PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-145 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "The monthly rate" and inserting "Through December 31, 2001, the monthly rate"; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) On and after January 1, 2002, the monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be equal to the sum of— "(A) the monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence that was in effect for an enlisted member for the preceding year; plus "(B) the product of the monthly rate under subparagraph (A) and the percentage increase in the monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the United States who is between 20 and 50 years of age over the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture each October 1.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking "established under subsection (b)(1)" and inserting "in effect under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b)". (c) EARLY TERMINATION OF BAS TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY.— Effective October 1, 2001, subsections (c) through (f) of section 602 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 402 note) are repealed. SEC. 604. FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE REQUIRED.—(1) Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 402 the following new section: '*§402a. Supplemental subsistence allowance for low-income members with dependents "(a) SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall increase the basic allowance for subsistence to which a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is otherwise entitled under section 402 of this title by an amount (in this section referred to as the 'supplemental subsistence allowance') designed to remove the member's household from eligibility for benefits under the food stamp program. "(2) The supplemental subsistence allowance may not exceed $500 per month. In establishing the amount of the supplemental subsistence allowance to be paid an eligible member under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into consideration the amount of the basic allowance for housing that the member receives under section 403 of this title or would otherwise receive under such section, in the case of a member who is not entitled to that allowance as a result of assignment to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service. "(3) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) who establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned that the allotment of the member's household under the food stamp program, calculated in the absence of the supplemental subsistence allowance, would exceed the amount established by the Secretary concerned under paragraph (2), the amount of the supplemental subsistence allowance for the member shall be equal to the lesser of the following:
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