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B-198749 1 (1980-06-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjeh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I. I I k CQMPTROI.U!R GENERAL OF THE UNITLO SVATES WASIIINGTON. nC. ZCJiI IN RTEY KWEKR TD: I; B- 1967 4-3 June lo, 1980 The Honorable United States Post Office Dr Raleigh, North Jesse Helms Senator we r Z3125 nct ink ,flbl, to iCarolina 27611pftel' - Dear Senator Helms: This is in response to your letter of May 2, 1980, regarding tne nasic allowance for quarters (3AQ) oeiny drawn by single militarymembers for the support of their illegitimate dependent children. Pursuantto 37 u.S.C. S 4 entitled to basic pa-.y is adlso the member is not assigned to adequate for himself and his o title 37, United States Coe, i ent as used in section 403 to en ledt Government dependents defines a include-- a .-ervice mem er o nnthly O*% it quarters ;, Section ,i01 of member's depend- his unmarried chid (including any)f the following, accteqorie,, of children if sucrI child is in fact dependent on the member :, a stepchild; an adopted child; or,, an ille- 'itirate child whose al&e4ed.member-fathe'r ias been u3-cicaq ydecroe to be the fa'her ofo therhId o._Judiciallyodered ,o con- tribute to the child's su,2Qort or whose 2a entaqehas beenadmittoud-in writing-by the member) * * * (Emphasis added,) ... , Therefore, a member may receive'BAQ based ,on an ili'egiti- mate child similarly to receiving it. based on a legitimate child if the illegitimate child is, in fact, dependent on the member. Entit. ement to authorized when see 1973, 87 Stat. 146, illegitimate cnild Department of Defen Services felt that BAQ based on illegitimate children was tion,103, PublIc Law 93-64, July 9, amended 37 U.S.C. 5 401 to include in the definition of a dependent. The se and the Senate Committee on Armed this ohange was justified citing 0 0 I . T.1 I- I R 9 / .q - -w o I- 1, fN 4