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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

dence that the member is dead or has returned to the controllable jurisdiction of the department concerned. " (g) A member in a missing status who is continued in that status under section 555 of this title is entitled to have the payments of allotments authorized by subsections (a) - (d) of this section continued, increased, or initiated. " (h) When the Secretary concerned considers it essential for the well-being and protection of the dependents of a member on active duty (other than a member entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title), he may, with or without the consent, and subject to termination at the request, of the member— " (1) direct the payment of a new allotment from the pay of the member; " (2) increase or decrease the amount of an allotment made by the member; and " (3) continue payment of an allotment of the member which has expired. ''§554. Travel and transportation; dependents; household and personal effects; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable " (a) I n this section, 'household and personal effects' and 'household effects' may include, in addition to other authorized weight allowances, one privately owned motor vehicle which may be shipped at United States expense when it is located outside the United States, or in Alaska or Hawaii. "(b) Transportation (including packing, crating, d r a y a ^, temporary storage, and unpacking of household and personal effects) may be provided for the dependents and household and personal effects of a member of a uniformed service on active duty (without regard to pay grade) who is officially reported as dead, injured, or absent for a period of more than 29 days in a missing status— " (1) to the member's official residence of record; "(2) to the residence of his dependent, next of kin, or other person entitled to custody of the effects, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned; or "(3) on request of the member (if injured), or his dependent, next of kin, or other person described m clause (2), to another location determined in advance or later approved by the Secretary concerned, or his designee. "(c) When a member described in subsection (b) of this section is in an injured status, transportation of dependents and household and personal effects authorized by this section may be provided only when prolonged hospitalization or treatment is anticipated. " (d) Transportation requested by a dependent may be authorized under this section only if there is a reasonable relationship between the circumstances of the dependent and the requested destination. " (e) I n place of the transportation for dependents authorized by this section, and after the travel is completed, the Secretary concerned may authorize— " (1) reimbursement for the commercial cost of the transportation; or

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