PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988
102 STAT. 1976
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS PART A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES
37 USC 1009 note.
SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1989 (a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—Any adjustment re-
quired by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services to become effective during fiscal year 1989 shall not be made. 0)) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY AND BAS.—The rates of basic pay and Effective date. basic allowance for subsistence of members of the uniformed services are increased by 4.1 percent effective on January 1, 1989. Effective date. (c) INCREASE IN BAQ.—(1) The rates of basic allowance for quar37 USC 403 note. ters for members of the uniformed services are increased by 7 percent effective on January 1, 1989. (2) The President may allocate the increase in the rates of basic allowance for quarters provided in paragraph (1) among pay grades and dependency categories so that the resulting rates of basic allowance for quarters, expressed in the case of each such rate as a percentage determined under paragraph (3), are as nearly as practicable the same. (3) The percentage of the rate of basic allowance for quarters for any pay grade and dependency status to be applied for the purpose of paragraph (2) is the percentage that results from dividing such rate by the national median cost of housing (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) for members of that pay grade and dependency status. (4) An allocation under paragraph (2) may not reduce the rate of basic allowance for quarters for members in any pay grade and dependency status below the rate in effect with respect to such members on December 31, 1988. (5) The Secretary of Defense may establish separate rates of basic allowance for quarters for commissioned officers credited with over four years of active service as enlisted members or warrant officers. (d) INCREASE IN CADET AND MIDSHIPMAN PAY.—Effective January Effective date. 1, 1989, section 203(c)(l) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$504.30" and inserting in lieu thereof "$525". SEC. 602. ALLOWANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Regulations.
(a) ALLOWANCE.—Section 4060t)Xl) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "within such weight allowances prescribed by the Secreteries concerned" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "within the weight allowances listed in subparagraph (C)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the weight allowance to which a member is entitled under subparagraph (A) is determined in accordance with the following table: 'Pay Grade O-lOtoO-6 0-5 0-4
Without Dependents 18,000 16,000 14,000
With Dependents 18,000 17,500 17,000
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