PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-135 (i) TRANSITIONAL COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS.—Section 1146 of such title is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" both places it appears and inserting "December 31, 2001". (j) TRANSITIONAL USE OF MILITARY HOUSING. — Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1147(a) of such title are amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (k) CONTINUED ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM. —Section 1407(c)(1) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 926(c)(1)) is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (1) FORCE REDUCTION TRANSITION PERIOD DEFINED FOR CER- TAIN GUARD AND RESERVE BENEFITS. —Section 4411 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (m) TEMPORARY SPECL\L AUTHORITY FOR FORCE REDUCTION PERIOD RETIREMENTS. — Section 4416(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking "October 1, 2001" and inserting "the end of the force reduction period". (n) RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—(1) Section 12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (2) Section 12731a of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking "October 1, 2001" and inserting "the end of the period described in subsection (b)"; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking "October 1, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (o) AFFILLSLTION WITH GUARD AND RESERVE UNITS; WAIVER OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.— Section 1150(a) of such title is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". (p) RESERVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL.— Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 31, 2001". SEC. 572. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE. (a) AUTHORITY FOR TERMINATION UPON ENTITLEMENT TO RETIRED PAY. —Section 1175(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) inserting "(A)" after "(3)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) If a member is receiving simultaneous voluntary separation incentive payments and retired or retainer pay, the member may elect to terminate the receipt of voluntary separation incentive payments. Any such election is permanent and irrevocable. The rate of monthly recoupment from retired or retainer pay of voluntary separation incentive payments received after such an election shall be reduced by a percentage that is equal to a fraction with a denominator equal to the number of months that the voluntary separation incentive payments were scheduled to be paid and a numerator equal to the number of months that would not be paid as a result of the member's decision to terminate the voluntary separation incentive.".
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