An Act to amend sections 404 and 406 of title 37, United States Code, relating to travel and transportation allowances of certain members of the uniformed services who are retired, discharged, or released from active duty
PL 89-680 (H.R.266), enacted 10/15/1966

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Public Law 89-680 
A N A C T 
October 15, 1966 
To amend sections 404 and 406 of title 37, United States Code, relating to travel 
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and transportation allowances of certain members of the uniformed services 
who are retired, discharged, or released from active duty. 
Uniformed serv-
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37 u s e 406. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That chapter 7 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
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(1) The first sentence of section 404 (c) is amended by striking out l'"n"tf°''*^"°" 
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the words after the second semicolon and inserting the following in 
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place thereof: "may, not later than one year from the date he is so 
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retired, placed on that list, discharged, or released, except as prescribed 
in regulations by the Secretaries concerned, select his home for the 
purposes of the travel and transportation allowances authorized by 
subsection (a) of this section." 
(2) Section 406(d) is amended by striking out the third sentence 
and inserting the following in place thereof: "The nontemporary 
storage of baggage and household effects may not be authorized for a 
period longer than one year from the date the member concerned is 
separated from the service, retired, placed on the temporary disability 
retired list, discharged, or released from active duty, except as pre-
scribed in regulations by the Secretaries concerned for a member 
who, on that date, or at any time during the one-year period following 
that date, is confined in a hospital, or is in its vicinity, undergoing 
medical treatment; or in the case of a member who— 
" (1) is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired 
list, under chapter 61 of title 10; or 
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"(2) is retired with pay under any other law, or, immediately 1221. 
following at least eight years of continuous active duty with no 
single break therein of more than ninety days, is discharged with 
severance pay or is involuntarily released from active duty with 
readjustment pay. 
Except in the case of a member who, on the date of his separation, 
discharge, or release, or at any time during the one-year period fol-
lowing that date, is confined in a hospital, or is in its vicinity, under-
going medical treatment, the cost of the storage, for the period that 
exceeds one year, shall be paid by the member." 
(3) The first sentence of section 406(g) is amended by striking out 
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the words after the second semicolon and inserting the following in 
place thereof: "is, not later than one year from the date he is so retired, 
placed on that list, discharged, or released, except as prescribed in 
regulations by the Secretaries concerned, entitled to transportation for 
his dependents, baggage, and household effects to the home selected 
under section 404 (c) of this title." 
Approved October 15, 1966. 
65-300 0-67—63