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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. 
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 
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 sub-
mitted. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 
123 Stat. 1871) is amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
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(b) PLAN FOR IMPROVED DOD INFORMATION DIS-
SEMINATION EFFORTS.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—As part of the report re-
quired by subsection (h) of section 310 of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32; 123 Stat. 1871), the Secretary of Defense 
shall include a plan describing Department of De-
fense 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 out-
reach and informational efforts and how these 
efforts will be expanded and improved to make 
eligible members of the Armed Forces and vet-
erans aware of the availability of retroactive 
stop-loss payments. 
(B) Department of Defense efforts to co-
ordinate with the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, veteran service organizations, and other 
pertinent veteran groups to increase and im-
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prove 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 de-
scribe how the Secretary addressed each of the spe-
cial considerations specified in paragraph (2). If the 
decision is made not to fully implement one or more 
of the special considerations, the Secretary shall ex-
plain why that decision was made. 
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