TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS A MEMBER MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES.

SEC. 621. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS A MEMBER MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES. Section 404a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) In the case of a member who is ordered to make a change of permanent station described in subsection (a)(1) during fiscal years 1993 through 1997, the Secretary concerned may extend the period for which subsistence expenses incurred incident to that change are paid or reimbursed to not more than 10 days if the new duty station is in a geographical area where there is a shortage of safe and affordable housing because of the arrival of members of the armed forces in the area as part of the withdrawal of members of the armed forces from duty stations outside the United States, the closure or realignment of military installations, or the restructuring or deactivation of military units. The existence of such a shortage of safe and affordable housing in an area shall be determined by the Secretary concerned.”.