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PUBLIC LAW 93-419-SEPT. 19, 1974

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Public Law 93-419 AN ACT September 19, 1974 [H. R. 15406] To amend title 37, United States Code, to refine the procedvires for in m i l i t a r y compensation, and for other purposes.

Uniformed services. Compensation adjustments. " Regular comp e n s a t i o n " and " regular military compensation (RMC)."

B a s i c pay rates.

In fra.

Basic subsistence a l l o w a n c e. 37 USC 402.

Repeal.

B a s i c quarters allowance. 37 USC 4 0 3.

37 USC 1009.

5 USC 5332 note.

Supra, S upra, Supra.

adjustments

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,, That chapter 1 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by amending section 101 as follows: "(25) 'regular compensation' or 'regular military compensation ( R M C) ' means the total of the following elements that a member of a uniformed service accrues or receives, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind every payday: basic pay, basic allowance for quarters, basic allowance for subsistence; and Federal tax advantage accruing to the aforementioned allowances because they are not subject to Federal income tax." SEC. 2. Chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by amending section 203(a) to read as follows: " (a) The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are those prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title." SEC. 3. Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) By amending section 402(a) to read as follows: " (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, each member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence as set forth in this section." (2) By amending the fourth sentence of section 402(b) to read as follows: "The allowance for an enlisted member who is authorized to receive the basic allowance for subsistence under this subsection is at the rate prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title." (3) By amending the first sentence of section 402(c) to read as follows: "An officer of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is, at all times, entitled to the basic allowance for subsistence at the monthly rate prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title." (4) By repealing section 402(d). (5) By redesignating section 402(e) as section 402(d), and section 402(f) as section 402(e). (6) By amending section 403(a) to read as follows: " (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for quarters at the monthly rates prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title, according to the pay grade in which he is assigned or distributed for basic pay purposes." SEC. 4. Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new section after section 1008 and inserting a corresponding item in the chapter analysis: "§ 1009. Adjustments of compensation "(a) Whenever the General Schedule of compensation for Federal classified employees as contained in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, is adjusted upward, the President shall immediately make an upward adjustment in the— "(1) monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of this title; "(2) basic allowance for subsistence authorized enlisted members and officers by section 402 of this title; and "(3) basic allowance for quarters authorized members of the uniformed services by section 403(a) of this title.

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