,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,mast introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #ajfe of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai1 to extend certain morale1 welfare1 and recreation privileges to ,foreign ,service officers on mandatory home leave4 #a4 ,extension of certain morale1 welfare1 and recreation privileges to ,foreign ,service officers on mandatory home leave 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajfe of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #fba of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb71 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by striking veterans and caregivers for veterans and inserting veterans1 caregivers for veterans1 and ,foreign ,service officers2 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as subsections 7g7 and 7h71 respectively2 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7e7 the following new subsection 7f73 7f7 ,eligibility of ,foreign ,service officers on mandatory home leave ,a ,foreign ,service officer on mandatory home leave shall be permitted to use military lodging referred to in subsection 7h7 on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7h71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#e7 ,the term ,foreign ,service officer has the meaning given that term in section #ajc of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cijc74 7#f7 ,the term mandatory home leave means leave under section #ijc of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djhc74 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 as if originally incorporated in section #fba of ,public ,law #aae-bcb4