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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: Executive Documents
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. § 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: Editorial Notes
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 343(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; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(44), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1596.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted “section 343(f)(4)” for “section 2166(f)(4)”.
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “2166(f)(4)” for “2611(f)”.
10 U.S.C. § 2614 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2614. Emergency communications equipment: acceptance from local public safety agencies for temporary use related to disasters
(a) Authority to Accept Equipment.—
(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned—
(1) may accept communications equipment for use in coordinating joint response and recovery operations with public safety agencies in the event of a disaster; and
(2) may accept services related to the operation and maintenance of such equipment.
(b) Regulations.—
The authority under subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(c) Limitations.—
(1) Equipment may be accepted under subsection (a)(1) only to the extent that communications equipment under the control of the Secretary concerned at the potential disaster response site is inadequate to meet military requirements for communicating with public safety agencies during the period of response to the disaster.
(2) Services may be accepted under subsection (a)(2) related to the operation and maintenance of communications equipment only to the extent that the necessary capabilities are not available to the military commander having custody of the equipment.
(d) Liability.—
A person providing services accepted under this section may not be considered, by reason of the provision of such services, to be an officer, employee, or agent of the United States for any purpose.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1051(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2053, § 2613; renumbered § 2614 and amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(19)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2613 of this title as this section and redesignated the second subsec. (c) as (d).
10 U.S.C. § 2633 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2633. Stevedoring and terminal services: vessels carrying cargo or passengers sponsored by military department
(a) Notwithstanding section 1301(a) of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, furnish stevedoring and terminal services and facilities to vessels carrying cargo, or passengers, or both, sponsored by his department.
(b) The furnishing of services and facilities under this section shall be at fair and reasonable rates.
(c) The proceeds from furnishing services and facilities under this section shall be paid to the credit of the appropriation or fund out of which the services or facilities were supplied.
(Added Pub. L. 85–44, § 1, June 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 45; amended Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 111(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 510; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(87), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2927; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(b)(7), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
heading: 1962 Act
text: Section 2633 is restated, without substantive change, to conform to the style adopted for title 10.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 1301(a) of title 31” for “section 3678 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 628)”.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “section 3678 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 628)” for “section 628 of title 31”.
1962—Pub. L. 87–651 amended section generally without substantive change to conform to the style adopted for the revision of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2635 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2635. Medical emergency helicopter transportation assistance and limitation of individual liability
(a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized to assist the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security in providing medical emergency helicopter transportation services to civilians. Any resources provided under this section shall be under such terms and conditions, including reimbursement, as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate and shall be subject to the following specific limitations:
(1) Assistance may be provided only in areas where military units able to provide such assistance are regularly assigned, and military units shall not be transferred from one area to another for the purpose of providing such assistance.
(2) Assistance may be provided only to the extent that it does not interfere with the performance of the military mission.
(3) The provision of assistance shall not cause any increase in funds required for the operation of the Department of Defense.
(b) No individual (or his estate) who is authorized by the Department of Defense to perform services under a program established pursuant to subsection (a), and who is acting within the scope of his duties, shall be liable for injury to, or loss of property or personal injury or death which may be caused incident to providing such services.
(Added Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, § 814(a), Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 620; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(88), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2928; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Department of Homeland Security” for “Department of Transportation” in introductory provisions.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Department of Health and Human Services” for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
heading: Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2637 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2637. Transportation in certain areas outside the United States
The Secretary of Defense may authorize the commander of a unified combatant command to use Government owned or leased vehicles to provide transportation in an area outside the United States for members of the uniformed services and Federal civilian employees under the jurisdiction of that commander, and for the dependents of such members and employees, if the commander determines that public or private transportation in such area is unsafe or not available. Such transportation shall be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 326(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1531.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2637, added Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 614(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540, related to use of passenger motor vehicles of United States for transportation between residences and places of work of senior defense officials, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–550, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3070.
10 U.S.C. § 2638 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2638. Transportation of civilian clothing of enlisted members
The Secretary of the military department concerned may provide for the transportation of the civilian clothing of any person entering the armed forces as an enlisted member to the member’s home of record.
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(j)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2620.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8005], 98 Stat. 1904, 1922.
Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 708, 97 Stat. 1438.
Dec. 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 708], 96 Stat. 1833, 1850.
Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 708, 95 Stat. 1579.
Dec. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 708, 94 Stat. 3081.
Dec. 21, 1979, Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, § 708, 93 Stat. 1152.
Oct. 13, 1978, Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, § 808, 92 Stat. 1244.
