§ 686. — Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC686]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 18--COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES
Sec. 686. Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing
units
(a) In General.--The Secretary may assign members of the armed
forces to housing units acquired or constructed under this chapter.
(b) Effect of Certain Assignments on Entitlement to Housing
Allowances.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), housing referred
to in subsection (a) shall be considered as quarters of the United
States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed
service for purposes of section 403(e) of title 37.
(2) A member of the armed forces who is assigned in accordance with
subsection (a) to a housing unit not owned or leased by the United
States shall be entitled to a basic allowance for housing under section
403 of title 37.
(c) Lease Payments Through Pay Allotments.--The Secretary may
require members of the armed forces who lease housing in housing units
acquired or constructed under this chapter to make lease payments for
such housing pursuant to allotments of the pay of such members under
section 701 of title 37.
(Added Pub. L. 104-324, title II, Sec. 208(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat.
3912; amended Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X,
Sec. 1087(g)(3)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-293.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X,
Sec. 1087(g)(3)(A)], substituted ``section 403(e)'' for ``section
403(b)''.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X,
Sec. 1087(g)(3)(B)], substituted ``a basic allowance for housing under
section 403 of title 37'' for ``a basic allowance for quarters under
section 403 of title 37, and, if in a high housing cost area, a variable
housing allowance under section 403a of that title''.
