118 STAT. 1858 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 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 oper ations 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 pur chased by the member during the period beginning on Sep tember 11, 2001, and ending on July 31, 2004. (b) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The amount of reimburse ment 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 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. (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. SEC. 352. LIMITATION ON PREPARATION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF MID RANGE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PENDING REPORT. Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2005 for operation and maintenance may not be obligated for the purpose of preparing or implementing the Mid Range Financial Improvement Plan until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following: (1) A determination that the enterprise architecture for defense business systems and the transition plan for imple menting the enterprise architecture have been developed, as required by subsection (c) of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 332(a). (2) An explanation of the manner in which the operation and maintenance funds will be used for each of the military departments and the Defense Agencies to prepare or implement the Mid Range Financial Improvement Plan during that fiscal year. (3) An estimate of the costs for future fiscal years for each of the military departments and the Defense Agencies to prepare and implement the Mid Range Financial Improve ment Plan. Deadline.
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