12 2 STA T . 1 38PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 (2)CLERICA LA M E ND MEN T.—Thetabl e ofs e c t i o n satthe be g inning of s u ch cha p te r isa m en d edb y inserting after the item relating to section 973 the follo w ing new item
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‘ 974.Uniformpe rform a n c epo l icie s for mili t ar yb an d sandot h erm u sical units. ’ ’. (b) R E P EAL OFS EPARATE SER V ICE AU T H ORITIE S .— ( 1 ) REPEAL.—Sections 3 6 3 4, 6223, and 8 634 of such title are repealed. (2) TA B LE OF SECTIONS.—(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 349 of such title is amended by stri k ing the item relating to section 3634. ( B ) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 65 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 6223. (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 849 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8634. SEC.591 . TRAN S PO RTAT I ONO F RE M AINS OF D ECEASED MEM B ERS OFT H E ARMED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS. Section 1482(a)(8) of title 1 0 , U nited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘ ‘ W hen transpor - tation of the remains includes transportation by aircraft under section 562 of the J ohn Warner N ational D efense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2007 ( P ublic L aw 109 – 364
10 U.S.C. 1482 note), the Secretary concerned shall pro v ide, to the ma x imum extent practicable, for delivery of the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or military airport nearest to the place selected by the designee. ’ ’. SEC. 59 2 .E X PANSION OF N U MBER OF ACADEMIES SUPPORTAB L EIN AN Y STATE UNDER STARBASE PRO G RAM. Section 2193b(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘more than two acad- emies’’ and inserting ‘‘more than four academies’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘in excess of two’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘in excess of four’’. SEC. 59 3 . GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY. (a) PERMANENT AUTHORIT Y TO ACCEPT G IFTS ON BEHALF OF THE WOUNDED.—Section 2601(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4). (b) LIMITATION ON SOLICITATION OF GIFTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations implementing sections 2601 and 2608 of title 10, United States Code, that prohibit the solicitation of any gift under such sections by any employee of the Department of Defense if the nature or circumstances of such solicitation would compromise the integrity or the appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or of any individual involved in such program. SEC. 59 4 . CONDUCT BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND V ET - ERANS OUT OF UNIFORM DURING HOISTING , LO W ERING, OR PASSING OF UNITED STATES FLAG. Section 9 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘all persons present’’ and all that follows through the end of the section and inserting the following: ‘‘all persons present in uniform should render the military salute. M embers of the Armed Forces Regulations.10USC26 01 note.
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