Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/2004

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118 STAT. 1974 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Subtitle F—Other Matters SEC. 661. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR ADOPTION PLACEMENTS MADE BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Section 1052(g)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(D) A foreign government or an agency authorized by a foreign government to place children for adoption, in any case in which— ‘‘(i) the adopted child is entitled to automatic citi zenship under section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1431); or ‘‘(ii) a certificate of citizenship has been issued for such child under section 322 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1433).’’. SEC. 662. CLARIFICATION OF EDUCATION LOANS QUALIFYING FOR EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR RESERVE COMPONENT HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS. Section 16302(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘a basic professional qualifying degree (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense) or grad uate education in’’ after ‘‘regarding’’. SEC. 663. RECEIPT OF PAY BY RESERVISTS FROM CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(h) This section does not prohibit a member of the reserve components of the armed forces on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13) of title 10 from receiving from any person that employed such member before the call or order to active duty any payment of any part of the salary or wages that such person would have paid the member if the member’s employment had not been interrupted by such call or order to active duty.’’. SEC. 664. RELIEF FOR MOBILIZED RESERVISTS FROM CERTAIN FED ERAL AGRICULTURAL LOAN OBLIGATIONS. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after section 331F (7 U.S.C. 1981f) the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 332. RELIEF FOR MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVISTS FROM CER TAIN AGRICULTURAL LOAN OBLIGATIONS. ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVIST.—In this section, the term ‘mobilized military reservist’ means an individual who— ‘‘(1) is on active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 12406, or chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Con gress, regardless of the location at which the active duty service is performed; or 7 USC 1982.