AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE TO OCCUPY LEASED FAMILY HOUSING FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND PERSONNEL.

SEC. 2804. AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE TO OCCUPY LEASED FAMILY HOUSING FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND PERSONNEL. Section 2828(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(D) Until September 30, 2008, the Secretary of the Army may authorize family members of a member of the armed forces on active duty who is assigned to a family-member-restricted area and who, before such assignment, was occupying a housing unit leased under this paragraph, to remain in the leased housing unit until the member completes the assignment. Costs incurred for the leased housing unit during the assignment shall be included in the costs subject to the limitation under subparagraph (B).”.