Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/420

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105 STAT. 1372 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (1) $300; or (2) subject to subsection (c), the amount of leave actually accrued and lost by the individual concerned during the period the individual was in a prisoner of war status. (c) REQUIRED RECORDS. — A payment under this section may be paid in an amount determined under subsection 03)(2) only if the individual to whom the payment is to be made has adequate records documenting to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned (1) the period the individual was in a prisoner of war status, (2) the grade in the Armed Forces held by the individual during that period, and (3) such other information as the Secretary requires to compute such actual amount. (d) DEADLINE FOR PAYMENTS.— The Secretary of the military department concerned shall make any payment required by subsection (a) not later than the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 555. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY FOR DEMOBILIZA- TION OF RESERVE FORCES CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. Persian Gulf (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds that the Department of Defense— conflict. (1) ^as not sufficiently sensitive to the sacrifices made by reservists called or ordered to active duty in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict and by the families, employers, and communities of those reservists; and (2) did not give adequate priority to the redeployment and demobilization of reserve forces called or ordered to active duty in connection with the conflict. Os) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense— (1) should examine the redeployment policy used during the Persian Gulf conflict with a view toward developing a policy for future contingencies that would expedite the return of reserve units activated or deployed during the contingency at the earliest opportunity consistent with mission requirements; and (2) in the case of any future contingency operation, should to the maximum extent possible following termination of the conditions that gave rise to the contingency operation expeditiously shift the missions assigned to those reserve units activated for the purpose of the contingency operation to active duty units, to Federal civilians, or to contractors. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS PART A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES 37 USC 1009 SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1992. "° **" (a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—Any adjustment required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services to become effective during fiscal year 1992 shall not be made. Ob) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY, BAS, AND BAQ.— Effective on January 1, 1992, the rates of basic pay, basic allowance for subsistence, and basic allowance for quarters of members of the uniformed services are increased by 4.2 percent.