Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2882 Effect of assignment of members to housing units acquired or constructed under alternative authority

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 169— - MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING › § 2882

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Treat housing acquired or built under this subchapter as military quarters for sec. 403 of title 37. If the U.S. does not own or lease the unit, member is entitled to basic allowance for housing under sec. 403, and the Secretary may require lease payments by allotment under sec. 701 of title 37.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2882

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), housing units acquired or constructed under this subchapter 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 of title 37.
(b)A member of the armed forces who is assigned to a housing unit acquired or constructed under this subchapter that is not owned or leased by the United States shall be entitled to a basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37.
(c)The Secretary concerned may require members of the armed forces who lease housing in housing units acquired or constructed under this subchapter to make lease payments for such housing pursuant to allotments of the pay of such members under section 701 of title 37.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–417 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units by the Secretary concerned, treatment of such housing as quarters of the United States, entitlement to a basic allowance for housing, and making of lease payments through pay allotments. 1997—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–85, § 603(d)(2)(C)(i), substituted “section 403” for “section 403(b)”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–85, § 603(d)(2)(C)(ii), substituted “basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37” for “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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–85 effective Jan. 1, 1998, see section 603(e) of Pub. L. 105–85, set out as a note under section 5561 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2882

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73