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grade above pay grade 0 - 3 and who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service, appropriate to his grade or rank and adequate for himself, may elect not to occupy those c[uarters and instead to receive the basic allowance for quarters prescribed for his pay grade by this section." F A M I L Y SEPARATION

ALLOWANCE

SEC. 11. Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) The following new section is inserted after section 426: "§ 427. Family separation allowance " (a) I n addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this title, a member of a uniformed service w4th dependents who is on permanent duty outside of the United States, or in Alaska, is entitled to a monthly allowance equal to the basic allowance for quarters payable to a member without dependents in the same pay grade if— "(1) the movement of his dependents to his permanent station or a place near that station is not authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title and his dependents do not reside at or near that station; and "(2) quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service are not available for assignment to him. "(b) Except in time of war or of national emergency hereafter declared by C o n f e s s, and in addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this title, including subsection (a) of this section, a member of a uniformed service with dependents (other than a member in pay grade E - 1, E-2, E - 3, or E - 4 (4 years' or less service)) who is entitled to a basic allowance for quarters is entitled to a monthly allowance equal to $30 if— "(1) the movement of his dependents to his permanent station or a place near that station is not authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title and his dependents do not reside at or near that station; "(2) he is on duty on board a ship away from the home port of the ship for a continuous period of more than 30 days; or "(3) he is on temporary duty away from his permanent station for a continuous period of more than 30 days and his dependents do not reside at or near his temporary duty station. A member who becomes entitled to an allowance under this subsection by virtue of duty described in clause (2) or (3) for a continuous period of more than 30 days is entitled to the allowance effective as of the first day of that period." (2) The analysis is amended by inserting the following item: "427. Family separation allowance."

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76 Stat. 473.

SPECIAL PAY FOR SEA DUTY AND AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS

SEC. 12. (a) Section 305 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 305. Special pay: while on sea duty or duty at certain places " (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, under regulations prescribed by the President, an enlisted member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay—

76 Stat. 465.

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