PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1375 "§ 210. Pay of the senior noncommissioned officer of an armed force during terminal leave "(a) A noncommissioned officer of an armed force who, immediately following the completion of service as the senior enlisted member of that armed force, is placed on terminal leave pending retirement shall be entitled, for not more than 60 days while in such status, to the rate of basic pay authorized for the senior enlisted member of that armed force. "(\)) In this section, the term 'senior enlisted member' means the following: "(1) The Sergeant Major of the Army. "(2) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. "(3) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. "(4) The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. "(5) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "210. Pay of the senior noncommissioned officer of an armed force during terminal leave.". SEC. 607. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEM- BERS ON SEA DUTY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLACE OF QUARTERS. (a) REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXPIRED AUTHORITY. — Subsection (b) of section 7572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as in effect on September 30, 1991, and, as so amended, is further amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking out "$1,421,000 for fiscal year 1986 and"; and (B) by striking out "1991" and inserting in lieu thereof "1992"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) The authority provided under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 1992. ". (b) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) After the expiration of the authority provided in subsection (b), an officer of the naval service on sea duty who is deprived of quarters on board ship because of repairs or because of other conditions that make the officer's quarters uninhabitable may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in obtaining quarters if it is impracticable to furnish the officer with accommodations under subsection (a). "(2) The total amount that an officer may be reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed an amount equal to the basic allowance for quarters of an officer of that officer's grade. "(3) This subsection shall not apply to an officer who is entitled to basic allowance for quarters. "(4) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.". (c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. —The amendment made by lo use 7572 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to members of the uniformed "°*^® services who perform sea duty on or after October 1, 1991.
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