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<dc:title>117 HR 1420 IH: To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2021-02-26</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 1420</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20210226">February 26, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000610">Ms. Plaskett</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Committee on Armed Services</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H409E6A2082414EDD8D9421D6ED771512" style="OLC"><section id="H4CFE63B5132B453EBAB284B8D1B22AF6" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Application of basic allowance for housing to members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands</header><subsection id="HC56BE51F37CA4ED182D55A68BDA26FD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD7CFB2EB5E4B46B785EF972F8FB6AEC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and the Virgin Islands</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">the United States</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H947D99C2C0DE40B194CD003B473989A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and the Virgin Islands</quote> after <quote>the United States</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5FD4AE3BA0047648E29A7C8347BDBAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraphs (2), (3)(A), and (6), by inserting <quote>or the Virgin Islands</quote> after <quote>the United States</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBA4FE1D04EA4F8F8605D3F356BD0FC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 403(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1C32E9B8BE814520837AE9D3271F68D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">or the Virgin Islands</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">the United States</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68FDC4743BCC4939B027EDB629BE0982"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(A)(i), and (3)(B), by inserting <quote>or the Virgin Islands</quote> after <quote>the United States</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA25A68928C54AFC8E6659E5493985C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to payments under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, beginning on January 1, 2022.</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

