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[USC03] 37 USC 481h: Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of designated individuals incident to hospitalization of members for treatment of wounds, illness, or injury
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37 USC 481h: Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of designated individuals incident to hospitalization of members for treatment of wounds, illness, or injury Text contains those laws in effect on November 21, 2017
(a) Travel and Transportation Authorized.-(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, travel and transportation described in subsection (c) may be provided for not more than three individuals who, with respect to a member described in paragraph (2), are designated individuals for that member if the attending physician or surgeon and the commander or head of the military medical facility exercising control over the member determine, with respect to any such individual, that the presence of such individual may contribute to the member's health and welfare. In circumstances determined to be appropriate by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary may waive the limitation on the number of designated individuals provided travel and transportation under this section.
(2) A member referred to in paragraph (1) is a member of the uniformed services who-
(b) Definitions.-(1) In this section, the term "designated individual", with respect to a member, means-
(3)(A) In this section, the term "health and welfare", with respect to a member, includes a situation in which a decision must be made by family members regarding the termination of artificial life support being provided to the member.
(B) In this paragraph, the term "family member", with respect to a member, means the following:
(4)(A) In this section, the term "serious mental disorder", in the case of a member, means that the member has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that requires intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.
(c) Round Trip Transportation and Per Diem Allowance.-(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transportation between the home of the designated individual and the location of the medical facility in which the member is hospitalized.
(d) Method of Transportation Authorized.-(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may be provided by any of the following means:
(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §615(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1095 , §411h; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §632(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1985 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §624, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2785 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, §632, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1508 ; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §632(a), (b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1956 ; Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, §1026(a), (b)(1), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 254 ; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §655(b), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3314 ; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, §631, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2258 ; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, §632(a)–(g)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2359–2362 ; renumbered §481h and amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(d)(2), (e)(21), (f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460 , 1463, 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948 .)
2011-Pub. L. 112–81, §631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(a)(9), substituted "481k" for "411k" in subsec. (a)(3) and "474" for "404" in subsec. (c)(2).
2009-Pub. L. 111–84, §632(g)(1), substituted "designated individuals incident to hospitalization of members for treatment of wounds, illness, or injury" for "family members incident to illness or injury of members" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(a)(1), substituted "individuals who, with respect to a member described in paragraph (2), are designated individuals for that member" for "family members of a member described in paragraph (2)", ", with respect to any such individual, that the presence of such individual" for "that the presence of the family member", and "of designated individuals" for "of family members".
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(c)(1)(A), (2)(A), (d)(1), inserted "seriously wounded," after "(i) is" and "(including having a serious mental disorder)" after "seriously injured" and struck out "in or outside the United States" after "medical facility".
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(c)(1)(B), (2)(B), substituted "a wound or an injury" for "an injury" and "that wound or injury" for "that injury" and struck out "in the United States" after "facility".
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(e), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment par. (3) read as follows: "Not more than one roundtrip may be provided to a family member under paragraph (1) on the basis of clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(B)."
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(b)(1), substituted " 'designated individual' " for " 'family member' " in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (B), and struck out former subpars. (A) to (E) which defined "family member."
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(b)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "Parents of a member or persons in loco parentis to a member include fathers and mothers through adoption and persons who stood in loco parentis to the member for a period not less than one year immediately before the member entered the uniformed service. However, only one father and one mother or their counterparts in loco parentis may be recognized in any one case."
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–84, §632(f)(3)(B), substituted "designated individual" for "family member".
2006-Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 109–163 struck out "under section 1967(e)(1)(A) of title 38" after "Secretary of Defense".
2005-Pub. L. 109–13, §1026(b)(1), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline read as follows: "Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the serious illness or injury of members".
"(B) is seriously ill, seriously injured, or in a situation of imminent death, whether or not electrical brain activity still exists or brain death is declared; and
"(C) is hospitalized in a medical facility in or outside the United States."
2004-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–375, §632(a), (b)(1), inserted "travel and" before "transportation", substituted "three family members" for "two family members", and inserted second sentence.
2003-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–136, §632(1), substituted "control" for "military control".
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 108–136, §632(2), substituted ", is entitled" for "or is entitled" and inserted before semicolon at end ", or is retired for the illness or injury referred to in subparagraph (B)".
1994-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–337, §624(a)(1), substituted "may contribute to" for "is necessary for".
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 103–337, §624(a)(2), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "is seriously ill or seriously injured; and".
1988-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–456 amended par. (2) generally, inserting "or is entitled to pay and allowances under section 204(g) of this title (or would be so entitled were it not for offsetting earned income described in that section)" in subpar. (A).
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, §632(i), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2362 , as amended by Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465 ; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948 , provided that: "No reimbursement may be provided under section 481h of title 37, United States Code, by reason of the amendments made by this section [amending this section and provisions set out as a note under section 1071 of Title 10, Armed Forces] for travel and transportation costs incurred before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009]."
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §655(c), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3314 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section] shall take effect on the earlier of the following:
"(1) The date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 6, 2006].
"(2) The date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 109–77 (119 Stat. 2039) [Dec. 31, 2005]."
Pub. L. 109–77, §115, Sept. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2040 , provided that: "The provisions of, and amendments made by, sections 1011, 1012, 1013, 1023, and 1026 of Public Law 109–13 [amending this section, section 1478 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and sections 1967, 1969, 1970, and 1977 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 1478 of Title 10, and section 1967 of Title 38] shall continue in effect, notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation in section 1011 [119 Stat. 244] and the provisions of sections 1012(i), 1013(e), 1023(c), and 1026(e) of that Public Law [enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 1478 of Title 10, and section 1967 of Title 38], through the earlier of: (1) the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution [Dec. 31, 2005]; or (2) with respect to any such section of Public Law 109–13, the date of the enactment into law of legislation that supersedes the provisions of, or the amendments made by, that section."
Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, §1026(e), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 255 , which provided that the amendments made by section 1026 of Pub. L. 109–13 (amending this section) were to terminate Sept. 30, 2005, and that effective Oct. 1, 2005, the provisions of section 411h of title 37 as in effect on the date before the date of the enactment of this Act (May 11, 2005) were to be revived, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §655(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3314 . See Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note and section 115 of Pub. L. 109–77 set out above.
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §632(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1956 , as amended by Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465 ; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948 , provided that: "Section 481h of title 37, United States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply to travel and transportation authorized under such section that is provided on or after October 1, 2004, to family members of a member of the Armed Forces who is ill or injured as described in such section."
Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §615(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1096 , as amended by Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465 ; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948 , provided that: "The authority to provide transportation or to pay transportation expenses under section 481h of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be effective only with respect to travel that occurs on or after the effective date of regulations prescribed under such section."
Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, §1026(d), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 255 , which provided that if in any fiscal year the amount of travel provided in such fiscal year under this section by reason of the amendments made by section 1026 of Pub. L. 109–13 exceeded $20,000,000, the Secretary of Defense was to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on that fact, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §655(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3314 .