A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in connection with international world friendship events or troops on foreign soil meetings, and for other purposes.
PL 95-492 (S.3373), enacted 10/20/1978

92 STAT. 1642 
PUBLIC LAW 95-492—OCT. 20, 1978 
Public Law 95-492 
95th Congress 
Oct. 20. 1978 
[S. 3373] 
Girl Scouts of 
America. 
Transportation 
services. 
10 u s e 2545. 
An Act 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
provide transportation to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 
connection with International World Friendship Events or Troops on Foreign 
Soil meetings, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled, That chapter 151 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2544 
the following new section: 
"§ 2545. Transportation services: international Girl Scout events 
"(a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized, under such regulations 
as he may prescribe, to provide, without expense to the United States 
Government, transportation from the United States or military com-
mands overseas, and return, on vessels of the Military Sealift Com-
mand or aircraft of the Military Airlift Command for (1) those Girl 
Scouts and officials certified by the Girl Scouts of the United States 
of America as representing the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America at any International World Friendship Event or Troops on 
Foreign Soil meeting which is endorsed and approved by the National 
Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America 
and is conducted outside of the United States, (2) United States citi-
zen delegates coming from outside of the United States to triennial 
meetings of the National Council of the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America, and (3) the equipment and property of such Girl 
Scouts and officials, to the extent that such transportation will not 
interfere with the requirements of military operations. 
"(b) Before furnishing any transportation under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall take from the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America a good and sufficient bond for the reimbursement to 
the United States by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, 
of the actual costs of transportation furnished under subsection (a). 
" (c) Amounts paid to the United States to reimburse it for the actual 
costs of transportation furnished under subsection (a) shall be credited 
to the current applicable appropriations or funds to which such costs 
were charged and shall be available for the same purposes as such 
appropriations or funds.". 
SEC. 2. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 151 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 2544 the following new item: 
"2545. Transportation services: international Girl Scout events.". 
Approved October 20, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1572 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1137 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Aug. 24, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House.