12 2 STA T . 2 3 2 7PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 5 2 —J U NE 30 , 200 8GEN E RALP R OVIS IONS ,TH IS C HAPTER S EC.130 1.I nad d it i o ntoa m o u nt s ot herw ise a p propriated or made a v ai l a b le under the headin g‘ ‘ M ilitar y Constru c tion, Army ’ ’, there is hereby appropriated an additional $2 00,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, to accelerate barrac k s improve - ments at D epartment o f Army installations
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d, That notwith- standing any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and e x pended to carry out planning and design and barracks construction not otherwise authori z ed by law: Provided fu r th er, That within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for barracks construc- tion prior to obligation. SEC. 1302. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to disestablish, reorganize, or relocate the Armed F orces Institute of Pathology, except for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, until the President has established, as re q uired by section 7 22 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y ear 200 8( Public Law 110 – 181
122 Stat. 1 9 9; 10 U .S.C. 17 6 note ) ,a J oint Pathology Center. SEC. 1303. (a) L IM I TA TI ON ONA U T H O R IT Y . — (1) IN G ENERA L .—Chapter 5 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5302 the following new section: ‘ ‘ §5302ACol l ecti o n o f in d e b tedne s s
ce r t a in debts of m em - bers of t h e Armed F orces and v eterans w ho die of in ju r y incurred or a g gravated in the line of duty in a combat z one ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may not collect all or any part of an amount owed to the United States by a member of the Armed Forces or veteran described in subsection (b) under any program under the laws administered by the Sec- retary, other than a program referred to in subsection (c), if the Secretary determines that termination of collection is in the best interest of the United States. ‘‘(b) CO V ERE D INDIVIDUAL S .—A member of the Armed Forces or veteran described in this subsection is any member or veteran who dies as a result of an in j ury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving in a theater of combat operations (as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense) in a war or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities (as that term is defined in section 1712A(a)(2)( B ) of this title) after September 11, 2001. ‘‘(c) INA P PLICA B ILITY TO HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS BENE F IT PROGRAMS.—The limitation on authority in subsection (a) shall not apply to any amounts owed the United States under any pro- gram carried out under chapter 37 of this title.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5302 the following new item: ‘ ‘ 5302A.Col l ecti o n o f in d e b tedne s s
ce r t a in debts of m embers of t h e Armed F orces and v eterans w hodieofin ju r y incurred or a g gravated in the line of duty in a combat z one. ’ ’. (b) E Q UITABLE REFUND.—In any case where all or any part of an indebtedness of a covered individual, as described in section 5302A(a) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 38USC5 3 02Anote. Co mba t V ete r an sD ebt Eli mination A c to f 2008. P resi d ent. Deadline. E xp endit u re plan.
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