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Sec. 616 · H.R. 8800

Prohibition on charging members of the Armed Forces for meals while serving on naval vessels

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title VI — MILITARY COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS › Subtitle B — Allowances

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(a) In general Section 402 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (j) Prohibition on charging members of the armed forces for meals while serving on naval vessels A member of the armed forces assigned to duty on a naval vessel of the United States shall not be required to pay any charge for meals provided to the member while the vessel is underway or deployed from the homeport of the vessel.. (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026, and apply to meals provided to a member of the Armed Forces on or after that date.