2013 US Code
Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 8 - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES (§§ 451 - 495)
Subchapter III - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES-OLD LAW (§§ 471 - 495)
Section 481e - Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to certain emergencies for members performing temporary duty
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES CHAPTER 8 - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES SUBCHAPTER III - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES-OLD LAW Sec. 481e - Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to certain emergencies for members performing temporary duty |
Contains | section 481e |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 97-60, title I, §126(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1004, §411e; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VI, §623(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984; renumbered §481e and amended Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VI, §631(d)(2), (e)(19), (f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460, 1463, 1465; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948. |
Statutes at Large References | 95 Stat. 1004 102 Stat. 1984 125 Stat. 1460 126 Stat. 1948, 1947 |
Public Law References | Public Law 97-60, Public Law 100-456, Public Law 112-81, Public Law 112-239 |
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(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station (or who is assigned to a ship or unit operating away from its home port) may be provided the travel and transportation authorized by section 474 of this title for travel performed by the member from his place of temporary duty (or from his ship or unit) to his permanent duty station (or the home port of the ship or unit) or to any other location, and return (if applicable), if such travel has been approved incident to a personal emergency of the member.
(b) Transportation under this section may be authorized only upon a determination that Government transportation is not reasonably available, considering the nature of the personal emergency involved. The cost of transportation authorized under this section may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial air travel from the member's place of temporary duty (or from his ship or unit) to the member's permanent duty station (or the home port of the ship or unit), and return (if applicable).
(c) No travel and transportation allowance or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.
(Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §126(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1004, §411e; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §623(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984; renumbered §481e and amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(d)(2), (e)(19), (f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460, 1463, 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948.)
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, §631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below.
2011—Pub. L. 112–81, §631(d)(2), renumbered section 411e of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–81, §631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(a)(9), substituted "474" for "404".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–81, §631(e)(19), added subsec. (c).
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 substituted "incident to a personal emergency of the member" for "incident to the serious illness or injury or the death of a dependent of the member".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENTPub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENTPub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §623(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to travel performed after September 30, 1988."
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