(b) EXCEPTION.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICERS GRADUATING FROM 
OTHER-THAN-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS.—Subsection 
(a) does not apply to an officer graduating from a 
school within the National Defense University speci-
fied in subsection (c) following pursuit of a program 
on an other-than-in-residence basis. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
OFFICERS.—Subsection (b) does 
not apply with respect to any group of officers grad-
uating from a school within the National Defense 
University specified in subsection (c) following pur-
suit of a program on an other-than-in-residence 
basis.’’. 
SEC. 522. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF JOINT DUTY AS-
SIGNMENT TO INCLUDE ALL INSTRUCTOR AS-
SIGNMENTS FOR JOINT TRAINING AND EDU-
CATION. 
Section 668(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘assignments for joint’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Phase II’’ and inserting ‘‘student assign-
ments for joint training and education’’. 
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SEC. 523. AUTHORITY TO ENROLL CERTAIN SERIOUSLY 
WOUNDED, ILL, OR INJURED FORMER OR RE-
TIRED ENLISTED SERVICEMEMBERS IN ASSO-
CIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS OF THE COMMU-
NITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE IN ORDER 
TO COMPLETE DEGREE PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 9315 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED, ILL, 
OR
INJURED 
FORMER AND RETIRED MEMBERS.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may authorize participation in a program 
of higher education under subsection (a)(1) by a person 
who is a former or retired enlisted member of the armed 
forces who at the time of the person’s separation from ac-
tive duty— 
‘‘(A) had commenced but had not completed a 
program of higher education under subsection 
(a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) is categorized by the Secretary concerned 
as seriously wounded, ill, or injured. 
‘‘(2) A person may not be authorized under para-
graph (1) to participate in a program of higher education 
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after the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date 
of the person’s separation from active duty.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (d) of 
such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is 
amended by striking ‘‘enlisted member’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘person’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 
9315 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a)(2), shall apply to persons covered by paragraph 
(1) of such subsection who are categorized by the Sec-
retary concerned as seriously wounded, ill, or injured after 
September 11, 2001. With respect to any such person who 
is separated from active duty during the period beginning 
on September 12, 2001, and ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the 10-year period specified in 
paragraph (2) of such subsection shall be deemed to com-
mence on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 524. CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT AU-
THORITY TO ISSUE ARMS, TENTAGE, AND 
EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
NOT MAINTAINING UNITS OF JUNIOR ROTC. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Chapter 152 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
2552 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational 
institutions not maintaining units of jun-
ior ROTC 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may issue 
arms, tentage, and equipment to an educational institution 
at which no unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps is maintained if the educational institution— 
‘‘(1) offers a course in military training pre-
scribed by that Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) has a student body of at least 100 phys-
ically fit students over 14 years of age.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 4651, 7911, 
and 9651 of such title are repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 152 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2552 the following 
new item: 
‘‘2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institutions not maintaining 
units of Junior ROTC.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 441 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 4651. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 667 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 7911. 
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(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 941 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 9651. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and 
Legal Matters 
SEC. 531. PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CER-
TAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL DECISIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITED
PERSONNEL
ACTIONS.—Section 
1034 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (f) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) In any case in which the final decision of 
the Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole 
or in part, of any requested correction of the mem-
ber or former member’s record, the member or 
former member shall be provided a concise written 
statement of the factual and legal basis for the deci-
sion, together with a statement of the procedure and 
time for obtaining review of the decision pursuant to 
section 1560 of this title.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon the 
completion of all’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) A submittal to the Secretary of Defense under 
paragraph (1) must be made within 90 days of the receipt 
of the final decision of the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned in the matter. In any case in which 
the final decision of the Secretary of Defense results in 
denial, in whole or in part, of any requested correction 
of the member or former member’s record, the member 
or former member shall be provided a concise written 
statement of the basis for the decision, together with a 
statement of the procedure and time for obtaining review 
of the decision pursuant to section 1560 of this title.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A decision of the Secretary 
of Defense under subsection (g) or, in a case in which re-
view by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (g) was 
not sought or in a case arising out of the Coast Guard 
when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, a decision of the Secretary of a military department 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection 
(f) shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in 
section 1560 of this title.’’. 
