BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TWO-MEMBER COUPLES WHEN ONE MEMBER IS ON SEA DUTY.

SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TWO-MEMBER COUPLES WHEN ONE MEMBER IS ON SEA DUTY. (a) In General.—Subparagraph (C) of section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, a member of a uniformed service in a pay grade below pay grade E-6 who is assigned to sea duty and is married to another member of a uniformed service is entitled to a basic allowance for housing subject to the limitations of subsection (e).” . (b) [37 U.S.C. 403 note] Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2013.