Sec. 621. PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE UNITS FILLING A VACANCY IN ANOTHER UNIT AFTER BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED

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## SEC. 621 PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE UNITS FILLING A VACANCY IN ANOTHER UNIT AFTER BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED ###

(a)Travel and Transportation Allowances Generally Section 474 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(6) > > upon filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit at a duty station that is more than 150 miles from the member’s residence if— > > > ##### “(A) > > during the preceding three years the member was involuntarily separated under other than adverse conditions (as characterized by the Secretary concerned) while assigned to a unit of the Selected Reserve certified by the Secretary concerned as having been adversely affected by force structure reductions during the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2018; > > > ##### “(B) > > the involuntary separation occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2018; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the member is— > > > ###### “(i) > > qualified in a skill designated as critically short by the Secretary concerned; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit with a critical manpower shortage, or in a pay grade with a critical manpower shortage in such unit.” > ; ####

(2)in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > > #####

(A)> > A member may be provided travel and transportation allowances under subsection (a)(6) only with respect to the filling of a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit one time. > > > ##### “(B) > > Regulations under this section shall provide that whenever travel and transportation allowances are paid under subsection (a)(6), the cost shall be borne by the unit filling the vacancy.” > ; and ####

(3)in subsection (j), by inserting “(except subsection (a)(6))” after “In this section”. ###

(b)Travel and Transportation Allowances for Dependents and Household Effects Section 476 of such title is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections (l), (m), and

(n)as subsections (m), (n), and (o), respectively; and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(k)the following new subsection (l): > > ### “(l) > > > ####

(1)> > A member described in paragraph

(2)is entitled to the travel and transportation allowances, including allowances with respect to dependents, authorized by this section upon filling a vacancy as described in that paragraph as if the member were undergoing a permanent change of station under orders in filling such vacancy. > > > #### “(2) > > A member described in this paragraph is a member who is filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit at a duty station that is more than 150 miles from the member’s residence if— > > > ##### “(A) > > during the three years preceding filling the vacancy, the member was involuntarily separated under other than adverse conditions (as characterized by the Secretary concerned) while assigned to a unit of the Selected Reserve certified by the Secretary concerned as having been adversely affected by force structure reductions during the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2018; > > > ##### “(B) > > the involuntary separation occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2018; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the member is— > > > ###### “(i) > > qualified in a skill designated as critically short by the Secretary concerned; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit with a critical manpower shortage, or in a pay grade with a critical manpower shortage in such unit. > > > #### “(3) > > Any allowances authorized by this section that are payable under this subsection may be payable in advance if payable in advance to a member undergoing a permanent change of station under orders under the applicable provision of this section.” > .