123STA T . 23 70PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9Subti t leF—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.6 6 1 . LIM I TA TI ON S ON COLLECTION O F O V E RP A Y MENTS OF PAY AN D ALLO W ANCES ERRONEO U SLY PAID TO MEM B ERS. (a)MAXIMU MM ONTHLYPERC ENTA G EO F MEM B ER ’S PAY A UTHORI Z E D FOR D EDUCTION .— Pa r a g ra ph ( 3 ) ofsub s ecti o n (c) of section 10 0 7 of tit l e37 ,U nite dS tates C ode, is a m ended b y stri k ing ‘ ‘ 2 0 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1 5 percent’’. (b) R E Q UESTS FOR DELAY IN RE P AYMENT.—Such paragraph is further amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’
and (2) by adding at the end the follo w ing new subparagraph
‘‘( B ) I n all cases described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall pro v ide a reasonable opportunity for the member to re q uest a delay in the imposition of the repayment requirement to recover the indebtedness. Before beginning collection efforts, the Secretary concerned shall consider the reasons provided by the member for the requested delay, including the financial ability of the member to repay the indebtedness, and the hardship that immediate collection would impose on the member and the mem - ber’s dependents.’’. (c) DELAY IN INSTITUTING COLLECTIONS F ROM W OUNDED OR IN J URED MEMBERS.—Paragraph ( 4 ) of such subsection is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(4)(A) If a member of the uniformed services, through no fault of the member, incurs a wound, in j ury, or illness while in the line of duty in a combat operation or combat z one designated by the President or the Secretary of Defense, any overpayment of pay or allowances made to the member while the member recovers from the wound, injury, or illness may not be deducted from the member’s pay until— ‘‘(i) the member is notified of the overpayment; and ‘‘(ii) the later of the following occurs: ‘‘(I) T heendofthe1 8 0-day period beginning on the date of the completion of the tour of duty of the member in the combat operation or combat zone. ‘‘(II) The end of the 9 0-day period beginning on the date of the reassignment of the member from a military treatment facility or other medical unit outside of the the- ater of operations. ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the member, after receiving notification of the overpayment, requests or consents to initiation at an earlier date of the collection of the overpayment of the pay or allowances.’’. (d) E FFECTI V E DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to an overpayment of pay or allowances made to a member of the uniformed services after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 66 2 . SENSE OF CON G RESS ON AIRFARES FOR MEMBERS OF T H E ARMED FORCES. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) all United States commercial air carriers should seek to lend their support with fle x ible, generous policies applicable to members of the Armed Forces who are traveling on leave or liberty at their own expense; and 37USC10 07 note.Tim e p e r io ds . N oti f i ca tion.
