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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006 item relating to section 404b and inserting the following new item:

‘‘404b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at temporary duty location during authorized absence of member.’’. SEC. 652. EXTENDED PERIOD FOR SELECTION OF HOME FOR TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS.

(a) DEATH OF MEMBERS ENTITLED TO BASIC PAY.—Subsection (f) section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; (2) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall give the dependents of a member described in paragraph (1) a period of not less than three years, beginning on the date of the death of the member, during which to select a home for the purposes of the travel and transportation allowances authorized by this section.’’. (b) CERTAIN OTHER DECEASED MEMBERS.—Subsection (g)(3) of such section is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking ‘‘he exercises it’’ and inserting ‘‘the member exercises the right or entitlement’’; (2) by striking ‘‘his surviving dependents or, if’’ and inserting ‘‘the surviving dependents at any time before the end of the three-year period beginning on the date on which the member accrued that right or entitlement. If’’; and (3) by striking ‘‘his baggage and household effects’’ and inserting ‘‘the baggage and household effects of the deceased member’’. SEC. 653. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPATRIATION OF MEMBERS HELD CAPTIVE.

(a) ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 411i the following new section: ‘‘§ 411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the repatriation of members held captive ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CERTAIN OTHERS.— (1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided for not more than three family members of a member described in subsection (b). ‘‘(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be provided travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may provide travel and transportation described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accompany a family member described in that paragraph if the Secretary determines that— ‘‘(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable to travel unattended because of age, physical condition, or other reason determined by the Secretary; and ‘‘(B) no other family member who is eligible for travel and transportation under paragraph (1) is able to serve as an attendant for the family member. ‘‘(3) If no family member of a member described in subsection (b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of the member, travel

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