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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 443 -JUNE 23, 1942 Amount of Govern- ment's contribution. Class A dependents. Class B dependents. Maximum contri- bution. Proportionate re- ductions where aggre- gate would exceed $50. Contribution by en- listed man. Apportionment among dependents. such enlisted man shall be terminated upon the receipt by the depart- ment concerned of a written request by such enlisted man that such allowance be terminated. SEC. 105. (a) The amount of the Government's contribution to the family allowance payable to the dependent or dependents of any such enlisted man shall be the aggregate of the amount of the Government's contribution to the Class A dependent or dependents of such enlisted man and the amount of the Government's contribution to the Class B dependent or dependents of such enlisted man. (b) The amount of the Government's contribution to the Class A dependent or dependents of such enlisted man shall be at a monthly rate of- (1) $28, if such enlisted man has a wife but no child; (2) $40, if such enlisted man has a wife and one child, and an additional $10 for each additional child; (3) $20, if such enlisted man has no wife but has one child; (4) $30, if such enlisted man has no wife but has two children, and an additional $10 for each additional child; and (5) $20, in addition to the amounts, if any, payable under clauses (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, if such enlisted man has a former wife divorced. (c) The amount of the Government's contribution to the Class B dependent or dependents of any such enlisted man shall be at a monthly rate of- (1) $15, if such enlisted man has only one parent who is a Class B dependent, and an additional $5 for each grandchild, brother, or sister which such enlisted man has who is a Class B dependent, but not more than $50 in the aggregate; (2) $25, if such enlisted man has two parents who are Class B dependents, and an additional $5 for each grandchild, brother, or sister which such enlisted man has who is a Class B dependent, but not more $50 in the aggregate; and (3) $5, if such enlisted man has no parent who is a Class B dependent, for each grandchild, brother, or sister which such en- listed man has who is a Class B dependent, but not more than $50 in the aggregate. In any case in which the amount of the Government's contribution to the Class B dependents of any enlisted man would be greater than $50, if there were no limitation upon the aggregate amount of the Government's contribution to such dependents, the amount con- tributed by the Government to each such dependent shall be reduced in the same proportion as the aggregate amount of the Government's contribution to all such dependents is reduced. SEC. 106. (a) For any month for which a monthly family allow- ance is paid under this title to the dependent or dependents of any such enlisted man the monthly pay of such enlisted man shall be reduced by, or charged with, the amount of $22, and shall be reduced by, or charged with, an additional amount of $5 if the dependents to whom such allowance is payable include both Class A and Class B dependents. The amount by which the pay of any such enlisted man is so reduced or with which it is so charged shall constitute part of the monthly family allowance payable to his dependent or dependents. (b) In any case in which the family allowance is payable to more than one dependent of any such enlisted man, the amount by which the pay of such enlisted man is reduced or with which it is charged shall be apportioned among and paid for the benefit of such depend- ents in the following proportions: (1) If such dependents are all Class A dependents or are all Class B dependents, such amount shall be apportioned among such 382 [56 STAT.

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