[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1221 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1221

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to prohibit a reduction in the 
 overseas locality allowance for a member of the uniformed services on 
  duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska during the 
                  course of the member's tour of duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 1997

 Mr. Pickett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to prohibit a reduction in the 
 overseas locality allowance for a member of the uniformed services on 
  duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska during the 
                  course of the member's tour of duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PER DIEM ALLOWANCES FOR DUTY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 405 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) The rate at which a member receives a station cost of living 
allowance or a station housing allowance under this section may not be 
reduced during the member's tour of duty that is the basis for the 
allowance unless the reduction is a result of--
            ``(1) a change in the duty location of the member; or
            ``(2) a change in the dependency status of the member or a 
        reduction in the number of the dependents of the member.''.
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