Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 3.djvu/723

 PUBLIC LAW 96-579—DEC. 23, 1980

94 STAT. 3367

outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia that is designated by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section; and "(4) at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement to extend that tour for a period of not less than one year; may, in lieu of receiving special pay under section 314 of title 37 for duty performed during such extension of duty, elect to receive one of the benefits specified in subsection (b). Receipt of any such benefit is in addition to any other leave or transportation to which the member may be entitled. "(b) The benefits authorized by subsection (a) are— "(1) a period of rest and recuperative absence for not more than 30 days; or "(2) a period of rest and recuperative absence for not more than 15 days and round-trip transportation at Government expense from the location of the extended tour of duty to the nearest port in the 48 contiguous States and return. "(c) The provisions of this section shall not be effective unless the Secretary concerned determines that the application of this section will not adversely affect combat or unit readiness.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "705. Rest and recuperative absence for qualified enlisted members extending duty at designated locations overseas.".

(c)(1) Section 314 of title 37, United States Code, as added by Effective dates, subsection (a), shall take effect on the first day of the first month ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^°^following the month in which this section is enacted and shall apply to periods of extended duty overseas beginning before, on, or after such date, but no payment may be made under such section for any month before the first day of the first month following the month in which this section is enacted. (2) Section 705 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 10 USC 705 note, subsection (b), shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this section and shall apply only with respect to periods of extended duty overseas beginning on or after such date of enactment. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS IN LIEU OF ASSIGNED QUARTERS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS

SEC. 6. (a) The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "except as provided by regulations prescribed under" and inserting in lieu thereof "subject to the provisions of; and (2) by striking out "commissioned officer" and "C-3" and inserting in lieu thereof "member" and "F-6", respectively. (b) Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) A member of a uniformed service without dependents is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters while he is on field duty unless his commanding officer certifies that the member was necessarily required to procure quarters at his expense. "(2) A member of a uniformed service without dependents who is in a pay grade below pay grade E-7 is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters while he is on sea duty. A member of a uniformed service without dependents who is in a pay grade above E-6 and who is on sea duty is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters while the unit to which he is assigned is deployed for a period in excess of 90 days.

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