ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS ON SEA DUTY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLACE OF QUARTERS.

SEC. 607. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS ON SEA DUTY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLACE OF QUARTERS. (a) Reinstatement and Extension of Expired Authority.— Subsection (b) of section 7572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as in effect on September 30, 1991, and, as so amended, is further amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking out “$1,421,000 for fiscal year 1986 and”; and (B) by striking out “1991” and inserting in lieu thereof “1992”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) The authority provided under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 1992.”. (b) Effect of Subsequent Expiration of Authority.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d)(1) After the expiration of the authority provided in subsection (b), an officer of the naval service on sea duty who is deprived of quarters on board ship because of repairs or because of other conditions that make the officer’s quarters uninhabitable may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in obtaining quarters if it is impracticable to furnish the officer with accommodations under subsection (a). “(2) The total amount that an officer may be reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed an amount equal to the basic allowance for quarters of an officer of that officer’s grade. “(3) This subsection shall not apply to an officer who is entitled to basic allowance for quarters. “(4) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.”. (c) Application of Amendment.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to members of the uniformed services who perform sea duty on or after October 1, 1991.