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(b) CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 
1552 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(h) In any case in which the final decision of the 
Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, 
of any requested correction, the claimant shall be provided 
a concise written statement of the factual and legal basis 
for the decision, together with a statement of the proce-
dure and time for obtaining review of the decision pursu-
ant to section 1560 of this title. 
‘‘(i) A decision by the Secretary concerned under this 
section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided 
in section 1560 of this title.’’. 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) Chapter 79 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1560. Judicial review of decisions 
‘‘(a) After a final decision is issued pursuant to sec-
tion 1552 of this title, or is issued by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense pursuant 
to subsections 1034(f) or 1034(g) of this title, any person 
aggrieved by such a decision may obtain judicial review. 
‘‘(b) In exercising its authority under this section, the 
reviewing court shall review the record and may hold un-
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lawful and set aside any decision demonstrated by the pe-
titioner in the record to be— 
‘‘(1) arbitrary or capricious; 
‘‘(2) not based on substantial evidence; 
‘‘(3) a result of material error of fact or mate-
rial administrative error, but only if the petitioner 
identified to the correction board how the failure to 
follow such procedures substantially prejudiced the 
petitioner’s right to relief, and shows to the review-
ing court by a preponderance of the evidence that 
the error was harmful; or 
‘‘(4) otherwise contrary to law. 
‘‘(c) Upon such review, the reviewing court shall af-
firm, modify, vacate, or reverse the decision, or remand 
the matter, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding of subsections (a), (b), and (c), 
the reviewing court does not have jurisdiction to entertain 
any matter or issue raised in a petition of review that is 
not justiciable. 
‘‘(e) No judicial review may be made under this sec-
tion unless the petitioner shall first have requested a cor-
rection under section 1552 of this title, and the Secretary 
concerned shall have rendered a final decision denying 
that correction in whole or in part. In a case in which 
the final decision of the Secretary concerned is subject to 
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review by the Secretary of Defense under section 1034(g) 
of this title, the petitioner is not required to seek such 
review by the Secretary of Defense before obtaining judi-
cial review under this section. If the petitioner seeks re-
view by the Secretary of Defense under section 1034(g) 
of this title, no judicial review may be made until the Sec-
retary of Defense shall have rendered a final decision de-
nying that request in whole or in part. 
‘‘(f) In the case of a final decision of the Secretary 
described in subsection (a) made on or after the date of 
the enactment of this section, a petition for judicial review 
under this section must be filed within one year after the 
date of that final decision. 
‘‘(g)(1) A decision by a board established under sec-
tion 1552(a)(1) of this title declining to excuse the un-
timely filing of a request for correction of military records 
is not subject to judicial review under this section or other-
wise subject to review in any court. 
‘‘(2) A decision by a board established under section 
1552(a)(1) of this title declining to reconsider or reopen 
a previous denial or partial denial of a request for correc-
tion of military records is not subject to judicial review 
under this section or otherwise subject to review in any 
court. 
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‘‘(3) Notwithstanding subsection (f), a decision by a 
board established under section 1552(a)(1) of this title 
that results in denial, in whole or in part, of any request 
for correction of military records that is received by the 
board more than six years after the date of discharge, re-
tirement, release from active duty, or death while on active 
duty of the person whose military records are the subject 
of the correction request is not subject to judicial review 
under this section or otherwise subject to review in any 
court. 
