H.R. 4524: To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation.
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H.R. 4524: To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation.
Plain summary
Requires the Secretary of Defense to expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to provide or pay for transportation for a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) is assigned to duty inside or outside the United States in an area not previously designated for inclusion in the program; (2) receives orders for deployment to an area for which imminent danger pay is available; and (3) is granted leave in anticipation of such deployment.
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To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4524.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4524 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108