37 USC 453 - Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(1), substituted “Reimbursement of Qualifying Spouse Relicensing Costs and Business Costs” for Reimbursement of Qualifying Spouse Relicensing Costs or Business Costs Incident to a Member’s Permanent Change of Station or Assignment in heading.

Subsec. (g)(1). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(2)(A), substituted “and qualified business costs” for “or qualified business costs” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(2)(B), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations located in separate jurisdictions with unique licensing or certification requirements and authorities; and”.

Subsec. (g)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(2)(C), substituted “relocation” for “reassignment”.

Subsec. (g)(2). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(3), substituted “relocation” for “reassignment” in subpars. (A) and (B).

Subsec. (g)(4)(A). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(4)(A), substituted “the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1);” for “movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A);”.

Subsec. (g)(4)(B). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(4)(B), substituted “relocation” for “reassignment”.

Subsec. (g)(5)(A). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(5)(A), substituted “the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1);” for “movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A);”.

Subsec. (g)(5)(B). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 635(5)(B), substituted “relocation” for “reassignment”.

2022—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(1), inserted “Relicensing Costs” after “Relicensing Costs” in heading.

Subsec. (g)(1). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(2), inserted “or qualified business costs” after “qualified relicensing costs” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (g)(2). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(3), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted “for qualified relicensing costs” after “subsection”, substituted “$1,000” for “$1000”, and added subpar. (B).

Subsec. (g)(3). Puspan. L. 117–263, §§ 622(a)(4), 623, inserted “or qualified business costs” after “qualified relicensing costs” and substituted “December 31, 2029” for “December 31, 2024”.

Subsec. (g)(4). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(5)(A), inserted “business license, permit,” after “courses,” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (g)(4)(A). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(5)(B), inserted “, or owned a business,” before “during”, “professional” before “license”, and “, or business license or permit,” after “certification”.

Subsec. (g)(4)(B). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(5)(C), inserted “professional” before “license” and “, or business license or permit,” after “certification”.

Subsec. (g)(5). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 622(a)(6), added par. (5).

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 624, added subsec. (h).

Subsec. (i). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 625, added subsec. (i).

2021—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 116–283 added subsec. (g).

2016—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 114–328 struck out subsec. (g). Text read as follows: “A member may be reimbursed as specified in regulations prescribed under section 464 of this title for travel and related expenses incurred by the member as a result of the cancellation of previously approved leave when the leave is cancelled in conjunction with the member’s participation in a contingency operation and the cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the time the leave would have commenced. The settlement for reimbursement under this subsection is final and conclusive.”

2013—Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 113–66, § 621(h), substituted “(including household goods in temporary storage, but excluding packing and crating)” for “(including packing, crating, and household goods in temporary storage)”.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 113–66, § 621(c)(1), added subsec. (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Storage of Household Effects

Puspan. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 503(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1558, as amended by Puspan. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 561(l)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1668; Puspan. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 561(f), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2025; Puspan. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 571(f)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–134; Puspan. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465; Puspan. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948, provided that:

“(1) The Secretary of a military department shall exercise the authority provided by section 476 of title 37, United States Code, to provide nontemporary storage of baggage and household effects for a period not longer than one year in the case of individuals who are involuntarily separated during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001.

“(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘involuntarily separated’ has the meaning given that term in section 1141 of title 10, United States Code.”