‘‘(h)(1) In the case of a cause of action arising after 
the date of the enactment of this section, no court shall 
have jurisdiction to entertain any request for correction 
of records cognizable under section 1034(f) and (g) or sec-
tion 1552 of this title except as provided in this section. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a cause of action arising after 
the date of the enactment of this section, except as pro-
vided by chapter 153 of title 28 and chapter 79 of this 
title, no court shall have jurisdiction over any civil action 
or claim seeking, in whole or in part, to challenge any deci-
sion for which administrative review is available under sec-
tion 1552 of this title.’’ 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘1560. Judicial review of decisions.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. Such amendments apply to all 
final decisions of the Secretary of Defense under section 
1034(g) of title 10, United States Code, and of the Sec-
retary of a military department or the Secretary of Home-
land Security under sections 1034(f) or 1552 of such title, 
whether rendered before or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. During the period between the date of the 
enactment of this Act and the date on which the amend-
ments made by this section take effect, in any case in 
which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense under 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, or the Sec-
retary concerned under section 1552 of title 10, United 
States Code, results in denial, in whole or in part, of any 
requested correction of a member, former member, or 
claimant’s record, the individual shall be informed in writ-
ing of the time for obtaining review of the decision pursu-
ant to section 1560 of such title as provided therein. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries concerned 
(as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 
Code) may prescribe appropriate regulations, and interim 
guidance before prescribing such regulations, to imple-
ment the amendments made by this section. In the case 
of the Secretary of a military department, such regulations 
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may not take effect until approved by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION.—This section does not affect the 
authority of any court to exercise jurisdiction over any 
case which was properly before it before the effective date 
specified in subsection (d). 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 541. REVISION TO MEMBERSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
MILITARY 
FAMILY 
READINESS 
COUNCIL. 
Section 1781a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—(1) The Council shall consist of 17 
members, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the 
Council and who may designate a representative to 
chair the council in the Under Secretary’s absence. 
‘‘(B) The following, who shall be appointed or 
designated by the Secretary of Defense: 
‘‘(i) One representative of each of the 
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, 
each of whom may be a member of the armed 
force to be represented, the spouse of such a 
member, or the parent of such a member, and 
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tion on the Council under clause (ii) of that subparagraph 
shall rotate between the Army National Guard and Air 
National Guard every two years on a calendar year basis. 
‘‘(B) The term on the Council of the members ap-
pointed under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be 
three years.’’. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 
BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) 
AUTHORITIES
RELATING
TO
RESERVE 
FORCES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re-
serve reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re-
serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 
service. 
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(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(7) Section 408a(e), relating to a travel and 
transportation allowance for inactive-duty training 
outside of normal commuting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members ex-
periencing extended and frequent mobilization for 
active duty service. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 
10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi-
cer candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(c) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 
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37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 
special pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
(9) Section 335(k), relating to bonus and incen-
tive pay authorities for officers in health professions. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS.—The following sections of title 37, United States 
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Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
(4) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(e) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI-
DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 
authority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 
authority for officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
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(5) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 
or special duty pay. 
(6) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 
pay or proficiency bonus. 
(7) Section 355(i), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
(f) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF RE-
FERRAL BONUSES.—The following sections of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 1030(i), relating to health profes-
sions referral bonus. 
(2) Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral 
bonus. 
(g) OTHER TITLE 37 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
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(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 
bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between the Armed Forces. 
(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 
for officer candidates. 
(9) Section 403(b)(7)(E), relating to basic al-
lowance for housing. 
SEC. 602. TRAVEL FOR ANESTHESIA SERVICES FOR CHILD-
BIRTH FOR COMMAND-SPONSORED DEPEND-
ENTS OF MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO VERY RE-
MOTE 
LOCATIONS 
OUTSIDE 
THE 
CONTI-
NENTAL UNITED STATES. 
Section 1040(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), re-
quired medical attention of a dependent includes, in 
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the case of a dependent authorized to accompany a 
member at a location described in that paragraph, 
obstetrical anesthesia services for childbirth equiva-
lent to the obstetrical anesthesia services for child-
birth available in a military treatment facility in the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a dependent at a remote lo-
cation outside the continental United States who 
elects services described in subparagraph (A) and for 
whom air transportation would be needed to travel 
under paragraph (1) to the nearest appropriate med-
ical facility at which adequate medical care is avail-
able, the Secretary may authorize the dependent to 
receive transportation under that paragraph to the 
continental United States and be treated at the mili-
tary treatment facility that can provide appropriate 
obstetrical services that is nearest to the closest port 
of entry into the continental United States from 
such remote location. 
