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 a basic allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces.

Summary

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 deceased member of the armed forces who are occupying federally-owned family housing on a nonrental basis to continue to occupy such housing without being charged for a period of 60 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 deceased member of the armed forces 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 60 days after the date of the member's death.

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Timeline

1. 17 December 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 December 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 December 1985

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Sponsors

• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
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