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 105 STAT. 1378 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 "(a) DEPENDENT DEFINED. —In this chapter, the term 'dependent', with respect to a member of a uniformed service, means the following persons: "(1) The spouse of the member. "(2) An unmarried child of the member who— "(A) is under 21 years of age; "(B) is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child's support; or "(C) is under 23 years of age, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher education approved by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subparagraph, and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child's support. "(3) A parent of the member if— "(A) the parent is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the parent's support; "(B) the parent has been so dependent for a period prescribed by the Secretary concerned or became so dependent due to a change of circumstances arising after the member entered on active duty; and "(C) the dependency of the parent on the member is determined on the basis of an affidavit submitted by the parent and any other evidence required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. "(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of subsection (a): "(1) The term 'child' includes— "(A) a stepchild of the member (except that such term does not include a stepchild after the divorce of the member from the stepchild's parent by blood); "(B) an adopted child of the member, including a child placed in the home of the member by a placement agency for the purpose of adoption; and "(C) an illegitimate child of the member if the member's parentage of the child is established in accordance with criteria prescribed in regulations by the Secretary concerned. "(2) The term 'parent' means— "(A) a natural parent of the member; "(B) a stepparent of the member; "(C) a parent of the member by adoption; "(D) a parent, stepparent, or adopted parent of the spouse of the member; and "(E) any other person, including a former stepparent, who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least five years before the member became 21 years of age.". SEC. 622. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR DEPEND- ENTS OF MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO A VESSEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Section 406c(b)(l) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "the location that was the home port of the ship before commencement of construction" and inserting in lieu thereof "the designated home port of the ship, or the area where the dependents of the member are residing,".

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