‘‘(C) The second through sixth sentences of 
paragraph (1) shall apply to a dependent provided 
transportation by reason of this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) The total cost incurred by the United 
States for the provision of transportation and ex-
penses (including per diem) with respect to a de-
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pendent by reason of this paragraph may not exceed 
the cost the United States would otherwise incur for 
the provision of transportation and expenses with re-
spect to that dependent under paragraph (1) if the 
transportation and expenses were provided to that 
dependent without regard to this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) The authority under this paragraph shall 
expire on September 30, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 603. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR 
DEPENDENT CHILD OF MEMBER STATIONED 
OVERSEAS WHO IS ATTENDING OVERSEAS 
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR SIMILAR INSTITU-
TION. 
Section 430 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) An eligible dependent child of a member 
referred to in paragraph (1)(C) is a child who— 
‘‘(A) is under 23 years of age and unmar-
ried; and 
‘‘(B)(i)(I) is enrolled in a school in the 
continental United States for the purpose of ob-
taining a formal education; and 
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‘‘(II) is attending that school or is partici-
pating in a foreign study program approved by 
that school and, pursuant to that foreign study 
program, is attending a school outside the 
United States for a period of not more than one 
year; or 
‘‘(ii) is attending a college, university, or 
similar institution outside the United States, in-
cluding a technical or business school, offering 
postsecondary level academic instruction leading 
to an associate or higher degree, or the equiva-
lent, which is recognized as such by the sec-
retary of education (or comparable official) of 
the country or other jurisdiction in which the 
institution is located.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘in the 
continental United States’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘a foreign study pro-
gram at’’ after ‘‘attending’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(i)(II)’’ after ‘‘outside the United 
States’’. 
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Subtitle B—Consolidation and Re-
form of Travel and Transpor-
tation Authorities 
SEC. 611. CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM OF TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION 
AUTHORITIES 
OF 
THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—This section establishes general trav-
el and transportation provisions for members of the uni-
formed service and other travelers authorized to travel 
under official conditions. Recognizing the complexities and 
the changing nature of travel, the amendments made by 
this section provide the Secretary of Defense and the other 
administering Secretaries with the authority to prescribe 
and implement travel and transportation policy that is 
simple, efficient, relevant, and flexible and that meets mis-
sion and servicemember needs. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED AUTHORITIES.—Title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 7 the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 8—TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION—NEW LAW 
‘‘451. Definitions. 
‘‘452. Allowable travel and transportation: general authorities. 
‘‘453. Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities. 
‘‘454. Travel and transportation pilot programs. 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
‘‘461. Relationship to other travel and transportation authorities. 
‘‘462. Travel and transportation expenses paid to members that are unauthor-
ized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repay-
ment. 
‘‘463. Regulations. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES—OLD LAW 
‘‘471. Travel authorities transition expiration date. 
‘‘472. Definitions and other incorporated provisions of chapter 7. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION—NEW LAW 
‘‘§ 451. Definitions 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO PERSONS.—In this 
subchapter and subchapter II: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘administering Secretary’ or ‘ad-
ministering Secretaries’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense, with re-
spect to the armed forces (including the Coast 
Guard when it is operating as a service in the 
Navy). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
operating as a service in the Navy. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Commerce, with re-
spect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, with respect to the Public Health 
Service. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘authorized traveler’ means a 
person who is authorized travel and transportation 
allowances when performing official travel ordered or 
authorized by the administering Secretary. Such 
term includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the uniformed services. 
‘‘(B) A family member of a member of the 
uniformed services. 
