Pub. L. 93-64, tit. I, sec. 105

Sec. 105. Section 403 of title 37 is amended— (1) by striking out that part of the table in subsection (a) which prescribes monthly basic allowances for quarters for enlisted members in pay grades E–1, E–2, E–3, E–4 (four years’ or less service), and E–4 (over four years’ service) and inserting in place thereof the following: “E–4 $81. 60 $121. 50 E–3 72. 30 105.00 E–2 63. (K) 105. 00 E–1 60. 00 105. 00” (2) by striking out the last sentence in subsection (a); 87 Stat. 149 (3) by striking out “subsection (g)” in the second sentence of subsection (b), and inserting in place thereof “subsection (])”; (4) by inserting the following new subsections after subsection (f): “(g) An aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to the same basic allowance for quarters as a member of the uniformed services in pay grade E–4. “(h) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may make any determination necessary to administer this section with regard to enlisted members, including determinations of dependency and relationship, and may, when warranted by the circumstances, reconsider and change or modify any such determination. This authority may be redelegated by the Secretary concerned or his designee. Any determination made under this section with regard to enlisted members is final and is not subject to review by any accounting officer of the United States or a court, unless there is fraud or gross negligence. “(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the basic allowance for quarters to which an enlisted member may be entitled as a member with dependents shall not, for such period as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, be contingent on the right of such member to receive pay.”; and (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (j).