§ 406c. Travel and transportation allowances: members assigned to a vessel under construction
(a)
Allowance Authorized.—
(1)
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of the uniformed services who is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that is under construction at a location other than—
(b)
Dependents Travel.—
(1)
In lieu of the entitlement of a member of the uniformed services to transportation under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide transportation in kind, reimbursement for personally procured transportation, or a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation as provided in section
404
(d)(1) of this title for the travel of the dependents of the member from the designated home port of the ship, or the area where the dependents of the member are residing, to the port of construction.
(c)
Change of Home Port.—
In any case in which a member of the uniformed services assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that undergoes a change of home port to the port at which the ship is being constructed, the dependents of such member may be provided the transportation allowances prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) in lieu of the transportation authorized by section
406 of this title and section
2634 of title
10.
(d)
Application of Other Law.—
Section
420 of this title does not apply with respect to transportation or allowances provided under this section.