‘‘(C) A person acting as an escort or at-
tendant for a member or family member who is 
traveling on official travel or is traveling with 
the remains of a deceased member. 
‘‘(D) A person who participates in a mili-
tary funeral honors detail. 
‘‘(E) A Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps cadet or midshipman. 
‘‘(F) An applicant or rejected applicant for 
enlistment. 
‘‘(G) Any other person whose employment 
or service is considered directly related to a 
Government official activity or function under 
regulations prescribed section 463 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘family member’, with respect to 
a member of the uniformed services, means the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) A dependent, as defined in section 
401(a) of this title. 
‘‘(B) A child, as defined in section 
401(b)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(C) A parent, as defined in section 
401(b)(2) of this title. 
‘‘(D) A sibling of the member. 
‘‘(E) A former spouse of the member. 
‘‘(F) Any person not covered by subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) who is in a category 
specified in regulations under section 463 of 
this title as having an association, connection, 
or affiliation with a member of the uniformed 
services or the family of such a member. 
‘‘(G) Any person not covered by subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) who is determined by 
the administering Secretary under regulations 
prescribed under section 463 of this title as 
warranting the status of being a family member 
for purposes of a particular travel incident. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS
RELATING
TO
TRAVEL
AND 
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES.—In this subchapter and 
subchapter II: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘official travel’ means the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) Military duty or official business per-
formed by an authorized traveler away from a 
duty assignment location or other authorized lo-
cation. 
‘‘(B) Travel performed by an authorized 
traveler ordered to relocate from a permanent 
duty station to another permanent duty station. 
‘‘(C) Travel performed by an authorized 
traveler ordered to the first permanent duty 
station, or separated or retired from uniformed 
service. 
‘‘(D) Local travel in or around the tem-
porary duty or permanent duty station. 
‘‘(E) Other travel as authorized or ordered 
by the administering Secretary. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘actual and necessary expenses’ 
means expenses incurred in fact by a traveler as a 
reasonable consequence of official travel. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘travel allowances’ means the 
daily lodging, meals, and other related expenses, in-
cluding relocation expenses, incurred by an author-
ized traveler while on official travel. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘transportation allowances’ 
means the costs of temporarily or permanently mov-
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ing an authorized traveler, the personal property of 
an authorized traveler, or a combination thereof. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘transportation-, lodging-, or 
meals-in-kind’ means transportation, lodging, or 
meals provided by the Government without cost to 
the traveler. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘miscellaneous expenses’ mean 
authorized expenses incurred in addition to author-
ized allowances during the performance of official 
travel. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘personal property’, with respect 
to transportation allowances, includes baggage, fur-
niture, and other household items, clothing, privately 
owned vehicles, house trailers, mobile homes, and 
any other personal item that would not otherwise be 
prohibited by any other provision or law, or regula-
tion prescribed under section 463 of this title. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘relocation allowances’ means the 
costs associated with relocating a member of the 
uniformed services or other authorized traveler be-
tween an old and new temporary or permanent duty 
assignment location or other authorized location. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘dislocation allowances’ means 
the costs associated with relocation of the household 
of a member of the uniformed services or other au-
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thorized traveler in relation to a change in the mem-
ber’s permanent duty assignment location ordered 
for the convenience of the Government or incident to 
an evacuation. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘per diem’ means an amount 
established as a daily rate that is paid to an author-
ized traveler to cover lodging, meals, and other re-
lated travel expenses pursuant to regulations. 
‘‘§ 452. Allowable travel and transportation: general 
authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise prohibited 
by law, a member of the uniformed services or other au-
thorized traveler— 
‘‘(1) shall be provided transportation-, lodging, 
or meals-in-kind, or actual and necessary travel and 
transportation expenses for, or in connection with, 
official travel; or 
‘‘(2) may be provided transportation and travel 
allowances under other circumstances as specified in 
regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC
CIRCUMSTANCES.—The authority 
under subsection (a) includes travel under or in connection 
with, but not limited to, the following circumstances, to 
the extent specified in regulations prescribed under section 
463 of this title: 
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‘‘(1) Temporary duty that requires en route 
travel between a permanent duty assignment loca-
tion and another authorized temporary duty loca-
tion, and travel in or around the temporary duty lo-
cation. 
