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GAO-10-683R 1 (2010-05-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxav0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-319623 May 3, 2010 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretay. Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary, entitled Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation (RIN: 0790- A159). We received the rule on April 22, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on April 16, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 19,878. The final rule provides for retroactive stop loss special pay as authorized and appropriated in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. This program is of short duration, from October 21, 2009, to October 21, 2010. The last day for submission of claims to the Secretaries of the Military Departments for retroactive stop loss special pay is October 21, 2010. An interim final rule was published on October 23, 2009, with an effective date of October 21, 2009, to comply with section 310 of Public Law 111-32 that called for the Secretary of Defense to issue a rule not later than 120 days from the date of enactment of the Act. However, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, section 8108, contains statutory provisions that modify eligibility for retroactive stop loss special pay and extend payments for stop loss special pay to active duty service members serving under the stop loss authority through FY 2010. Under these provisions, service members who voluntarily reenlisted or extended GAO-10-683R