S. 3057 · 110th Congress
Military Family Separation Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
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Military Family Separation Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008 - Entitles a member of the Armed Forces without dependents, in addition to certain other allowances or per diems, to a monthly allowance if the member is, for over 30 days, on: (1) duty on board a ship away from home port; or (2) temporary duty away from the member's permanent station.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2008
Military Family Separation Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008 - Entitles a member of the Armed Forces without dependents, in addition to certain other allowances or per diems, to a monthly allowance if the member is, for over 30 days, on: (1) duty on board a ship away from home port; or (2) temporary duty away from the member's permanent station.
Sets the allowance amount at one-half the amount of the monthly allowance under existing family separation allowance provisions.
Requires an annual increase in the family separation allowance based on the Consumer Price Index.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Military Family Separation Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
Latest action (May 22, 2008): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.