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 •-^cv. PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1781 "(5) In the case of two members, who have one or more common dependents (and no others), who are not married to each other, and one of whom pays child support to the other, the amount of the basic allowance for housing paid to each member under this section shall be reduced in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The total amount of the basic allowances for housing paid to the two members may not exceed the sum of the amounts of the allowance to which each member would be otherwise entitled under this section. " (n) PARTIAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPEND- ENTS.—(1) A member of a uniformed service without dependents who is not entitled to receive a basic allowance for housing under subsection (b), (c), or (d) is entitled to a partial basic allowance for housing at a rate determined by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2). "(2) The rate of the partial basic allowance for housing is the partial rate of the basic allowance for quarters for the member's pay grade as such partial rate was in effect on December 31, 1997, under section 1009(c)(2) of this title (as such section was in effect on such date).". (b) TRANSITION TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. —The Sec- 37 USC 403 note. retary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to incrementally manage the rate of growth of the various components of the basic allowance for housing authorized by section 403 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), during a transition period of not more than six years. During the transition period, the Secretary may continue to use the authorities provided under sections 403, 403a, 405(b), and 427(a) of title 37, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act), but subject to such modifications as the Secretary considers necessary, to provide allowances for members of the uniformed services. (c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES.—(1) Section 403a of title 37, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Section 405 of such title is amended— (A) by striking out subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. (3) Section 427 of such title is amended— (A) by striking out subsection (a); and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking out "(b) ADDITIONAL SEPARATION ALLOW- ANCE. — " and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) ENTITLEMENT TO ALLOWANCE.— "; (ii) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking out ", including subsection (a)," in the matter preceding the subparagraphs; (II) by inserting "or" at the end of subparagraph (B); (III) by striking out "; or" at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (IV) by striking out subparagraph (D); (iii) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking out "(3) An allowance" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b) ENTITLEMENT WHEN NO RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD MAINTAINED FOR DEPENDENTS. —An allowance"; and

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