Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70A.djvu/526

468 468

§ 7572. Quarters: accommodations in place of for members on sea duty (a) If public quarters are not available, the Secretary of the Navy may provide lodging accommodations for any— ^1) member of the naval service; (2) member of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy; or (3) member of the Coast and Geodetic Survey serving with the Navy; on sea duty who is deprived of his quarters on board ship because of repairs or because of other conditions that make his quarters uninhabitable. Lodging accommodations so provided may not be occupied by the member's dependents. (b) Under such regulations as the Secretary prescribes, any officer of the naval service on sea duty who is deprived of his quarters on board ship because of repairs or because of other conditions that make his quarters uninhabitable, and who is not entitled to basic allowance for quarters, may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in obtaining quarters, in an amount not more than the basic allowance for quarters of an officer of his grade, if it is impracticable to furnish accommodations under subsection (a). (c) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by subsection (a) to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations. §7573. Quarters: temporary; transient members Temporary quarters may be furnished on a rental basis to transient members of the naval service with their dependents, for periods not exceeding 60 days, without loss of entitlement to basic allowance for quarters. §7574. Quarters: limitations on size (a) I n the construction of family quarters for members of the naval service, the following are the maximum limitations on net floor area for each u n i t: (1) For flag officers in the Navy and general officers in the Marine Corps—2,100 square feet. (2) For captains in the Navy and colonels in the Marine Corps—1,670 square feet. (3) For commanders and lieutenant commanders in the Navy and lieutenant colonels and majors in the Marine Corps—1,400 square feet. (4) For officers of the naval service below the grade of lieutenant commander or major—1,250 square feet. (5) For enlisted members of the naval service—1,080 square feet. I n this section "net floor area" means all floor space inside the exterior walls', excluding basement, service space instead of basement, attic, garage, and porches. (b) The maximum limitations prescribed by subsection (a) are increased— (1) 10 percent for quarters outside the United States; and

