Sec. 601. Temporary continuation of basic allowance for housing for members whose sole dependent dies while residing with the member
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Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(m)through
(p)as subsections
(n)through (q), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(l)the following new subsection (m): Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, may continue to pay to a member described in paragraph
(2)for the period described in paragraph
(3)a basic allowance for housing at the rate to which the member was entitled on the day before the date of the death of the dependent of the member. A member described in this paragraph is a member of the uniformed services whose sole dependent dies while— the member is on active duty; and the dependent resides with the member, unless separated— by the necessity of military service; to receive institutional care as a result of disability or incapacitation; or under such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned may by regulation prescribe. Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the period described in this paragraph is the 365-day period beginning on the date of the death of the dependent of a member described in paragraph (2). A member described in paragraph
(2)who receives, during the 365-day period described in subparagraph (A), an order for a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment with movement of personal property and household goods authorized under section 453(c) may not continue to receive a basic allowance for housing at the rate provided for under paragraph
(1)after the permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment. . Section 2881a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 403(n) and inserting section 403(o) .