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469 469 (2) 10 percent for quarters of the commanding ofl5.cer of any station or installation, based on the grade authorized for that position. (c) The maximum limitations for family quarters for civilians are the same as those for members of the naval service of comparable responsibility, grade, and pay, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy. §7575. Quarters: exemptions from cost limitations A limitation upon the cost of quarters built for members of the naval service does not apply to expenditures for work and equipment outside those quarters, including expenditures for— (1) the furnishing of electricity, gas, water, and sewage disposal; (2) roads and walks; or (3) grading and drainage. § 7576. Quarters: extension telephones (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy appropriated funds may be used to pay the cost of installation and use, other than for personal long distance calls, of extension telephones connecting public quarters occupied by personnel in the following categories with the switchboards of their official stations: (1) Members of the naval service. (2) Members of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy. (3) Members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey serving with the Navy. (b) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section, except the authority to prescribe regulations, to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations. §7577. Quarters: Nurse Corps officers; assignment in hospitals Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribe, officers in the Nurse Corps may be assigned quarters in naval hospitals. §7578.

Tableware and kitchen utensils: limitations on furnishing (a) Table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils may be furnished for use in messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to— (1) seagoing vessels or district defense vessels; (2) aviation units based on seagoing vessels; (3) fleet air bases; (4) submarine bases; and (5) landing forces and expeditions. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), no table linen,.dishes, glassware, silver, or kitchen utensils may be furnished for use in residences or quarters occupied by officers on shore. (c) The Secretary of the Navy, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.

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