2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 40 - Leave
Sec. 705a - Rest and recuperation absence: certain members undergoing extended deployment to a combat zone

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 705a (2018)
Section Name §705a. Rest and recuperation absence: certain members undergoing extended deployment to a combat zone
Section Text

(a) Rest and Recuperation Authorized.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned may provide a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) the benefits described in subsection (c).

(b) Covered Members.—A member of the armed forces described in this subsection is any member who—

(1) is assigned or deployed for at least 270 days in an area or location—

(A) that is designated by the President as a combat zone; and

(B) in which hardship duty pay is authorized to be paid under section 305 or 352(a) of title 37; and


(2) meets such other criteria as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the regulations required by subsection (a).


(c) Benefits.—The benefits described in this subsection are the following:

(1) A period of rest and recuperation absence for not more than 15 days.

(2) Round-trip transportation at Government expense from the area or location in which the member is serving in connection with the exercise of the period of rest and recuperation.


(d) Construction With Other Leave.—Any benefits provided a member under this section are in addition to any other leave or absence to which the member may be entitled.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, §532(a), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4216; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, §618(e), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1426.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2017—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted "or 352(a)" after "section 305".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 40 - LEAVE
Sec. 705a - Rest and recuperation absence: certain members undergoing extended deployment to a combat zone
Contains section 705a
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 124 Stat. 4216
131 Stat. 1426
Public Law References Public Law 111-383, Public Law 115-91
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