PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO VISIT HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INJURED IN COMBAT OPERATION OR COMBAT ZONE.

SEC. 655. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO VISIT HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INJURED IN COMBAT OPERATION OR COMBAT ZONE.(a) Authority to Continue Allowance.—Section 1026 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 119 Stat. 254), is amended by striking subsections (d) and (e).(b) Conforming Amendment.—Subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii) of section 411h of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 1026 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, is amended by striking “under section 1967(e)(1)(A) of title 38”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the following:(1) The date of the enactment of this Act.(2) The date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 109–77 (119 Stat. 2039).