FY2009 Legislation impacting DoD financial management

PL 110-329: DIVISION C - FY09 DoD APPROPRIATIONS ACT

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Note: The following is a partial listing of FY09 legislation containing statutory items impacting DoD financial management.

DFAS Related Issues:

• Prevalidation, Section 8073

General Provisions:

• Limitation conversions to contractor performance, Section 8016
• OMB Circular A-76, contracting out, Section 8023
• FY 2010 Budget Submission, Section 8086
• DoD Website include Direct link Office DoDIG, Section 8110
• DoD Report Incremental Cost of War, Section 8114
• Stop Loss, Special Pay, Section 8116

PL 110-417: FY09 DoD AUTHORIZATION ACT

Military Personnel Policy:

• Interest Payments on Certain Claims arising from correction of 592military records, Section 592

Compensation and Personnel Benefits:

• Fiscal year 2009 increase in military basic pay, Section 601
• Permanent Prohibition on charges for meals received at military treatment Facilities by members receiving continuous care, Section 602
• Increase in maximum authority payment or reimbursement amount for temporary lodging expenses, Section 603
• Availability of a second FSA for married couples w/dependents, Section 604
• Extension authority for income replacement payments for reserve component Members experiencing extended/frequent mobilization for active duty service, Section 605
• Extension of bonuses and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces, Section 611
• Extension of bonuses and special pay for health care professionals, Section 612
• Extension of bonuses and special pay for nuclear officers, Section 613 Section 614
• Extension of bonuses relating to Title 37 bonuses/special pays,
• Referral Bonuses, Section 615
• Increase in maximum bonus and stipend-Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program, Section 616
• Maximum length of nuclear officer incentive pay agreements for service, Section 617
• Technical changes consolidation of pays, incentive pays and bonus authorities, Section 618
• New skill incentive pay and proficiency bonus to encourage training in critical Foreign languages and cultural studies, Section 619
• Accession/Retention bonuses for recruitment/retention of certain officers in Health professions, Section 620

Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits:

• Extends to survivors of certain members who die on active duty of SSI allowance For persons affected by required SBP annuity offset for DIC, Section 631
• Correction of unintended reduction SBP annuities due to phased limitation of Two-tier annuity computation and supplemental annuity, Section 632
• Continuation of entitlement to bonuses & similar benefits for members of Uniformed services who die, or are separated or retired for disability or meet other criteria, Section 651

Acquisition:

• Internal controls for procurements on behalf of DoD by certain non-defense Agencies, Section 804
• Transfer of Sections 10 USC relating to Milestone A and B for clarity, Section 813
• Revision to the Application of Cost Accounting Standards, Section 823
• Development of Guidance on Personal Service Contracts, Section 831
• Acquisition Workforce expedited hiring authority, Section 833
• Ethics Safeguards relating to contractor conflicts of interest, Section 841

DoD Organization/Management:

• Participation of Deputy Chief Management Officer - DBSMC, Section 904
• General Counsel to be added to Inspector General Office DoD, Section 907
• Business Transformation Initiatives for Military Departments, Section 908

General Provisions:

• Transfer Authority, Section 1001
• One time shift Military Retirement Payments, Section 1002
• Management of Purchase Cards, Section 1003

Civilian Personnel Policy:

• Temporary authority to waive limitation on premium pay and aggregate limit on pay for federal employees working overseas, Section 1101
• emporary Discretionary Authority to Grant allowances, benefits and Gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone, Section 1102
• Election of Insurance coverage for employees deployed in support of Contingency operations, Section 1103
• Extension authority - lump sum severance payments, Section 1104
• Extension Voluntary RIF authority of DoD, Section 1105
• Technical Amendment: Definition of Professional Accounting Position, Section 1110

BRAC:

• Modification of Annual BRAC reporting requirements, Section 2711

Wounded Warrior Matters:

• Extension of Senior Oversight Committee, Section 726

Updated March 9, 2011