An Act to amend section 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 252), to increase the basic allowance for quarters of members of the uniformed services and for other purposes
PL 87-531 (H.R.11221), enacted 07/10/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-531-JULY 10, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
Public Law 87-531 
July 10, 1962 
[H. R. 11221] 
Uniformed Serv-
ices. 
Quarters. 
Basic allow-
ance, increase. 
72 Stat. 127. 
AN ACT 
To amend section 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 
U.S.C. 252), to increase the basic allowance for quarters of members of the 
uniformed services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AQiierica in Congress assembled^ That the table in 
section 302(f) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended 
(37 U.S.C. 252(f)), prescribing monthly basic allowances for quarters 
for members of the uniformed services, is amended to read as follows: 
"Pay grade 
O-IO 
0-9 
. 
0-8 
0-7 
0-6 
0-5 
. 
0-4 
0-3 
0-2 
0-1 
W-4 
. 
W-3 
W-2 
W-1 
E-9 
E-8 
E-7 
E-6 
E-5 
E-4 (over 4 years service) 
E
—
4 (4 years or less service) _
_ 
. 
E-3 
E-2 
E-1 
. 
Without 
dependents 
$160. 20 
160. 20 
160. 20 
160. 20 
140. 10 
130. 20 
120. 00 
105. 00 
95. 10 
85.20 
120. 00 
105. 00 
96. 10 
85.20 
85.20 
85.20 
75.00 
70. 20 
70. 20 
70. 20 
45.00 
45. 00 
45.00 
45. 00 
With 
dependents 
$201. 00 
201. 00 
201. 00 
201. 00 
170. 10 
157. 50 
145. 05 
130. 05 
120. 00 
110. 10 
145. 05 
130. C5 
120. 00 
110. 10 
120. 00 
120. 00 
114. 90 
110. 10 
105. 00 
105. 00 
45. 00 
45.00 
45.00 
45. 00". 
Repeal. 
64 Stat. 795. 
Post, p. 153. 
70A Stat. 605, 
610, 611. 
64 Stat. 794. 
SEC. 2. Section 302(g) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 
(37 U.S.C. 252(g)) is repealed. 
SEC. 3. Section 302(h) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as 
amended (37 U.S.C. 252(h)), is amended— 
(1) by striking out the words "subsection (f) of this section" 
and substituting in place thereof the words "section 3 of the 
Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (50 App. U.S.C. 2203)"; 
(2) by inserting the words "in pay grades E-1, E-2, E-3, and 
E-4 (four years' or less service)" after the words "enlisted mem-
bers with dependents"; 
(3) by striking out the words " (or in the case of enlisted mem-
bers in pay grades E-4 and E-5, $60; or in the case of enlisted 
members in pay grades E-6, E-7, E-8, and E-9, $80)"; and 
(4) by inserting the following new clause immediately before 
the colon preceding the second proviso: "; or (7) for the calendar 
months in which such member serves on active duty for training 
(including full-time duty performed by members of the Army 
or Air National Guard for which they receive pay from the 
United States under section 316, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32, United 
States Code) if that training is for a period of thirty days or 
more 
SEC. 4. The Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended (50 
App. U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), is amended— 
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(1) by amending section 3 (50 App. U.S.C. 2203) to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 3. For the duration of this Act, section 302(f) of the Act of 
October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351, Eighty-first Congress), is hereby 
amended by striking out that portion of the table appearing therein 
which prescribes monthly basic allowances for quarters for enlisted 
members in pay grades E-1, E-2, E-3, and E-4 (four years' or less 
service) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new table: 
"Pay grade 
E-4 (4 years or less service) 
E-3 
E-2 
E-1 
Without 
dependents 
$55. 20 
55.20 
55.20 
55.20 
1 dependent 
$83. 10 
55.20 
55.20 
55.20 
2 dependents 
$83. 10 
83. 10 
83. 10 
83. 10 
3 or more 
dependents 
$105. 00 
105. 00 
105. 00 
105.00"; 
(2) by amending section 7 (50 App. U.S.C. 2207) by striking 
out the words "on training duty," and substituting in place 
thereof the words "in pay grades E-1, E-2, E-3, and E-4 (four 
years' or less service) on active duty for training for less than 30 
days, to enlisted members on active duty for training under section 
262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended (50 
U.S.C. 1013), or any other enlistment program that requires an 
initial period of active duty for training,"; and 
(3) by amending section 8 (50 App. U.S.C. 2208) by striking 
out the words "For the purposes of this Act" and capitalizing the 
first letter of the next word and by inserting the words "(over 
four years' service)" after the words "pay grade E ^ " . 
SEC. 5. The Secretaries of the departments concerned shall have the 
same authority with respect to payments of quarters allowances to 
enlisted members of the uniformed services in pay grades E-4 (over 
4 years' service) through E-9 that they have with respect to enlisted 
members of the uniformed services in pay grades E-1, E-2, E-3, and 
E-4 (4 years' or less service) under sections 10 and 11 of the Depend-
ents Assistance Act of 1950 (50 App. U.S.C. 2210, 2211). 
SEC. 6. Section 1 (c) and (f) of the Act of May 19, 1952, chapter 
310 (66 Stat. 79, 80) is repealed. 
SEC. 7. This Act becomes effective on January 1,1963. 
Approved July 10, 1962. 
64 Stat. 795. 
72 Stat. 127. 
37 u s e 252. 
64 Stat. 796. 
69 Stat. 600; 
73 Stat. 221. 
64 Stat. 796. 
Repeal. 
37 u s e 252 
note, 252. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 87-532 
AN ACT 
To authorize the San Benito International Bridge Company to construct, main-
tain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Los Indios, Texas, 
and to authorize the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to construct, maintain, 
and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas. 
July 10, 1962 
[H. R. 9883] 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenihled^ That (a) (1) the San 
TOII bridges, 
Benito International Bridge Company of San Benito, Texas, is construction, 
authorized to construct a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Grande, xex.' 
Kio Grande, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or 
near Los Indios, Texas, and for a period of sixty-six yeai*s from the 
date of completion of such bridge, to maintain and operate such bridge 
and to collect tolls for the use thereof, so far as the United States has