LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS FOR MEMBERS RECEIVING SUCH ALLOWANCE BY REASON OF THEIR PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS FOR MEMBERS RECEIVING SUCH ALLOWANCE BY REASON OF THEIR PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Limitation.—Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(m)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the case of a member of a uniformed service who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service and who is authorized a basic allowance for quarters solely by reason of the member’s payment of child support, the amount of the basic allowance for quarters to which the member is entitled shall be equal to the difference between the basic allowance for quarters applicable to the member’s grade, rank, or rating at the with-dependent rate and the applicable basic allowance for quarters at the without-dependent rate. “(2) A member of a uniformed service shall not be entitled to a basic allowance for quarters solely by reason of the payment of child support if the monthly rate of that child support is less than the amount of the basic allowance for quarters computed for the member under paragraph (1). “(3) The application of this subsection to a member of a uniformed service shall not affect the entitlement of that member to a basic allowance for quarters at a partial rate under section 1009(c) of this title.”. (b) Exception for Certain Members.—Subsection (m) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall not apply with respect to a member of a uniformed service assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service who, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, was entitled to receive a basic allowance for quarters solely by reason of the member’s payment of child support. The exception provided by this subsection shall expire with respect to a member described in the preceding sentence on the date on which the member becomes entitled to receive a basic allowance for Quarters at the with-dependents rate for a reason other than, or in addition to, the member’s payment of child support.