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10 U.S.C. § 2577 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2577. Disposal of recyclable materials
(a)
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide for the sale of recyclable materials held by a military department or defense agency and for the operation of recycling programs at military installations. Such regulations shall include procedures for the designation by the Secretary of a military department (or by the Secretary of Defense with respect to facilities of a defense agency) of military installations that have established a qualifying recycling program for the purposes of subsection (b)(2).
(2) Any sale of recyclable materials by the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department shall be in accordance with the procedures in sections 541–555 of title 40 for the sale of surplus property.
(b)
(1) Proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials at an installation shall be credited to funds available for operations and maintenance at that installation in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of operations, maintenance, and overhead for processing recyclable materials at the installation (including the cost of any equipment purchased for recycling purposes).
(2) If after such funds are credited a balance remains available to a military installation and such installation has a qualifying recycling program (as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Defense), not more than 50 percent of that balance may be used at the installation for projects for pollution abatement, energy conservation, and occupational safety and health activities. A project may not be carried out under the preceding sentence for an amount greater than 50 percent of the amount established by law as the maximum amount for a minor construction project.
(3) The remaining balance available to a military installation may be transferred to the nonappropriated morale and welfare account of the installation to be used for any morale or welfare activity.
(c) If the balance available to a military installation under this section at the end of any fiscal year is in excess of $2,000,000, the amount of that excess shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 6(b)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 172; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(37), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2624; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(11), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1296.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–217 substituted “sections 541–555 of title 40” for “section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484)”.
1984—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “purposes” for “puposes”.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2578 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2578. Vessels: transfer between departments
A vessel under the jurisdiction of a military department may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to another military department or to the Department of Homeland Security, and a vessel under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to a military department. Any such transfer may be made only upon the request of the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be, and with the approval of the Secretary of the department having jurisdiction of the vessel.
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(k)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 848; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Section is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8012], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1204.
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” wherever appearing.
heading: Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2580 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2580. Donation of excess chapel property
(a) Authority To Donate.—
The Secretary of a military department may donate personal property specified in subsection (b) to an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is a religious organization in order to assist the organization in restoring or replacing property of the organization that has been damaged or destroyed as a result of an act of arson or terrorism, as determined pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(b) Property Covered.—
(1) The property authorized to be donated under subsection (a) is furniture and other personal property that—
(A) is in, or was formerly in, a chapel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department and closed or being closed; and
(B) is determined by the Secretary to be excess to the requirements of the armed forces.
(2) No real property may be donated under this section.
(c) Donees Not To Be Charged.—
No charge may be imposed by the Secretary of a military department on a donee of property under this section in connection with the donation. However, the donee shall agree to defray any expense for shipping or other transportation of property donated under this section from the location of the property when donated to any other location.
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1063(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1892.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified to section 501(c)(3) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
10 U.S.C. § 2581 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2581. Excess UH–1 Huey and AH–1 Cobra helicopters: requirements for transfer to foreign countries
(a) Requirements.—
(1) Before an excess UH–1 Huey helicopter or AH–1 Cobra helicopter is transferred on a grant or sales basis to a foreign country for the purpose of flight operations by that country, the Secretary of Defense shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the helicopter receives, to the extent necessary, maintenance and repair equivalent to the depot-level maintenance and repair (as defined in section 2460 of this title) that the helicopter would need were the helicopter to remain in operational use with the armed forces. Any such maintenance and repair work shall be performed at no cost to the Department of Defense.
(2) The Secretary shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that maintenance and repair work described in paragraph (1) is performed in the United States.
(b) Exception.—
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to salvage helicopters provided to the foreign country solely as a source for spare parts.
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2156.)
10 U.S.C. § 2582 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 2582. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1061(19)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1584]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title III, § 381(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–84, related to annual report of public sales of military equipment identified on United States munitions list.
heading: Codification
text: Another section 2582 was renumbered section 2583 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2603 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2603. Acceptance of fellowships, scholarships, or grants
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fellowship, scholarship, or grant may, under regulations to be prescribed by the President or his designee, be made by a corporation, fund, foundation, or educational institution that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes to any member of the armed forces, and the benefits thereof may be accepted by him—
(1) in recognition of outstanding performance in his field;
(2) to undertake a project that may be of value to the United States; or
(3) for development of his recognized potential for future career service.
