,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #affi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjac,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,vitter7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for proper       
reimbursement of the ,department of     
,defense for assistance provided to     
nongovernmental entertainment-oriented  
media producers4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,military     
,equitable ,reimbursement ,act of #bjac4
  #b4 ,reimbursement of ,department of  
,defense for assistance provided to     
nongovernmental entertainment-oriented  
media producers  7a7 ,findings ,congress
 makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the
 ,department of ,defense benefits when  
the entertainment industry produces     
media portraying the skill1 heroism1    
capability1 and challenges of members of
 the ,armed ,forces and their families  
through increased morale1 better        

recruitment and retention1 and improved 
understanding by the public4  7#b7 ,the 
,department of ,defense is in often the 
best position to ensure realism in      
productions4  7#c7 ,the ,department of  
,defense is sometimes forced to decline 
assisting in productions because        
expenses incurred are not reimbursed to 
the accounts withdrawn4  7b7            
,reimbursement  7#a7 ,in general        
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #acd of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after section #bbfc
 the following new section3  #bbfd4     
,reimbursement for assistance provided  
to nongovernmental                      
entertainment-oriented media producers  
7a7 ,in general ,there shall be credited
 to the applicable appropriations       
account or fund from which the expenses 
described in subsection 7b7 were charged
 any amounts received by the ,department
 of ,defense as reimbursement for such  
expenses4  7b7 ,description of expenses 
,the expenses referred to in subsection 

7a7 are any expenses-- 7#a7 incurred by 
the ,department of ,defense as a result 
of providing assistance to a            
nongovernmental entertainment-oriented  
media producer2  7#b7 for which the     
,department of ,defense requires        
reimbursement under section #igja of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any
 other provision of law2 and  7#c7 for  
which the ,department of ,defense       
received reimbursement after the date of
 the enactment of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjad4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
such subchapter is amended by adding    
after the item relating to section #bbfc
 the following new item3  #bbfd4        
,reimbursement for assistance provided  
to nongovernmental                      
entertainment-oriented media producers4 
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