other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2009-10-23 · Effective 2009-10-21 · 74 FR 54751
Document
Document number
E9-25664
Federal Register citation
74 FR 54751
CFR reference
32 CFR 279
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2009-10-23
Effective date
2009-10-21
DOD docket
DOD-2009-OS-0141
Abstract
This part provides for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay as authorized and appropriated in The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. The prompt implementation of the Interim Final Rule is of critical importance as Congress dictated the program be implemented within 120 days following the signing of the "The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. It was signed June 24, 2009. Additionally, this program is of short duration, from October 21, 2009 to October 21, 2010. The last day for submission of claims to the Secretaries of the Military Departments for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay is October 21, 2010. The Secretaries concerned are not authorized to make payments on claims submitted after October 21, 2010. The statutory deadline provides good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), to make this rule effective immediately upon publication.