ALLOWANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS

SEC. 602. ALLOWANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS (a) Allowance.—Section 406(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “within such weight allowances prescribed by the Secretaries concerned” in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof “within the weight allowances listed in subparagraph (C)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the weight allowance to which a member is entitled under subparagraph (A) is determined in accordance with the following table: “Pay Grade Without With Dependents Dependents O–10 to O–6 18,000 18,000 O–5 16,000 17,500 O–4 14,000 17,000 102 STAT. 1977 “Pay Grade Without With Dependents Dependents 1 Member with more than two years of service computed under section 205 of this title. 2 Member with less than two years of service computed under section 205 of this title”. O–3 13,000 14,500 O–2 12,500 13,500 O–1 10,000 12,000 W–4 14,000 17,000 W–3 13,000 14,500 W–2 12,500 13,500 W–1 10,000 12,000 E–9 12,000 14,500 E–8 11,000 13,500 E–7 10,500 12,500 E–6 8,000 11,000 E–5 7,000 9,000 E–4 1 7,000 8,000 E–4 2 3,500 7,000 E–3 2,000 5,000 E–2 1,500 5,000 E–1 1,500 5,000 (b) Effective Date.—The weight allowances in section 406(b)(1)(C) of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with respect to transportation of baggage and household effects occurring after June 30, 1989.