United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part IV. SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT |
Chapter 157. TRANSPORTATION |
§ 2650. Civilian personnel in Alaska
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Persons residing in Alaska who are and have been employed there by the United States for at least two years, and their families, may be transported on vessels or airplanes operated by the Department of Defense, if— (1) the Secretary of Defense considers that accommodations are available; (2) the transportation is without expense to the United States; (3) the transportation is limited to one round trip between Alaska and the United States during any two-year period, except in an emergency such as sickness or death; and (4) in case of travel by air, the transportation cannot be reasonably handled by a United States commercial air carrier.
Historical And Revision
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
4746 | 10:1371a. | Nov. 21, 1941, ch. 483; restated July 25, 1947, ch. 321, 61 Stat. 423. |
Before the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947, the transport functions covered by this section were performed only by the Army. Under section 2(a)(3) of the National Security Act (as it existed before
Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–375, § 1072(a), (b)(3)(A), renumbered section 4746 of this title as this section and, in introductory provisions, struck out “Army transport agencies or, within bulk space allocations made to the Department of the Army, on vessels or airplanes operated by any military transport agency of” before “the Department of Defense”.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–375, § 1072(b)(3)(B), substituted “Secretary of Defense” for “Secretary of the Army”.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 108–375, § 1072(b)(3)(C), substituted “by air, the transportation cannot” for “by air—
“(A) the Secretary of Transportation has not certified that commercial air carriers of the United States that can handle the transportation are operating between Alaska and the United States; and
“(B) the transportation cannot”.
1984—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 98–443 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Civil Aeronautics Board”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–443 effective