STUDENT TRAVEL AUTHORIZED FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS IN ALASKA AND HAWAII

SEC. 625. STUDENT TRAVEL AUTHORIZED FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS IN ALASKA AND HAWAII (a) Authorization for Dependent Children.—Section 430 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “United States” in paragraphs (1) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “continental United States”; and (B) by striking out “oversea” in paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking out “United States” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “continental United States”; And (B) by striking out “in the oversea area” and inserting in lieu thereof “outside the continental United States”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:103 STAT. 1449 “(d) For a member assigned to duty outside the continental United States, transportation under this section may be provided a dependent child as described in subsection (a)(3) who is attending a school in Alaska or Hawaii. “(e) The transportation allowance authorized by this section (whether transportation in kind or reimbursement) may not be paid in the case of a member assigned to a permanent duty station in Alaska or Hawaii for a child attending a school in the State of the permanent duty station. “(f) In this section, the term ‘continental United States’ means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to travel and transportation commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act.