Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005--H.R. 4200 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session: Total Force Subcommittee Hearings on Title IV--military Personnel Authorizations, Title V--military Personnel Policy, Title VI--compensation and Other Personnel Benefits, Title VII--health Care Provisions, Hearings Held January 21, February 25, March 3, 10, 18, 24, and 31, 2004, Volume 4

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Page xxxi - ... (e) This section shall -be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.".
Page 681 - President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans, which addressed health care for both veterans and military retirees.
Page xiv - Federal property where local educational agencies are unable to provide such education, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Such...
Page xxvi - Within 60 days after its annual visit, the Board shall submit a written report to the President of its action, and of its views and recommendations pertaining to the Academy. Any report of a visit, other than the annual visit, shall, if approved by a majority...
Page 201 - The need for effective coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) in the force protection of US forces is paramount.
Page 212 - ...support and promote the development and execution of a military policy for the United States that will provide adequate National Security.
Page xxxi - ... Secretaries concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem, considering all elements of the cost of living to members of the uniformed services under their jurisdiction and their dependents, including the cost of quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses, to such a member who is on duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, whether or not he is in a travel status.
Page xii - ... the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.
Page xliv - premium taxes" is used in this contract without further definition or explanation, it means a tax, fee. or other monetary payment directly or indirectly imposed on FEHB premiums by any State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by any political subdivision or other governmental authority of those entities, with the sole exception of a tax on net income or profit, if that tax, fee.
Page xviii - Staff shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces. He serves at the pleasure of the President for a term of two years, and may be reappointed in the same manner for one additional term.