Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/192

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114 STAT. 1654A-150 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX SEC. 610. INCREASED UNIFORM ALLOWANCES FOR OFFICERS. (a) INITIAL ALLOWANCE.—Section 415(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking "$200" and inserting "$400". (b) ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE.— Section 416(a) of such title is amended by striking "$100" and inserting "$200". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000. SEC. 611. CABINET-LEVEL AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CLOTHING OF ENLISTED MEM- BERS. Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "The President" and inserting "The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,"; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking "the President" and inserting "the Secretary of Defense". SEC. 612. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF PRECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. (a) PAY RATES FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. — Section 203(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking "at the rate of $600.00." and inserting "at the monthly rate equal to 35 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade 0-1 with less than two years of service.". (b) SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE RATES.— Subsection (a) of section 209 of such title is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" before "Except"; (2) by striking "subsistence allowance of $200 a month" and inserting "monthly subsistence allowance at a rate prescribed under paragraph (2)"; (3) by striking "Subsistence" and inserting the following: "(3) A subsistence"; and (4) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by regulation the monthly rates for subsistence allowances provided under this section. The rate may not be less than $250 per month, but may not exceed $674 per month.". (c) CONFORMING AND STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS. —Section 209 of such title is further amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting "SENIOR ROTC MEMBERS IN ADVANCED TRAINING.— " after "(a)"; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting "SENIOR ROTC MEMBERS APPOINTED IN RESERVES.— " after "(b)"; and (B) by striking "in the amount provided in subsection (a)" and inserting "at a rate prescribed under subsection (a)"; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting "PAY WHILE ATTENDING TRAINING OR PRACTICE CRUISE.— " after "(c)" the first place it appears; and (4) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting "MEMBERS OF MARINE CORPS OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM.— " after "(d)"; and