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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3289

‘‘(B) in any other operation designated by the Secretary of Defense as a combat operation or in an area designated by the Secretary as a combat zone. ‘‘(3) This subsection shall apply to months beginning during the period beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2006.’’. (b) REPEAL OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY.—Section 1023 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13), is repealed.

Effective date.

Ante, p. 251.

SEC. 608. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME MEMBERS WITH DEPENDENTS.

(a) REPEAL OF TERMINATION PROVISION.—Section 402a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i). (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard’’; and (2) by striking the second sentence. SEC. 609. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES AUTHORITY FOR AREAS SUBJECT TO MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION OR FOR INSTALLATIONS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL LEVELS.

(a) TEMPORARY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INCREASE AUTHORIZED.—Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(7)(A) Under the authority of this paragraph, the Secretary of Defense may prescribe a temporary increase in the rates of basic allowance for housing otherwise prescribed for a military housing area or a portion of a military housing area if the military housing area or portion thereof— ‘‘(i) is located in an area covered by a declaration by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that a major disaster exists; or ‘‘(ii) contains one or more military installations that are experiencing a sudden increase in the number of members of the armed forces assigned to the installation. ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall base the amount of the increase to be made in the rates of basic allowance for housing for an area on a determination by the Secretary of the amount by which the costs of adequate housing for civilians have increased in the area by reason of the disaster or the influx of military personnel, except that the increase may not exceed the amount equal to 20 percent of the rate of basic allowance for housing otherwise prescribed for the area. ‘‘(C) A member may be paid a basic allowance for housing at a rate increased under this paragraph only if the member certifies to the Secretary concerned that the member has incurred increased housing costs in the area by reason of the disaster or the influx of military personnel. ‘‘(D) Subject to subparagraph (E), an increase in the rates of basic allowance for housing in an area under this paragraph

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