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 99 STAT. 638

98 Stat. 2536. 37 USC 405.

98 Stat. 2534.

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 "(i) is assigned to a permanent duty station in Alaska or Hawaii; and "(ii) is entitled to payment of a temporary lodging allowance or a station housing allowance under section 405 of such title. "(B) A member who is entitled to a station housing allowance by reason of subparagraph (A) shall only be entitled to such allowance until the earlier of— "(i) the date on which the member departs that station as a result of a permanent change of duty station; or "(ii) the expiration of the four-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986. "(C) Any member who is entitled to a station housing allowance by reason of subparagraph (A) shall not be entitled to a variable housing allowance under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 403a of such title (as added by subsection (d)).".

37 USC 403a. SEC. 604. AUTHORITY TO PAY BAQ AND VHA IN ADVANCE (a) BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS.—Section 403(a) of title 37,

98 Stat. 2534.

United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The allowance authorized by this section may be paid in advance.". (b) VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE.—Section 403a(a)(l) of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The allowance authorized by this section may be paid in advance.". 37 USC 403 note. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1985. SEC. 605. ELIGIBILITY FOR BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS (a)

MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS ASSIGNED TO FIELD DUTY

OR SEA DUTY.—Section 403(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters while he is on field duty" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "who makes a permanent change of station for assignment to a unit conducting field operations is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters while on that initial field duty"; (2) by striking out "and who is on sea duty" in the second sentence of paragraph (2) and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof "who is assigned to sea duty under a permanent change of station is not entitled to a basic allowance for quarters if the unit to which the member is ordered is deployed and the permanent station of the unit is different than the permanent station from which the member is reporting."; and (3) by striking out paragraph (3). 37 USC 403 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1985. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1986. SEC. 606. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLACE OF QUARTERS (a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR

98 Stat. 2537.

FiscAL YEAR 1986.—Section 7572(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

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