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 12 2 STA T .4 4 83PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 2008 10 0 9ofti t le37,Un ite dS t a te sC ode, in t h e r ates of m onthl yb asi cp aya u thori z ed members of the uniformed ser v ices shall not be made .( b )INCREAS E I N B ASIC P A Y . —E ffective on J anuary 1, 2 009, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed serv - ices are increased by 3.9 percent. SEC.602 . P E RMAN EN T E X TENS IO NO F PRO H I B ITION ON CHAR G ES FOR MEA L S RECEI V E D AT MILITAR Y TREATMENT FACILITIES BY MEMBERS RECEIVING CONTIN U OUS CARE. Section 4 02(h) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in para g raph (1), by stri k ing ‘ ‘during any month covered by paragraph (3) ’ ’ and all that follo w s through ‘‘this section’’ and (2) by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 60 3 . INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AUTHORI Z ED PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT FOR TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES. Section 404a(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ $ 1 8 0 a day’’ and inserting ‘‘$290 a day’’. SEC. 60 4 . AVAILABILITY OF SECOND FAMILY SEPARATION ALLO W ANCE FOR MARRIED COUPLES WITH DEPENDENTS. (a) AV AI L A B ILI T Y.—Section 427(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A member’’; (2) by striking ‘‘Section 421’’ and inserting the following

‘‘(3) Section 421’’; (3) by striking ‘‘ H owever’’ and inserting ‘‘E x cept as provided in paragraph (2)’’; and (4) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so designated, the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) If a married couple, both of whom are members of the uniformed services, with dependents are simultaneously assigned to duties described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (a)(1) and the members resided together with their dependents immediately before their assignments, the Secretary concerned shall pay each of the members the full amount of the monthly allowance specified in such subsection until one of the members is no longer assigned to duties described in such subparagraphs. Upon expira- tion of the additional allowance, paragraph (1) shall continue to apply to the remaining member so long as the member is assigned to duties described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such sub- section.’’. (b) A P PLICATI O NO F A M EN D MENT.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of section 427 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to members of the uniformed services described in such paragraph who perform service covered by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (a)(1) such section on or after O ctober 1, 2008. SEC. 60 5 . EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR INCOME REPLACEMENT PAY - MENTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS EXPERI- ENCING EXTENDED AND FRE Q UENT MOBILIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ D ecember 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. Ap p licab ili ty.Ef f e cti v e d ate.

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