Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 5.djvu/407

 PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3881

"(3) A member who elects to serve a tour of duty unaccompanied by his dependents at a permanent station to which the movement of, - v.; • his dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title is not entitled to an allowance under Ante, p. 3880; this subsection. The Secretary concerned may waive the preceding po^t, p. 3882. sentence in situations in which it would be inequitable to deny the allowance to the member because of unusual family or operational circumstances." (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Notwithstanding the amendments made 37 USC 427 note, by subsection (a), a member who on September 30, 1986, was assigned to a permanent station to which the movement of his dependents was authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of title 37, United States Code, and who elected to serve a tour of duty at that station unaccompanied by his dependents, shall, until he departs that station as a result of a change of permanent station, be entitled to receive the allowance authorized by section 427(b) of such title without regard to paragraph (3) of such section, as added by subsection (a). SEC. 619, IMPROVED DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 407. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation allowance "(a) Except as provided in subsections Go), (c), and (d) of this section and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service is entitled to a dislocation allowance equal to the basic allowance for quarters for two months as provided for the member's pay grade and dependency status in section 403 of this title if— -"(1) the member's dependents actually make an authorized move in connection with the member's change of permanent station, including— "(A) a move to join the member at the member's duty station after an unaccompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty is an accompanied tour at the same station; and "(B) a move to a location designated by the member after an accompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty is an unaccompanied tour at the same duty station; "(2) the member's dependents actually move pursuant to section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title; Ante, p. 3880. "(3) the member's dependents actually move from their place of residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this title; or "(4) the member is without dependents and— "(A) actually moves to a new permanent station where not assigned to quarters of the United States; or "(B) actually moves from a place of residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this title. If a dislocation allowance is paid under clause (3) or (4)(B), the member is not entitled to a dislocation allowance under clause (1). "(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, whenever a member is entitled to a dislocation allowance under subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4)(B) of this section, the member is also entitled to a second dislocation allowance equal to the basic allow-

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