ADVANCE PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH EVACUATIONS OF MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS.

SEC. 602. ADVANCE PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH EVACUATIONS OF MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS. (a) Expanded Authority.—Section 1006(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the first and second sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following new sentences: “Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an advance of pay to a member of a uniformed service who is on duty outside the United States, or other place designated by the President, of not more than two months’ basic pay may be made to a member if the member or the dependents of the member are ordered evacuated by competent authority. An advance of pay under this subsection is not subject to the conditions under which advances of pay may be made under subsection (a) or (b). An advance may be made on the basis of the evacuation of a member’s dependents only if all dependents of members of the uniformed services are ordered evacuated from the place where the member’s dependents are located. In the case of a member with dependents, the payment may be made directly to dependents previously designated by the member.”. (b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to evacuations on or after June 1, 1991.