-
ERY OF THE REMAINS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN THUR-
STON ISLAND, ANTARCTICA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) Commencing August 26, 1946, though late 
February 1947 the United States Navy Antarctic 
Developments Program Task Force 68, codenamed 
‘‘Operation Highjump’’ initiated and undertook the 
largest ever-to-this-date exploration of the Antarctic 
continent. 
(2) The primary mission of the Task Force 68 
organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Jr. 
USN, (Ret) and led by Rear Admiral Richard H. 
Cruzen, USN, was to do the following: 
(A) Establish the Antarctic research base 
Little America IV. 
(B) In the defense of the United States of 
America from possible hostile aggression from 
abroad—to train personnel test equipment, de-
velop techniques for establishing, maintaining 
and utilizing air bases on ice, with applicability 
comparable to interior Greenland, where condi-
tions are similar to those of the Antarctic. 
(C) Map and photograph a full two-thirds 
of the Antarctic Continent during the classified, 
hazardous duty/volunteer-only operation involv-
ing 4700 sailors, 23 aircraft and 13 ships in-
cluding the first submarine the U.S.S. Sennet, 
and the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Philippine 
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Sea, brought to the edge of the ice pack to 
launch (6) Navy ski-equipped, rocket-assisted 
R4Ds. 
(D) Consolidate and extend United States 
sovereignty over the largest practicable area of 
the Antarctic continent. 
(E) Determine the feasibility of estab-
lishing, maintaining and utilizing bases in the 
Antarctic and investigating possible base sites. 
(3) While on a hazardous duty/all volunteer 
mission vital to the interests of National Security 
and while over the eastern Antarctica coastline 
known as the Phantom Coast, the PBM–5 Martin 
Mariner ‘‘Flying Boat’’ ‘‘George 1’’ entered a 
whiteout over Thurston Island. As the pilot at-
tempted to climb, the aircraft grazed the glacier’s 
ridgeline and exploded within 5 seconds instantly 
killing Ensign Maxwell Lopez, Navigator and Wen-
dell ‘‘Bud’’ Hendersin, Aviation Machinists Mate 1st 
Class while Frederick Williams, Aviation Radioman 
1st Class died several hours later. Six other crewmen 
survived including the Captain of the ‘‘George 1’s’’ 
seaplane tender U.S.S. Pine Island. 
(4) The bodies of the dead were protected from 
the desecration of Antarctic scavenging birds 
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(Skuas) by the surviving crew wrapping the bodies 
and temporarily burying the men under the star-
board wing engine nacelle. 
(5) Rescue requirements of the ‘‘George–1’’ 
survivors 
forced 
the 
abandonment 
of 
their 
crewmates’ bodies. 
(6) Conditions prior to the departure of Task 
Force 68 precluded a return to the area to the re-
cover the bodies. 
(7) For nearly 60 years Navy promised the 
families that they would recover the men: ‘‘If the 
safety, logistical, and operational prerequisites allow 
a mission in the future, every effort will be made to 
bring our sailors home.’’. 
(8) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command 
twice offered to recover the bodies of this crew for 
Navy. 
(9) A 2004 NASA ground penetrating radar 
overflight commissioned by Navy relocated the crash 
site three miles from its crash position. 
(10) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Com-
mand offered to underwrite the cost of an aerial 
ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the crash 
site area by NASA. 
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(11) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Com-
mand studied the recovery with the recognized recov-
ery authorities and national scientists and deter-
mined that the recovery is only ‘‘medium risk’’. 
(12) National Science Foundation and sci-
entists from the University of Texas, Austin, regu-
larly visit the island. 
(13) The crash site is classified as a ‘‘perishable 
site’’, meaning a glacier that will calve into the 
Bellingshausen Sea. 
(14) The National Science Foundation main-
tains a presence in area—of the Pine Island Glacier. 
