Sec. 351. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROTECTIVE, SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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## SEC. 351 REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROTECTIVE, SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS **[**118 Stat. 1857**]** ###

(a)Reimbursement Required The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for the cost (including any shipping cost) of any protective, safety, or health equipment that was purchased by the member or by another person on behalf of the member for the personal use of the member in anticipation of, or during, the deployment of the member in connection with Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, but only if— ####

(1)the Secretary of Defense certifies that the protective, safety, or health equipment was critical to the protection, safety, or health of the member; ####

(2)the member was not issued the protective, safety, or health equipment before the member became engaged in operations in areas or situations described in section 310(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code; and ####

(3)the protective, safety, or health equipment was purchased by the member during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on April 1, 2006, or in the case of protective helmet pads purchased by a member from a qualified vendor for that member's personal use, ending on September 30, 2007. ###

(b)Amount of Reimbursement The amount of reimbursement provided under subsection

(a)per item of protective, safety, or health equipment purchased by a member of the Armed Forces may not exceed $1,100. ###

(c)Submission of Reimbursement Claims Claims for . (reimbursement for the cost of protective, safety, or health equipment purchased by a member of the Armed Forces shall comply with regular Department of Defense procedures for the submission of claims and shall be submitted to the Secretary of Defense under this section not later than one year after the date on which the implementing rules required by subsection

(d)take effect or one year after the date on which the purchase of the protective, safety, or health equipment was made, whichever occurs last. ###

(d)Rulemaking Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to expedite the provision of reimbursement under subsection (a). In conducting such rulemaking, the Secretary shall address the circumstances under which the United States will assume title or ownership of any protective, safety, or health equipment for which reimbursement is made. Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the case of the purchase of protective helmet pads on behalf of a member. * * * * * * * # TITLE IV MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS ## Subtitle A Active Forces * * * * * * *

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Sec. 351

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROTECTIVE, SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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