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 94 STAT. 1128

PUBLIC LAW 96-343—SEPT. 8, 1980 INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE

Wf?kiAno^\ SEC 7. Effective September 1, 1980, the rates of basic allowance for 37 USC 402 note, subsistence authorized by section 402 of title 37, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act (as 37 USC 1009. prescribed by the President under section 1009 of such title), are increased by 10 percent. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE ADVANCE PAYMENTS

SEC. 8. Subsection (a) of section 1006 of title 37, United States Code, relating to advance payments, is amended to read as follows: "(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service may be paid in advance— "(1) not more than three months' pay of such member upon such member's change of permanent station; or "(2) the amount of an allotment made from such member's pay to a dependent if such member is assigned or scheduled for assignment to sea duty or other duty with a unit or command deployed or to be deployed outside the United States and the allotment is made by such member not more than sixty days before the scheduled date of the assignment of such member to such duty.". AMENDMENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGULAR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE APPLICABLE TO RESERVE ENLISTED MEMBERS

SEC. 9. (a)(1) Section 3914 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the retirement of regular enlisted members, is amended to read as follows:

10 USC 3925.

10 USC 3914, ^^^^10 USC 8914.

"§3914. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members "Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 3925 of this title may, upon his request, be retired. A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Army Reserve. A member retired under this section shall perform such active duty as may be prescribed by law until his service computed under section 3925 of this title, plus his inactive service as a member of the Army Reserve, equals 30 years.". (2) Section 3925 of such title, relating to the computation of years of service of enlisted members of the Army in determining eligibility for voluntary retirement, is amended— (A) by striking out "a regular" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "an"; and (B) by striking out "regular" in the catchline. (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 367 of such title is amended by striking out "regular" in the items relating to sections 3914 and 3925. (b)(1) Section 8914 of such title is amended to read as follows: "§ 8914. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members "Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Air Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 8925 of this title may, upon his request, be retired. A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Air Force Reserve. A member retired under

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