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§ 2830. Occupancy of substandard family housing units

(a)
(1) A member of the uniformed services with dependents may, without loss of the member’s basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, occupy a substandard family housing unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.
(2) Occupancy of a family housing unit under paragraph (1) shall be subject to a charge against the member’s basic allowance for housing in the amount of the fair rental value of the housing unit. However, such a charge may not be made in an amount in excess of 75 percent of the amount of such allowance.
(b)
(1) The Secretary concerned may lease substandard family housing units to members of any of the uniformed services for occupancy by such members.
(2) The authority to enter into leases under paragraph (1) shall be exercised—
(A) in the case of a lease by the Secretary of a military department, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) in the case of a lease by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, subject to regulations prescribed by that Secretary.
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