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SEC. 632. ADDITIONAL WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR TRANS-
PORTATION 
OF 
MATERIALS 
ASSOCIATED 
WITH EMPLOYMENT OF A MEMBER’S SPOUSE 
OR COMMUNITY SUPPORT VOLUNTEER OR 
CHARITY ACTIVITIES. 
(a) 
ADDITIONAL
WEIGHT
ALLOWANCE.—Section 
406(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) In connection with a change of permanent sta-
tion of a member, the Secretary concerned shall increase 
the weight allowance otherwise applicable under subpara-
graph (C) for the member by 200 pounds for the purpose 
of facilitating the shipment of materials associated with the 
employment of the member’s spouse or community support 
volunteer or charity activities of the member and any de-
pendents of the member.’’. 
SEC. 633. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY PETS DURING 
EVACUATION 
OF 
NONESSENTIAL 
PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 406(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after subparagraph (H), as added by 
section 632, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) In connection with an evacuation from a perma-
nent station located in a foreign area, a member is entitled 
to transportation of not more than two family household 
pets, including shipment and the payment of quarantine 
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fees, if any. As an alternative to the provision of transpor-
tation for the pets, the Secretary concerned may reimburse 
the member or provide a monetary allowance under sub-
paragraph (F) if other commercial transportation means 
are used. A member is not entitled to transportation under 
this subparagraph for horses, livestock, or pets weighing in 
excess of 150 pounds or for animals that the Secretary con-
cerned determines are exotic pets or endangered species.’’. 
Subtitle D—Retired Pay and 
Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 641. EQUITY IN COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RE-
TIRED PAY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM-
BERS WOUNDED IN ACTION. 
Section 1208(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) If a member of the uniformed services who is not 
a member of a regular component is retired under this 
chapter or is placed on the temporary disability retired list 
under this chapter because of a disability incurred after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph for which the mem-
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ber is awarded the Purple Heart, the member shall be cred-
ited, for the purposes of this chapter, with the number of 
years of service that would be counted if computing the 
member’s years of service under section 12732 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 642. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SUBSEQUENT MAR-
RIAGE ON PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
PLAN ANNUITY TO SURVIVING SPOUSE OR 
FORMER SPOUSE WHO PREVIOUSLY TRANS-
FERRED ANNUITY TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN. 
Section 1450(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The payment of an annuity to a surviving spouse or 
former spouse under this paragraph shall be resumed even 
though the surviving spouse or former spouse previously 
transferred the annuity to a child or children under section 
1448(d)(2)(B) of this title if, when the marriage is so termi-
nated, the child or children, due to loss of dependent status, 
death, or other cause, are no longer eligible for the annuity 
under such section.’’. 
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SEC. 643. EXTENSION TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN MEM-
BERS WHO DIE ON ACTIVE DUTY OF SPECIAL 
SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR PER-
SONS AFFECTED BY REQUIRED SURVIVOR 
BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY OFFSET FOR DE-
PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (m) of section 1450 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by section 644 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘section 
1448(a)(1) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1) of 
section 1448 of this title or by reason of coverage under 
subsection (d) of such section’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the 
month beginning on October 1, 2008, and subsequent 
months as provided by paragraph (6) of subsection (m) of 
section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
section 644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008. 
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ience, and financial utility of including alcoholic wine and 
beer as an authorized commissary merchandise category for 
sale in, at, or by commissary stores. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED.—In connection with the study 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct 
a pilot program involving the sale of alcoholic wine 
and beer in commissary stores if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a pilot program would be useful in 
making the evaluations required by such subsection. 
(2) SCOPE.—If the Secretary determines that the 
pilot program would be useful, the Secretary shall 
conduct the pilot program at a minimum of 10 loca-
tions for a period of not less than four months nor 
greater than one year. 
(c) REPORT.—Within 120 days after completion of the 
study required in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report containing the findings and rec-
ommendations of the Secretary developed as a result of the 
study and the results of the pilot program, if conducted 
under subsection (b). The Secretary may delay the submis-
sion of the report pending the conclusion of the pilot pro-
gram. 
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quirements through the joint urgent operational need 
process. 
(5) An evaluation of the extent to which joint ur-
gent operational need statements are used to docu-
ment urgent joint capability gaps or are used— 
(A) to avoid using service-specific urgent 
operational need and acquisition processes; 
(B) to document non-urgent capability 
gaps; or 
(C) to request specific acquisition outcomes, 
such as specific systems or equipment. 
(6) A description and evaluation of the effective-
ness of the processes used by the various elements of 
the Department of Defense to prioritize and fulfill 
joint urgent operational needs, including the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization and 
the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell. 
(7) An evaluation of the extent to which joint ac-
quisition entities maintain oversight, once a military 
department or defense agency has been designated as 
responsible for execution and fielding of a capability 
in response to a joint urgent operational need state-
ment, including oversight of— 
(A) the responsiveness of the military de-
partment or agency in execution; 
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