However, the benefits of such a fellowship, scholarship, or grant may be accepted by the member in addition to his pay and allowances only to the extent that those benefits would be conferred upon him if the education or training contemplated by that fellowship, scholarship, or grant were provided at the expense of the United States. In addition, if such a benefit, in cash or in kind, is for travel, subsistence, or other expenses, an appropriate reduction shall be made from any payment that is made for the same purpose to the member by the United States incident to his acceptance of the fellowship, scholarship, or grant.
(b) Each member of the armed forces who accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant in accordance with subsection (a) shall, before he is permitted to undertake the education or training contemplated by that fellowship, scholarship, or grant, agree in writing that, after he completes the education or training, he will serve on active duty for a period at least three times the length of the period of the education or training.
(Added Pub. L. 87–555, § 1(1), July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 244; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(39), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4371.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “armed forces” for “Armed Forces” in two places.
heading: Ex. Ord. No. 11079. Regulations for Acceptance of Fellowships, Scholarships, or Grants
text: Ex. Ord. No. 11079, Jan. 25, 1963, 28 F.R. 819, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11382, Nov. 28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247; Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617; Ex. Ord. No. 13286, § 69, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10630, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2603 of Title 10, United States Code [this section], I hereby designate the Secretary of Defense, with respect to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to members of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, to prescribe regulations under which members of the Armed Forces and commissioned officers of the Public Health Service may accept fellowships, scholarships, or grants from corporations, funds, foundations, or educational institutions organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. To the extent practicable, such regulations shall be uniform.
10 U.S.C. § 2604 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2604. United Seamen’s Service: cooperation and assistance
(a) Whenever the President finds it necessary in the interest of United States commitments abroad to provide facilities and services for United States merchant seamen in foreign areas, he may authorize the Secretary of Defense, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to cooperate with and assist the United Seamen’s Service in establishing and providing those facilities and services.
(b) Personnel of the United Seamen’s Service who are performing duties in connection with the cooperation and assistance under subsection (a) may be furnished—
(1) transportation, at the expense of the United States, while traveling to and from, and while performing those duties, in the same manner as civilian employees of the armed forces;
(2) meals and quarters, at their expense or at the expense of the United Seamen’s Service, except that where civilian employees of the armed forces are quartered without charge, employees of the United Seamen’s Service may also be quartered without charge; and
(3) available office space (including space for recreational activities for seamen), warehousing, wharfage, and means of communication, without charge.
(c) No fee may be charged for a passport issued to an employee of the United Seamen’s Service for travel outside the United States to assume or perform duties under this section.
(d) Supplies of the United Seamen’s Service, including gifts for the use of merchant seamen, may be transported at the expense of the United States, if it is determined under regulations prescribed under subsection (a) that they are necessary to the cooperation and assistance provided under this section.
(e) Where practicable, the President shall also make arrangements to provide for convertibility of local currencies for the United Seamen’s Service, in connection with its activities under subsection (a).
(f) For the purposes of this section, employees of the United Seamen’s Service may not be considered as employees of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 91–603, § 3(1), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1674.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 91–603, § 1, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1674, provided: “That this Act [enacting this section, amending sections 1151, 1152, 1171, and 1223 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Seamen’s Service Act’.”
heading: Congressional Declaration of Purpose
text: Pub. L. 91–603, § 2, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1674, provided that: “It is the purpose of this Act [enacting this section and amending sections 1151, 1152, 1171 and 1223 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping], by authorizing appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government to cooperate with the United Seamen’s Service (a nonprofit, charitable organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York) in the establishment and operation of facilities for United States merchant seamen in foreign areas, to promote the welfare of such seamen, essential to the overall interests of shipment of United States goods and supplies to such areas.”
10 U.S.C. § 2606 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2606. Scouting: cooperation and assistance in foreign areas
(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may cooperate with and assist qualified scouting organizations in establishing and providing facilities and services for members of the armed forces and their dependents, and civilian employees of the Department of Defense and their dependents, at locations outside the United States.
(b) Cooperation and assistance under subsection (a) shall be provided under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and may be provided only if the President determines that such cooperation and assistance is necessary in the interest of the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces.
(c) Personnel of a qualified scouting organization, including officials certified by that organization as representing that organization, who are performing duties in connection with cooperation and assistance provided under subsection (a) may be furnished—
(1) transportation at the expense of the United States while traveling to and from, and while performing, such duties in the same manner as civilian employees of the United States; and
(2) available office space (including space for recreational activities for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts), warehousing, utilities, and a means of communication, without charge.
(d) Supplies of a qualified scouting organization may be transported at the expense of the United States if the Secretary concerned determines, under regulations prescribed under subsection (b), that the supplies are necessary to the cooperation and assistance provided under this section.
