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PUBLIC LAW 88-459-AUG. 20, 1964

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Public Law 88-459 AN ACT

To authorize Government agencies to provide quarters and facilities to civilian officers and employees of the Government, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the pur- ggg^"^^""^^ empioypOSeS o f t h i s Act

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of America. (2) "agency" means— (A) each executive department of the Government; (B) each agency or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government; (C) each corporation owned or controlled by the Government, except the Tennessee Valley Authority; and (D) the General Accounting Office. (3) "employee" means a civilian officer or employee of an agency. (4) "United States" means the several States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the territories and possessions of the United States, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (5) "quarters" means quarters owned or leased by the Government. (6) "facilities" means household furniture and equipment, garage space, utilities, subsistence, and laundry service. (7) "member" and "uniformed services" have the meanings given them by section 101 of title 37, United States Code. SEC. 2. Whenever conditions of employment or of availability of quarters warrant such action, the head of each agency may provide, directly or by contract, any employee stationed in the United States, with quarters and facilities. SEC. 3. Rental rates for quarters provided for an employee under section 2 of this Act or occupied on a rental basis by an employee or a member of the uniformed services under any other provision of law, and charges for facilities made available in connection with the occupancy of such quarters, shall be based on the reasonable value of the quarters and facilities to the employee or the member of the uniformed services concerned, in the circumstances under which the quarters and facilities are provided, occupied, or made available. The amounts of such rates and charges shall be paid by, or deducted from the salary of, such employee or member of the uniformed services, or otherwise charged against him in accordance with law. The amounts of payroll deductions for such rates and charges shall remain in the applicable appropriation or fund, but, whenever payment of such rates and charges is made by any other method, the amounts of payment shall be credited to the Government as provided by law. SEC. 4. Whenever, as an incidental service in support of a program of the Government, any quarters and facilities are provided, by appropriate authority of the Government, to any person other than an employee or a member of the uniformed services, the rates and charges therefor shall be determined in accordance with this Act. The amounts of the payments of such rates and charges shall be credited to the Government as provided by law. SEC. 5. An employee or a member of the uniformed services shall not be required to occupy quarters on a rental basis unless the head of the agency concerned shall determine that necessary service cannot

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