PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2029 SEC. 564. REINSTATEMENT OF DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL INSTITU- TION IN AUTHORITIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL FOR GOVERNMENT ERRORS IN DIRECT DEPOSIT OF PAY. (a) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. —Paragraph (1) of section 1053(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(1) The term 'financial institution' means a bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution or a credit union chartered by the United States or a State.". (b) CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. —Paragraph (1) of section 1594(d) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(1) The term 'financial institution' means a bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution or a credit union chartered by the United States or a State.". SEC. 565. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR COLLEGE FUND PRO- GRAM. (a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATE FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL SUPPLEMENT.— Section 3015(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ", at the time the individual first becomes a member of the Armed Forces," afl«r "Secretary of Defense, may"; and (2) by striking out "$400" and all that follows through "that date" and inserting in lieu thereof "$950 per month". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE,—The amendments made by subsection 38 USC 3015 (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with noterespect to individuals who first become members of the Armed Forces on or after that date. SEC. 566. CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY, HAWAD. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, of the Department of the Army is an important element of the Department of Defense and is critical to the full accounting of members of the Armed Forces who have been classified as POW/MIAs or are otherwise unaccounted for. (b) REQUIRED STAFFING LEVEL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide sufficient personnel to fill all authorized personnel positions of the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, Department of the Army. Those personnel shall be drawn from members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and from civilian personnel, as appropriate, considering the proportion of POW/MIAs from each service. (c) JOINT MANNING PLAN.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement, not later than March 31, 2000, a joint manning plan to ensure the appropriate participation of the four services in the staffing of the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, as required by subsection (b). (d) LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of the Army may not carry out any personnel reductions (in authorized or assigned personnel) at the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, until the joint manning plan required by subsection (c) is implemented.
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