2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 134 - Miscellaneous Administrative Provisions
Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Administrative Authority
Sec. 2253 - Motor vehicles

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 2253 (2018)
Section Name §2253. Motor vehicles
Section Text

(a) General Authorities.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may—

(1) provide for insurance of official motor vehicles in a foreign country when the laws of such country require such insurance; and

(2) purchase right-hand drive passenger sedans at a cost of not more than $30,000 each.


(b) Hire of Passenger Vehicles.—Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance of the active forces may be used for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 100–370, §1(e)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, §805, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VIII, §814(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1491.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Subsection (a)(1) of this section and sections 2241(b) and 2242(1), (4) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, §705, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1437.

Subsection (a)(2) is based on Pub. L. 99–190, §101(b) [title VIII, §8005(i)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202.

Subsection (b) of this section and sections 2241(a) and 2661(a) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, §735, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1444, as amended by Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §§1403(a)(2), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621.

AMENDMENTS

2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted "passenger sedans" for "vehicles".

1997—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted "$30,000" for "$12,000".

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 IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 134 - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
Sec. 2253 - Motor vehicles
Contains section 2253
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 97 Stat. 1437, 1444
98 Stat. 2621
99 Stat. 1185
102 Stat. 845
111 Stat. 1834
125 Stat. 1491
Public Law References Public Law 98-212, Public Law 98-525, Public Law 99-190, Public Law 100-370, Public Law 105-85, Public Law 112-81
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