FISCAL YEAR 2003 FUNDING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CLEARING OF LANDMINES.

SEC. 513. FISCAL YEAR 2003 FUNDING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CLEARING OF LANDMINES. (a) Use of Reserve Component Military Personnel Funds.—Fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds may be used for military personnel expenses of reserve component Special Operations forces that are incurred during fiscal year 2003 in connection with landmine clearance assistance, notwithstanding section 401(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Reimbursement Requirement.—Fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds shall be reimbursed from fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds for all military personnel expenses of reserve component Special Operations forces that are incurred during fiscal year 2003 in connection with landmine clearance assistance. Such reimbursement shall be made in each instance to the reserve component military personnel account that incurred the expense.116 STAT. 2539 (c) Limitation.—The amount of reserve component military personnel expenses incurred during fiscal year 2003 for landmine clearance assistance may not exceed 10 percent of the amount of fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds. (d) Definitions.—For purposes of this section: (1) Landmine clearance assistance.—The term “landmine clearance assistance” means humanitarian and civic assistance provided under section 401 of title 10, United States Code, that is described in subsection (e)(5) of that section. (2) Fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds.—The term “fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds” means the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 2003 in operations and maintenance accounts of the Department of Defense that is provided for landmine clearance assistance. (3) Fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds.—The term “fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds” means amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for military personnel expenses of a reserve component of the Department of Defense. (4) Military personnel expenses.—The term “military personnel expenses” means expenses properly chargeable to a military personnel account of the Department of Defense. (e) Legislative Proposal.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as part of the budget request of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2004, a legislative proposal that would ensure that military personnel expenses for both active and reserve component military personnel providing landmine clearance assistance are specified in detail and are budgeted to be authorized and appropriated from the appropriate military personnel accounts.