PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
110 STAT. 2539
Sec. 605. Uniform applicability of discretion to deny an election not to occupy
Government quarters.
Sec. 606. Establishment of minimum monthly amount of variable housing allowance for high housing cost areas.
Sec. 607. Family separation allowance for members separated by military orders
from spouses who are members.
Sec. 608. Waiver of time limitations for claim for pay and allowances.
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
Reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses
and special pays.
Sec. 614. Special pay for certain Public Health Service officers.
Sec. 615. Special mcentives to recruit and reteiin dental officers.
Sec. 616. Foreign language proficiency pay for Public Health Service and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officers.
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 621. Allowance in connection with shipping motor vehicle at Government
expense.
Sec. 622. Dislocation allowance at a rate equal to two and one-half months basic
allowance for quarters.
Sec. 623. Allowance for travel performed in connection with leave between consecutive overseas tours.
Sec. 624. Funding for transportation of household effects of Public Health Service
officers.
Subtitle D—Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters
Sec. 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-living adjustment for fiscal year
1998.
Sec. 632. Clarification of initial computation of retiree COLAs after retirement.
Sec. 633. Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from
the United States to avoid prosecution.
Sec. 634. Nonsubstantive restatement of Survivor Benefit Plan statute.
Sec. 635. Increases in Survivor Benefit Plan contributions to be effective conciu:-
rently with payment of retired pay cost-of-Uving increases.
Sec. 636. Amendments to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
Sec. 637. Prevention of circumvention of covut order by waiver of retired pay to
enhance civil service retirement annuity.
Sec. 638. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows.
Subtitle E^-Other Matters
Sec. 651. Discretionary allotment of pay, including retired or retainer pay.
Sec. 652. Reimbursement for adoption expenses incurred in adoptions through
Wprivate placeme nts,
aiver of recoupment of amounts withheld for tax purposes from certain
separation pay.
Sec. 654. Technical correction clarifying limitation on furnishing clothing or allowances for enlisted National Guard technicians.
Sec. 655. Technical correction to prior authority for payment of back pay to certain
persons.
Sec. 656. Compensation for persons awarded prisoner of war medal who did not
previously receive compensation as a prisoner of war.
Sec. 657. Pajnnents to certain persons captured and interned by North Vietnam.
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.
37 USC 1009
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.— Any adjustment
required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in elements
of compensation of members of the uniformed services to become
effective during fiscal year 1997 shall not be made.
(b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY AND BAS. — Effective on January Effective date.
1, 1997, the rates of basic pay and basic allowance for subsistence
of members of the uniformed services are increased by 3.0 percent.
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