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10 U.S.C. § 2241a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2241a. Prohibition on use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States
Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law.
(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1031(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2448, provided that: “Section 2241a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2009, or the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009], whichever is later.”
10 U.S.C. § 2242 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2242. Authority to use appropriated funds for certain investigations and security services
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may—
(1) pay in advance for the expenses of conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating to the Department of Defense, to the extent such expenses are determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and in accord with local custom;
(2) pay expenses incurred in connection with the administration of occupied areas;
(3) pay expenses of military courts, boards, and commissions; and
(4) reimburse the Administrator of General Services for security guard services furnished by the Administrator to the Department of Defense for the protection of confidential files.
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 844.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Paragraphs (1) and (4) of this section and sections 2241(b) and 2253(a)(1) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 705, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1437.
Paragraphs (2) and (3) are based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, §§ 8005(a), 8006(a)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202, 1203.
10 U.S.C. § 2243 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal programs in overseas dependents’ schools
(a) Authority.—
Subject to subsection (b), amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for the operation of the defense dependents’ education system may be used by the Secretary of Defense to enable an overseas meal program to provide students enrolled in that system with meals at a price equal to the average price paid by students for equivalent meals under a comparable public school meal program in the United States.
(b) Limitation.—
The authority provided by subsection (a) may be used only if the Secretary of Defense determines that Federal payments and commodities provided under section 20 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b) and section 20 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1789) to support an overseas meal program are insufficient to provide meals under that program at a price for students equal to the average price paid by students for equivalent meals under a comparable public school meal program in the United States.
(c) Determining Average Price.—
In determining the average price paid by students in the United States for meals under a school meal program, the Secretary of Defense shall exclude free and reduced price meals provided pursuant to income guidelines.
(d) Overseas Meal Program Defined.—
In this section, the term “overseas meal program” means a program administered by the Secretary of Defense to provide breakfasts or lunches to students attending Department of Defense dependents’ schools which are located outside the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 326(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1415; amended Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(7), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1169.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–78 substituted “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act” for “National School Lunch Act”.
10 U.S.C. § 2244 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2244. Security investigations
(a) Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be used for the conduct of an investigation by the Department of Defense, or by any other Federal department or agency, for purposes of determining whether to grant a security clearance to an individual or a facility unless the Secretary of Defense determines both of the following:
(1) That a current, complete investigation file is not available from any other department or agency of the Federal Government with respect to that individual or facility.
(2) That no other department or agency of the Federal Government is conducting an investigation with respect to that individual or facility that could be used as the basis for determining whether to grant the security clearance.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a current investigation file is a file on an investigation that has been conducted within the past five years.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title IX, § 904(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1621; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(11), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1991—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “Government” for “government”.
10 U.S.C. § 2244a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2244a. Equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal: limitation on expenditures for modifications
(a) Prohibition.—
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of a military department may not carry out a modification of an aircraft, weapon, vessel, or other item of equipment that the Secretary plans to retire or otherwise dispose of within five years after the date on which the modification, if carried out, would be completed.
(b) Exceptions.—
(1) Exception for below-threshold modifications.—
The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification for which the cost is less than $100,000.
(2) Exception for transfer of reusable items of value.—
The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification in a case in which—
(A) the reusable items of value, as determined by the Secretary, installed on the item of equipment as part of such modification will, upon the retirement or disposal of the item to be modified, be removed from such item of equipment, refurbished, and installed on another item of equipment; and
(B) the cost of such modification (including the cost of the removal and refurbishment of reusable items of value under subparagraph (A)) is less than $1,000,000.
(3) Exception for safety modifications.—
The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a safety modification.
(c) Waiver Authority.—
The Secretary concerned may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) in the case of any modification otherwise subject to that subsection if the Secretary determines that carrying out the modification is in the national security interest of the United States. Whenever the Secretary issues such a waiver, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing.
(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title III, § 372(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3209.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8053, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1232, which was set out as a note under section 2241 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title III, § 372(c), 119 Stat. 3210.
