PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2559 permanent station, such storage is in lieu of transportation authorized by subsection (a). "(2) In this subsection, the term 'vehicle storage qualifying order' means any of the following: "(A) An order to make a change of permanent station to a foreign country in a case in which the laws, regulations, or other restrictions imposed by the foreign country or by the United States either— "(i) preclude entry of a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) into that country; or "(ii) would require extensive modification of the vehicle as a condition to entry. "(B) An order to make a change of permanent station to a nonforeign area outside the continental United States in a case in which the laws, regulations, or other restrictions imposed by that area or by the United States either— "(i) preclude entry of a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) into that area; or "(ii) would require extensive modification of the vehicle as a condition to entry. "(C) An order under which a member is transferred or assigned in connection with a contingency operation to duty at a location other than the permanent station of the member for a period of more than 30 consecutive days but which is not considered a change of permanent station.". (b) NONFOREIGN AREA OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES DEFINED. — Subsection (h) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The term 'nonforeign area outside the continental United States' means any of the following: the States of Alaska and Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section 10 USC 2634 apply to orders to make a change of permanent station to a nonfor- note. eign area outside the continental United States (as such term is defined in subsection (h)(3) of section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)) that are issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle I—Reports SEC. 581. QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW. —(1) Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 118 the following new section: "§ 118a. Quadrennial quality of life review "(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall every four years conduct a comprehensive examination of the quality of life of the members of the armed forces (to be known as the 'quadrennial quality of life review'). The review shall include examination of the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense, including the morale, welfare, and recreation activities. "(2) The quadrennial quality of life review shall be designed to result in determinations, and to foster policies and actions, that
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