‘‘(2) Permanent change of station that requires 
en route travel between an old and new temporary 
or permanent duty assignment location or other au-
thorized location. 
‘‘(3) Temporary duty or assignment relocation 
related to a consecutive overseas tour or in-place- 
consecutive overseas tour. 
‘‘(4) Recruiting duties for the armed forces. 
‘‘(5) Assignment or detail to another Govern-
ment agency or department. 
‘‘(6) Rest and recuperative leave. 
‘‘(7) Convalescent leave. 
‘‘(8) Reenlistment leave. 
‘‘(9) Reserve component inactive-duty training 
performed outside the normal commuting distance of 
the member’s permanent residence. 
‘‘(10) Ready Reserve muster duty. 
‘‘(11) Unusual, extraordinary, hardship, or 
emergency circumstances. 
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‘‘(12) Missing status, as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned under chapter 10 of this title. 
‘‘(13) Attendance at or participation in inter-
national sports competitions described under section 
717 of title 10. 
‘‘(c) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Travel and transpor-
tation allowances which may be provided under subsection 
(a) include the following: 
‘‘(1) Allowances for transportation, lodging, and 
meals. 
‘‘(2) Dislocation or relocation allowance paid in 
connection with a change in a member’s temporary 
or permanent duty assignment location. 
‘‘(3) Other related miscellaneous expenses. 
‘‘(d) MODE OF PROVIDING TRAVEL AND TRANSPOR-
TATION ALLOWANCES.—Any authorized travel and trans-
portation may be provided— 
‘‘(1) as an actual expense; 
‘‘(2) as an authorized allowance; 
‘‘(3) in-kind; or 
‘‘(4) using a combination of the authorities 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). 
‘‘(e) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
WHEN TRAVEL ORDERS ARE MODIFIED, ETC.—A mem-
ber of a uniformed service or other authorized person 
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whose travel and transportation order or authorization is 
canceled, revoked, or modified may be allowed actual and 
necessary expenses or travel and transportation allow-
ances. 
‘‘(f) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—A member of the uni-
formed services or other authorized person may be allowed 
advance payments for authorized travel and transpor-
tation allowances. 
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
UNAUTHORIZED
EX-
PENSES.—Any unauthorized travel or transportation ex-
pense is not the responsibility of the United States. 
‘‘(h) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The 
administering Secretary may not provide payment under 
this section for an expense for which payment may be pro-
vided from any other appropriate Government or non-Gov-
ernment entity. 
‘‘§ 453. Allowable travel and transportation: specific 
authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other author-
ity for the provision of travel and transportation allow-
ances, the administering Secretaries may provide travel 
expenses and transportation expenses under this sub-
chapter in accordance with this section: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED
ABSENCE
FROM
TEMPORARY 
DUTY LOCATION.—A member of a uniformed service or 
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other authorized traveler may be allowed travel expenses 
and transportation allowances incurred at a temporary 
duty location during an authorized absence from that loca-
tion. 
‘‘(c) MOVEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) A member of a uniformed service or other 
authorized person may be allowed moving expenses 
and transportation allowances associated with the 
movement of personal property and household goods, 
including such expenses when associated with a self- 
move. 
‘‘(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes 
the movement and temporary and non-temporary 
storage of personal property, household goods, and 
privately owned vehicles in connection with the tem-
porary or permanent move between authorized loca-
tions. 
‘‘(3) For movement of household goods, the ad-
ministering Secretaries shall prescribe weight allow-
ances in regulations under section 463 of this title. 
The prescribed weight allowances may not exceed 
18,000 pounds (including packing, crating, and 
household goods in temporary storage), except that 
the administering Secretary may authorize addi-
tional weight allowances as necessary. 
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