10 U.S.C. § 2245 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2245. Use of aircraft for proficiency flying: limitation
(a) An aircraft under the jurisdiction of a military department may not be used by a member of the armed forces for the purpose of proficiency flying except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(b) Such regulations—
(1) may not require proficiency flying by a member except to the extent required for the member to maintain flying proficiency in anticipation of the member’s assignment to combat operations; and
(2) may not permit proficiency flying in the case of a member who is assigned to a course of instruction of 90 days or more.
(c) In this section, the term “proficiency flying” means flying performed under competent orders by a rated or designated member of the armed forces while serving in a non-aviation assignment or in an assignment in which skills would normally not be maintained in the performance of assigned duties.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(e)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1706; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1077, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 333.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9006, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1130, which was set out as a note under section 2241 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(e)(3).
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–181 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘proficiency flying’ has the meaning given that term in Department of Defense Directive 1340.4.”
10 U.S.C. § 2245a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2245a. Use of operation and maintenance funds for purchase of investment items: limitation
Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may not be used to purchase any item (including any item to be acquired as a replacement for an item) that has an investment item unit cost that is greater than $250,000.
(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title III, § 373(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3210.)
10 U.S.C. § 2248 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 2248. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1045(a)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1612]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1063(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2848, related to prohibition on purchase of surety bonds.
10 U.S.C. § 2249 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2249. Prohibition on use of funds for documenting economic or employment impact of certain acquisition programs
No funds appropriated by the Congress may be obligated or expended to assist any contractor of the Department of Defense in preparing any material, report, lists, or analysis with respect to the actual or projected economic or employment impact in a particular State or congressional district of an acquisition program for which all research, development, testing, and evaluation has not been completed.
(Added Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7202(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3379, § 2247; renumbered § 2249, Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(2)(A), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 672.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–106 renumbered section 2247 of this title as this section.
heading: Effective Date
text: For effective date and applicability of section, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355 set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 2302 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2249a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2249a. Prohibition on providing financial assistance to terrorist countries
(a) Prohibition.—
Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended to provide financial assistance to—
(1) any country with respect to which the Secretary of State has made a determination under section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A));
(2) any country identified in the latest report submitted to Congress under section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f), as providing significant support for international terrorism; or
(3) any other country that, as determined by the President—
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group that has committed an act of international terrorism; or
(B) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) Waiver.—
(1) The President may waive the application of subsection (a) to a country if the President determines—
(A) that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so; or
(B) that the waiver should be granted for humanitarian reasons.
(2) The President shall—
(A) notify the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect; and
(B) publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register.
(c) Definition.—
In this section, the term “international terrorism” has the meaning given that term in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)).
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XIII, § 1341(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 485; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(40), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1902; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1999—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “and the Committee on Armed Services” for “and the Committee on National Security”.
1997—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)” for “50 App. 2405(j)”.
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
10 U.S.C. § 2249b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2249b. Display of State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, and territorial flags by the armed forces
(a) Display of Flags by Armed Forces.—
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed by the armed forces, such display shall include the flags of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(b) Position and Manner of Display.—
The display of an official flag of a State, territory, or possession of the United States at an installation or other facility of the Department shall be governed by section 7 of title 4 and any modification of section 7 under section 10 of title 4.
(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1071(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2656; amended Pub. L. 105–225, § 4(a)(1), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1498; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 588(a), (b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1768, 1769.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Pub. L. 112–239, § 588(b)(1), substituted “Display of State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, and territorial flags by the armed forces” for “Display of State flags: prohibition on use of funds to arbitrarily exclude flag; position and manner of display” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, § 588(a), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be used to prescribe or enforce any rule that arbitrarily excludes the official flag of any State, territory, or possession of the United States from any display of the flags of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States at an official ceremony of the Department of Defense.”
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–225 substituted “section 7 of title 4 and any modification of section 7 under section 10 of title 4” for “the provisions of section 3 of the Joint Resolution of June 22, 1942 (56 Stat. 378, chapter 435; 36 U.S.C. 175), and any modification of such provisions under section 8 of that Joint Resolution (36 U.S.C. 178)”.
