DETERMINATION OF VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR RESERVES AND RETIREES CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

SEC. 603. DETERMINATION OF VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR RESERVES AND RETIREES CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.Section 403a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5)(A) In the case of a member described in subparagraph (B) who is assigned to duty away from the member’s principal place of residence (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), the member shall be considered to be assigned to duty at that residence for the purpose of determining the entitlement of the member to a variable housing allowance under this section. “(B) A member referred to in subparagraph (A) is a member of a uniformed service who— “(i) is a member of a reserve component called or ordered to active duty (other than for training) or is a retired member ordered to active duty under section 688(a) of title 10; and “(ii) is not authorized transportation of household goods under section 406 of this title from the member’s principal place of residence to the place of that duty assignment?’.