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GAO-10-415R 1 (2010-02-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwzz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T a m Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-319290 February 12, 2010 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretaly.: Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary, entitled Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation (RIN: 0790- A159). We received the rule on January 27, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras an interim final rule on October 23, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 54,751. The interim final rule provides for retroactive stop loss special pay as authorized and appropriated in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. DoD states 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 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which 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 interim final rule is effective on October 21, 2009. CRA requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Registeror receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a) (3) (A). However, notwithstanding the 60-day delay requirement, any rule that an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedures are GAO-10-415R

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