10 U.S.C. § 2251 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2251. Household furnishings and other property: personnel outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii
(a) In General.—
Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the military department concerned may—
(1) purchase household furnishings and automobiles from members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii for resale at cost to incoming personnel; and
(2) provide household furnishings, without charge, in other than public quarters occupied by members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are on duty outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii.
(b) Required Determination.—
The authority provided in subsection (a) may be used only when it is determined, under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, that the use of that authority would be advantageous to the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Section is based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 723, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1443.
10 U.S.C. § 2252 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2252. Rewards: missing property
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may pay a reward of not more than $500 in any case for information leading to the discovery of missing property under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or leading to the recovery of such property.
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Section is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8005(b)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 7209 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(3)(A).
10 U.S.C. § 2253 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2253. Motor vehicles
(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.
(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.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: 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.
heading: Amendments
text: 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”.
10 U.S.C. § 2254a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2254a. Data files of military flight operations quality assurance systems: exemption from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act
(a) Authority to Exempt Certain Data Files From Disclosure Under FOIA.—
(1) The Secretary of Defense may exempt information contained in any data file of the military flight operations quality assurance system of a military department from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, upon a written determination that—
(A) the information is sensitive information concerning military aircraft, units, or aircrew; and
(B) the public interest consideration in the disclosure of such information does not outweigh preventing the disclosure of such information.
(2) In this section, the term “data file” means a file of the military flight operations quality assurance (in this section referred to as “MFOQA”) system that contains information acquired or generated by the MFOQA system, including—
(A) any data base containing raw MFOQA data; and
(B) any analysis or report generated by the MFOQA system or which is derived from MFOQA data.
(3) Information that is exempt under paragraph (1) from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5 shall be exempt from such disclosure even if such information is contained in a data file that is not exempt in its entirety from such disclosure.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (1) may not be superseded except by a provision of law which is enacted after the date of the enactment of this section and which specifically cites and repeals or modifies those provisions.
(b) Regulations.—
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. Such regulations shall ensure consistent application of the authority in subsection (a) across the military departments.
(c) Delegation.—
The Secretary of Defense may delegate the authority to make a determination under subsection (a) to the Director of Administration and Management of the Department.
(d) Transparency.—
Each determination of the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, under subsection (a) shall be made in writing and accompanied by a statement of the basis for the determination. All such determinations and statements of basis shall be available to the public, upon request, through the Office of the Director of Administration and Management.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1082(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1600.)
heading: References in Text
text: The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 112–81, which was approved Dec. 31, 2011.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1082(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1601, provided that: “Section 2254a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to any information entered into any data file of the military flight operations quality assurance system before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 31, 2011].”
10 U.S.C. § 2257 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2257. Use of recruiting materials for public relations
The Secretary of Defense may use for public relations purposes of the Department of Defense any advertising materials developed for use for recruitment and retention of personnel for the armed forces. Any such use shall be under such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 574(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 624.)
10 U.S.C. § 2259 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2259. Transit pass program: personnel in poor air quality areas
(a) Establishment of Program.—
To encourage Department of Defense personnel assigned to duty, or employed, in poor air quality areas to use means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles to commute to or from the location of their duty assignments, the Secretary of Defense shall exercise the authority provided in section 7905 of title 5 to establish a program to provide a transit pass benefit under subsection (b)(2)(A) of that section for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are assigned to duty, and to Department of Defense civilian officers and employees who are employed, in a poor air quality area.
(b) Poor Air Quality Areas.—
In this section, the term “poor air quality area” means an area—
(1) that is subject to the national ambient air quality standards promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409); and
(2) that, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is a nonattainment area with respect to any of those standards.
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1082(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–285.)
heading: Time for Implementation
text: Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1082(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–285, provided that: “The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the effective date for the transit pass program required under section 2259 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). The effective date so prescribed may not be later than the first day of the first month that begins on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].”