118 STAT. 1929 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office. The report shall include— (1) a description of changes, over the period from the incep tion of the office to the time of the submission of the report, in the missions and mission requirements of the office, together with a comparison of personnel and funding requirements of the office over that period with actual manning and funding levels over that period; and (2) the Comptroller General’s assessment of the adequacy of current manning and funding levels for that office in light of current mission requirements. SEC. 583. PERMANENT ID CARDS FOR RETIREE DEPENDENTS AGE 75 AND OLDER. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 1060b. Military ID cards: dependents and survivors of retirees; issuance of permanent ID card after attaining 75 years of age ‘‘(a) PERMANENT ID CARD AFTER AGE 75.—In issuing military ID cards to retiree dependents, the Secretary concerned shall issue a permanent ID card (not subject to renewal) to any such retiree dependent who has attained 75 years of age. Such a permanent ID card shall be issued upon the expiration, after the retiree dependent attains 75 years of age, of any earlier, renewable military ID card or, if earlier, upon the request of such a retiree dependent after attaining age 75. ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘military ID card’ means a card or other form of identification used for purposes of demonstrating eligi bility for any benefit from the Department of Defense. ‘‘(2) The term ‘retiree dependent’ means a person who is a dependent of a retired member of the uniformed services, or a survivor of a deceased retired member of the uniformed services, who is eligible for any benefit from the Department of Defense.’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘1060b. Military ID cards: dependents and survivors of retirees; issuance of perma nent ID card after attaining 75 years of age.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1060b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2004. SEC. 584. AUTHORITY TO FURNISH CIVILIAN CLOTHING TO MEMBERS TRAVELING IN CONNECTION WITH MEDICAL EVACU ATION. (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1047 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(b) CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; and (2) by inserting after the section heading the following: ‘‘(a) MEMBERS TRAVELING IN CONNECTION WITH MEDICAL EVACUATION.—The Secretary of the military department concerned may furnish civilian clothing to a member at a cost not to exceed 10 USC 1060b note.
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