legislation: 99-s-1956

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99-s-1956 99 s 1956 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize temporary payment of an allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the uniformed services. Armed Forces and National Security 1985-12-17 1985-12-18 Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 28 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends Federal employee allowances provisions to authorize the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, to allow dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies in the line of duty who are occupying federally-owned family housing on a nonrental basis to continue to occupy such housing without charge for a period of 90 days following the member's death. Amends Federal provisions concerning the military basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) to authorize the Secretary concerned to pay a BAQ to dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies in the line of duty who are either not occupying military family housing or are occupying such housing on a rental basis at the time of the member's death. Terminates such payment 90 days after the date of the member's death. 2021-06-30T20:28:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1956

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