(15) The National Science Foundation Director 
of Polar Operations will assist and provide assets for 
the recovery upon the request of Congress. 
(16) The United States Coast Guard is pres-
ently pursuing the recovery of 3 WWII air crewmen 
from similar circumstances in Greenland. 
(17) On Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, Presi-
dent Barack Obama declared: ‘‘* * * the support of 
our veterans is a sacred trust * * * we need to serve 
them as they have served us * * * that means bring-
ing home all our POWs and MIAs * * *’’. 
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(18) The policies and laws of the United States 
of America require that our armed service personnel 
be repatriated. 
(19) The fullest possible accounting of United 
States fallen military personnel means repatriating 
living American POWs and MIAs, accounting for, 
identifying, and recovering the remains of military 
personnel who were killed in the line of duty, or pro-
viding convincing evidence as to why such a repatri-
ation, accounting, identification, or recovery is not 
possible. 
(20) It is the responsibility of the Federal Gov-
ernment to return to the United States for proper 
burial and respect all members of the Armed Forces 
killed in the line of duty who lie in lost graves. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the findings 
under subsection (a), Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the recovery and 
return to the United States, the remains and bodies 
of all members of the Armed Forces killed in the 
line of duty, and for the efforts by the Joint POW- 
MIA Accounting Command to recover the remains of 
members of the Armed Forces from all wars, con-
flicts and missions; 
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(2) recognizes the courage and sacrifice of all 
members of the Armed Forces who participated in 
Operation Highjump and all missions vital to the 
national security of the United States of America; 
(3) acknowledges the dedicated research and ef-
forts by the US Geological Survey, the National 
Science Foundation, the Joint POW/MIA Account-
ing Command, the Fallen American Veterans Foun-
dation and all persons and organizations to identify, 
locate, and advocate for, from their temporary Ant-
arctic grave, the recovery of the well-preserved fro-
zen bodies of Ensign Maxwell Lopez, Naval Aviator, 
Frederick Williams, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1ST 
Class, Wendell Hendersin, Aviation Radioman 1ST 
Class of the ‘‘George 1’’ explosion and crash; and 
(4) encourages the Department of Defense to 
review the facts, research and to pursue new efforts 
to undertake all feasible efforts to recover, identify, 
and return the well-preserved frozen bodies of the 
‘‘George 1’’ crew from Antarctica’s Thurston Island. 
SEC. 599. GIFTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILITARY MU-
SICAL UNITS. 
Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PERFORMANCES FUNDED BY PRIVATE DONA-
TION.—Notwithstanding section 2601(c) of this title, any 
gift made to the Secretary of Defense under section 2601 
on the condition that such gift be used for the benefit of 
a military musical unit shall be credited to the appropria-
tion or account providing the funds for such military musi-
cal unit. Any amount so credited shall be merged with 
amounts in the appropriation or account to which credited, 
and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject 
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such 
appropriation or account.’’. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
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to section 2481(c) to oversee the defense commissary sys-
tem and the exchange store system shall require, con-
sistent with applicable international agreements, that the 
exchange store system— 
(1) for the purchase of garments manufactured 
in Bangladesh for the private label brands of the ex-
change store system, becomes a signatory of or oth-
erwise complies with applicable requirements set 
forth in the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in 
Bangladesh; 
(2) for the purchase of licensed apparel manu-
factured in Bangladesh, gives a preference to licens-
ees that are signatories to the Accord on Fire and 
Building Safety in Bangladesh; and 
(3) for the purchase of garments manufactured 
in Bangladesh from retail suppliers, gives a pref-
erence to retail suppliers that are signatories to the 
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. 
(b) NOTICE OF EXCEPTIONS.—If any garments man-
ufactured in Bangladesh are purchased from suppliers 
that are not signatories to the Accord on Fire and Build-
ing Safety in Bangladesh, the Department of Defense offi-
cial referred to in subsection (a) shall notify Congress of 
the purchase and the reasons therefor. 
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