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 PUBLIC LAW 90-207-DEC. 16, 1967

654 Retired p a y, computation. 70A Stat. 557.

76 Stat. 153, 496. 80 Stat. 1122.

(5) Section 8991 is amended by amending footnote 3 of the table therein to read as follows: "^ Compute at rates applicable on date of retirement, or if the member has served as chief master sergeant of the xVir Force, compute at the highest basic pay applicable to him while he so served, if such basic pay is greater." SEC. 4. Section 3 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (50 App. U.S.C. 2203) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. For the duration of this Act, section 403(a) of title 3Y, United States Code, is amended by striking out that part of the table M-hich prescribes monthly basic allowances for quarters for enlisted members in pay grades E - 1, E - 2, E - 3, and E ^ (four years' or less service) and inserting in place thereof the following new table: Without dependents

" 'Pay grade

E-4 (4 years or less service) E-3...._ __ _ E-2 __ E-l_._

Retired pay, retroactive provision.

Effective date.

Uniformed services, periodic pay adjustments. Ante,

p. 625.

Ante,

p. 649.

[81 STAT

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1 dependent

2 dependents

$60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00

$90.60 60.00 60.00 60.00

$90.60 90.60 90.60 90.60

3 or more dependents $105.00 105.00 105.00 105.00" ".

SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of an armed force who is entitled to pay and allowances under any of the following provisions of law on September 30, 1967, shall contmue to receive the pay and allowances to which he was entitled on that day plus an increase of 4.5 per centum in the total of his pay and allowances: (1) The Act of March 23, 1946, chapter 112 (60 Stat. 59). (2) The Act of June 26, 1948, chapter 677 (62 Stat. 1052). (3) The Act of September 18, 1950, chapter 952 (64 Stat. A224). SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member or former member of a uniformed service who initially becomes entitled to retired pay or retainer pay on or after October 1, 1967, shall be entitled to have that pay computed using the rates of basic pay prescribed by the first section of this Act. SEC. 7. This Act becomes effective as of October 1, 1967. However, a member, except as provided in section 6 of this Act, is not entitled to any increases in his pay and allowances under section 1 or section 4 for any period before the date of enactment of this Act unless he is on active duty on the date of enactment of this Act. I n addition, a member of the National Guard or a member of a Keserve Component of a uniformed service who is in a drill pay status on the effective date of this Act is entitled to have any compensation to which he has become entitled under section 206 of title 37, United States Code, after September 30, 1967, computed under the rates of basic pay prescribed by section 1(1) of this Act. SEC. 8. (a) Effective January 1, 1968, and unless otherwise provided by law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, whenever the General Schedule of compensation for Federal classified employees as contained in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, is adjusted upwards, there shall immediately be placed into effect a comparable upward adjustment in the monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of title 37, United States Code. (b) Adjustments in the various tables establishing the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services as required by the preceding paragTaph shall have the force and effect of statute, and such adjustments shall:

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