(e) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a qualified scouting organization for all or part of the pay of an employee of that organization for any period during which the employee was performing services under subsection (a). Any such reimbursement may not be made from appropriated funds and shall be made under regulations prescribed under subsection (b).
(f) For the purposes of this section, employees of a qualified scouting organization performing services under subsection (a) may not be considered to be employees of the United States.
(g) In this section, the term “qualified scouting organization” means the Girl Scouts of the United States of America and the Boy Scouts of America.
(Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 323(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1953.)
heading: Ex. Ord. No. 12715. Determination for Support of Scouting Activities Overseas
text: Ex. Ord. No. 12715, May 3, 1990, 55 F.R. 19051, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and pursuant to section 2606(b) of title 10, United States Code, with regard to support of scouting activities overseas, I hereby determine that the cooperation and assistance authorized by section 2606(a) of that title is necessary in the interest of the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, shall issue regulations concerning such cooperation and support.
George Bush.
10 U.S.C. § 2607 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2607. Acceptance of gifts for the Defense Intelligence College
(a) The Secretary of Defense may accept, hold, administer, and use any gift (including any gift of an interest in real property) made for the purpose of aiding and facilitating the work of the Defense Intelligence College and may pay all necessary expenses in connection with the acceptance of such a gift.
(b) Money, and proceeds from the sale of property, received as a gift under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement upon the order of the Secretary of Defense to the extent provided in annual appropriation Acts.
(c) Subsection (c) of section 2601 of this title applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) in the same manner that such subsection applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) of that section.
(d) In this section, the term “gift” includes a bequest of personal property or a devise of real property.
(Added Pub. L. 101–193, title V, § 502(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1708.)
10 U.S.C. § 2609 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 2609. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title II, § 253(9), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 235]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title II, § 242(f)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1605, related to acceptance of contributions from allies for Theater Missile Defense programs and establishment and use of Theater Missile Defense Cooperation Account.
10 U.S.C. § 2610 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2610. Competitions for excellence: acceptance of monetary awards
(a) Acceptance Authorized.—
The Secretary of Defense may accept a monetary award given to the Department of Defense by a nongovernmental entity as a result of the participation of the Department in a competition carried out to recognize excellence or innovation in providing services or administering programs.
(b) Disposition of Awards.—
A monetary award accepted under subsection (a) shall be credited to one or more nonappropriated fund accounts supporting morale, welfare, and recreation activities for the command, installation, or other activity that is recognized for the award. Amounts so credited may be expended only for such activities.
(c) Incidental Expenses.—
Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriation Acts, appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used to pay incidental expenses incurred by the Department to participate in a competition described in subsection (a) or to accept a monetary award under this section.
(d) Regulations and Reporting.—
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to determine the disposition of monetary awards accepted under this section and the payment of incidental expenses under subsection (c).
(2) At the end of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report for that year describing the disposition of monetary awards accepted under this section and the payment of incidental expenses under subsection (c).
(e) Termination.—
The authority of the Secretary under this section shall expire on February 10, 1998.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 377(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 283; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1074(a)(16), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2659.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “on February 10, 1998” for “two years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996”.
10 U.S.C. § 2612 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2612. National Defense University: acceptance of gifts
(a) The Secretary of Defense may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, including a gift from an international organization and a foreign gift or donation (as defined in section 2166(f)(4) of this title), that is made on the condition that it be used in connection with the operation or administration of the National Defense University. The Secretary may pay all necessary expenses in connection with the acceptance of a gift under this subsection.
(b) There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the “National Defense University Gift Fund”. Gifts of money, and the proceeds of the sale of property, received under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the fund. The Secretary may disburse funds deposited under this subsection for the benefit or use of the National Defense University.
(c) Subsection (c) of section 2601 of this title applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) in the same manner that such subsection applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) of that section.
(d)
(1) Upon request of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury may—
(A) retain money, securities, and the proceeds of the sale of securities, in the National Defense University Gift Fund; and
(B) invest money and reinvest the proceeds of the sale of securities in that fund in securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
(2) The interest and profits accruing from those securities shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be disbursed as provided in subsection (b).
(e) In this section:
(1) the term “gift” includes a devise of real property or a bequest of personal property and any gift of an interest in real property.
(2) The term “National Defense University” includes any school or other component of the National Defense University specified under section 2165(b) of this title.
(f) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 931(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2624; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 931(d), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1581.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “2166(f)(4)” for “2611(f)”.