Sept. 21, 1977, Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, § 807, 91 Stat. 899.
Sept. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 1291.
Feb. 9, 1976, Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 168.
Oct. 8, 1974, Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, § 807, 88 Stat. 1225.
Jan. 2, 1974, Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, § 707, 87 Stat. 1038.
Oct. 26, 1972, Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, § 707, 86 Stat. 1196.
Dec. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, § 707, 85 Stat. 727.
Jan. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, § 807, 84 Stat. 2030.
Dec. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, § 607, 83 Stat. 480.
Oct. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90–580, title V, § 506, 82 Stat. 1129.
Sept. 29, 1967, Pub. L. 90–96, title VI, § 606, 81 Stat. 242.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2641a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2641a. Transportation of American Samoa veterans on Department of Defense aircraft for certain medical care in Hawaii
(a) Transportation Authorized.—
The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft for the purpose of transporting any veteran specified in subsection (b) between American Samoa and the State of Hawaii if such transportation is required in order to provide hospital care to such veteran as described in that subsection.
(b) Veterans Eligible for Transport.—
A veteran eligible for transport under subsection (a) is any veteran who—
(1) resides in and is located in American Samoa; and
(2) as determined by an official of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, must be transported to the State of Hawaii in order to receive hospital care to which such veteran is entitled under chapter 17 of title 38 in facilities of such Department in the State of Hawaii.
(c) Administration.—
(1) Transportation may be provided to veterans under this section only on a space-available basis.
(2) A charge may not be imposed on a veteran for transportation provided to the veteran under this section.
(Added Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8121(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2332; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1066(a)(24), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 771.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1999—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(24)(A), struck out “, United States Code,” after “title 38”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(24)(B), struck out heading and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “In this section:
“(1) The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
“(2) The term ‘hospital care’ has the meaning given that term in section 1701(5) of title 38, United States Code.”
10 U.S.C. § 2643 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation overseas
(a) Transportation Options.—
The Secretary of Defense shall authorize the officials responsible for operation of commissaries and military exchanges to negotiate directly with private carriers for the most cost-effective transportation of commissary and exchange supplies to destinations outside the continental United States without relying on the Air Mobility Command, the Military Sealift Command, or the Military Traffic Management Command. Section 2631 of this title, regarding the preference for vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States in the transportation of supplies by sea, shall apply to the negotiation of contracts for sea-borne transportation under the authority of this section.
(b) Payment of Transportation Costs.—
Section 2483(b)(5) of this title, regarding the use of appropriated funds to cover the expenses of operating commissary stores, shall apply to the transportation of commissary supplies and products. Appropriated funds for the Department of Defense shall also be used to cover the expenses of transporting exchange supplies and products to destinations outside the continental United States. Such appropriated funds may be supplemented with additional funds derived from improved management practices implemented pursuant to sections 2481(c)(3) and 2487(c) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 334(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 261; amended Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 673, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3319; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 661(h), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2172.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 inserted at end “Such appropriated funds may be supplemented with additional funds derived from improved management practices implemented pursuant to sections 2481(c)(3) and 2487(c) of this title.”
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “to destinations outside the continental United States without relying on the Air Mobility Command, the Military Sealift Command,” for “by sea without relying on the Military Sealift Command” and “contracts for sea-borne transportation” for “transportation contracts”, and added subsec. (b).
10 U.S.C. § 2644 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2644. Control of transportation systems in time of war
In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266, § 4742; renumbered § 2644 and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IX, § 906(a), (b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
4742
10:1361.
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418 (last par. under “Ordnance Department”), 39 Stat. 645.
The words “as may be needful or desirable” are omitted as surplusage.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–201 renumbered section 4742 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary of Defense” for “Secretary of the Army”.
10 U.S.C. § 2647 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2647. Next-of-kin of persons unaccounted for from conflicts after World War II: transportation to annual meetings
The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation for the next-of-kin of persons who are unaccounted for from the Korean conflict, the Cold War, Vietnam War era, or the Persian Gulf War to and from an annual meeting in the United States. Such transportation shall be provided under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
(Added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 574(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1122.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Availability of Funds for Next-of-Kin of Vietnam Era Individuals
text: Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8018, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2251, provided that: “Funds available in this Act [see Tables for classification] and hereafter may be used to provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.”
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8018, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 678.
Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1235.
Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2301.
Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1224.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8019], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–92.
Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8025, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 657.
Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8031, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2625.
Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8034, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1447.
Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9046, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1912.
Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8047, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1182.
Pub. L. 101–511, title VIII, § 8051, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1886.
Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9065, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1143.