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 101 STAT. 1092

PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL) BENEFITS P A R T A — P A Y AND ALLOWANCES

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SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988 , " ' „, (a) W A IV E R O F SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT. — Any adjustment required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in elements of compensation of m e m b e r s of the uniformed services to become

effective during fiscal year 1988 shall not be made. 37 USC 1009 Ob) THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN BASIC PAY AND BAS.—The rates of note. basic pay and basic allowance for subsistence of members of the uniformed services are increased by 3 percent effective on January 1, 1988. 37 USC 403 note. (c) INCREASE IN BAQ.—vD The rates of basic allowance for quarters for members of the uniformed services are increased by 6 -'' percent effective on January 1, 1988. (2) If as of January 1, 1988, there has not been enacted legislation as described in section 3(c), then the percentage increase in the rates of basic allowance for quarters for members of the uniformed services to take effect on that date under paragraph (1) shall be 3 percent (rather than the percentage specified in that paragraph), (d) THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN CADET AND MIDSHIPMAN PAY.—

Effective January 1, 1988, section 203(c)(l) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$494.40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$509.10". SEC. 602. GAO REPORT ON FAIRNESS OF MILITARY HOUSING ALLOWANCES


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(a) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall review the following: (1) The military housing allowance system as it pertains to ";* dual-service couples and divorced members of the uniformed services. For purposes of the review, a dual-service couple is a married couple of which both spouses are members of a uniformed service serving on active duty. (2) All studies previously conducted by the Department of Defense on the military housing allowance system, including the legislative history of the existing provisions of law providing for the basic allowance for quarters and the variable housing allowance (37 U.S.C. 403 and 403a). (b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations for appropriate changes in legislation and regulations to promote fairness in— (1) the compensation for military housing of a dual-service couple in comparison to the compensation for military housing of a married couple of which one spouse is a member of a uniformed service serving on active duty and the other spouse is a civilian; and (2) the compensation for military housing of divorced members of the uniformed services in comparison to the compensation for military housing of other unmarried members of the uniformed services. (c) DEADLINE.—The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted by March 1, 1988.

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