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103 STAT. 1448 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 "(3) The amount of reimbursement for personally procured transportation or the allowance for transportation under this subsection may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip air travel. "(b) DEPENDENTS TRAVEL. —(1) In lieu of the entitlement of a member of the uniformed services to transportation under subsec- tion (a), the Secretary concerned may provide transportation in kind, reimbursement for personally procured transportation, or a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation as pro- vided in section 404(d)(l) of this title for the travel of the dependents of the member from the location that was the home port of the ship before commencement of construction to the port of construction. "(2) The total reimbursement for transportation for the member's dependents under paragraph (1) may not exceed the cost of Govern- ment-procured commercial round-trip travel. "(c) CHANGE OF HOME PORT.— In any case in which a member of the uniformed services assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that undergoes a change of home port to the port at which the ship is being constructed, the dependents of such member may be pro- vided the transportation allowances prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) in lieu of the transportation authorized by section 406 of this title and section 2634 of title 10. "(d) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.— Section 420 of this title does not apply with respect to transportation or alloweinces provided under this section.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406b the following new item: "406c. Travel and transportation allowances: members assigned to a vessel under construction.'. 0>) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.— Subsection (c) of section 406b of such title is amended to read as follows: "(c) In any case in which a member of the uniformed services is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that undergoes a change of home port to the overhaul or inactivation port, the dependents of the member may be provided transportation allowances prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) in lieu of the transportation authorized by section 406 of this title and section 2634 of title 10.". SEC. 625. STUDENT TRAVEL AUTHORIZED FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEM- BERS IN ALASKA AND HAWAII (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.— Section 430 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "United States" in paragraphs (1) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "continental United States"; and (B) by striking out "oversea" in paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking out "United States" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "continental United States"; ' ^d (B) by striking out "in the oversea area" and inserting in ' lieu thereof "outside the continental United States"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: