578 Class B dependents. Class B-i depend- ents. 56 Stat. 382 . 37 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 206 (a). Enlisted man's con- tribution. 56 Stat. 382. 37 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 206 (b). Division of pay- ments. Ante, p. 577. Class B dependents. 56 Stat. 383 . 37 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 206 (c). Separation or di- vorce. Where payment is less than $22. Where $22 or more. Supra. 56 Stat. 383. 37 U. S. C., Supp. n, 207. Initial family allow- ance. PUBLIC LAWS--H . 281 -OCT. 26 , 1943 divorced and one child, $72, with an additional $20 for each addi- tional child. "To class B dependent or dependents, payable only while there is no allowance payable to any class B-1 dependent, $37. "To class B-l dependent or dependents: One parent but no brother or sister, $50; two parents but no brother or sister, $68; one parent and one brother or sister, $68, with an additional $11 for each addi- tional brother or sister; two parents and one brother or sister, $79, with an additional $11 for each additional brother or sister; a brother or sister but no parent, $42, with an additional $11 for each additional brother or sister." SEC. 6 . (a) That section 106 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out in the sixth and seventh lines thereof the words "both class A and class B" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "more than one class of" and by striking out the last sentence thereof. (b) That section 106 (b) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) Whenever a division is made of payments of monthly family allowance among dependents of a class, the total amount payable under the provisions of section 105 of this title to or for the benefit, respectively, of two or more children, of two parents, of a former wife divorced and one or more children, or of two or more brothers and sisters, shall be equally divided among the respective children, parents, former divorced wife, or brothers and sisters, or shall be otherwise apportioned and paid within the respective groups as the Secretary of the department concerned may direct. The monthly family allowance to class B dependents shall be payable to only one designated dependent unless the Secretary of the department con- cerned shall direct that the prescribed amount be apportioned among and paid to two or more of such dependents." (c) That section 106 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out the entire subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, in any case in which a family allowance is granted under this title- "(1) to a wife living separate and apart from the enlisted man under a permanent or temporary court order or decree or written agreement, the amount of the family allowance pay- able to such wife shall not exceed the amount provided in such order, decree, or written agreement to be paid to such wife, and if such order, decree, or written agreement provides no amount to be paid to such wife, no family allowance shall be payable to her; or "(2) to a former wife divorced, the amount of the family allowance payable to such former wife divorced shall not exceed the amount fixed in the court order or decree as the amount to be paid to such former wife divorced. "In any case in which the application of the provisions of this subsection results in payment to a dependent or dependents of an enlisted man in an amount less than $22, the amount by which the pay of such enlisted man is reduced or with which it is charged shall be the amount of such payment. In every other case in which application of this subsection alone or in conjunction with other provisions of this title results in a payment or payments of $22 or more the amount of such reduction or charge shall be as pro- vided in subsection 106 (a)." SEC. 7. (a) That section 107 of such Act is amended by striking out all before the first proviso, including the word "Provided", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 107. (a) An initial family allowance shall be paid for the month in which an enlisted man enters a pay status in the active [57 STAT.
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