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37 U.S.C. 453: Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities

Created in 2011 by Public Law 112-81. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (c), (j)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §624(1), struck out "(but not to exceed one privately owned vehicle per member household)" after "privately owned vehicles". Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §624(2), substituted "privately owned vehicles" for "a privately owned vehicle". Law text · (c)

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(1), substituted "Reimbursement of Qualifying Spouse Relicensing Costs and Business Costs" for "Reimbursement of Qualifying Spouse Relicensing Costs or Business Costs Incident to a Member's Permanent Change of Station or Assignment" in heading. Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(2)(A), substituted "and qualified business costs" for "or qualified business costs" in introductory provisions. Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(2)(B), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: "the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations located in separate jurisdictions with unique li… Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(2)(C), substituted "relocation" for "reassignment". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(3), substituted "relocation" for "reassignment" in subpars. (A) and (B). Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(4)(A), substituted "the member's relocation described in paragraph (1);" for "movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member's change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A);". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(4)(B), substituted "relocation" for "reassignment". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(5)(A), substituted "the member's relocation described in paragraph (1);" for "movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member's change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A);". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §635(5)(B), substituted "relocation" for "reassignment". Law text · (g)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(1), inserted "or Business Costs" after "Relicensing Costs" in heading. Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(2), inserted "or qualified business costs" after "qualified relicensing costs" in introductory provisions. Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(3), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted "for qualified relicensing costs" after "subsection", substituted "$1,000" for "$1000", and added subpar. (B). Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §§622(a)(4), 623, inserted "or qualified business costs" after "qualified relicensing costs" and substituted "December 31, 2029" for "December 31, 2024". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(5)(A), inserted "business license, permit," after "courses," in introductory provisions. Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(5)(B), inserted ", or owned a business," before "during", "professional" before "license", and ", or business license or permit," after "certification". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(5)(C), inserted "professional" before "license" and ", or business license or permit," after "certification". Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §622(a)(6), added par. (5). Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §624, added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §625, added subsec. (i). Law text · (i)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–328 struck out subsec. (g). Text read as follows: "A member may be reimbursed as specified in regulations prescribed under section 464 of this title for travel and related expenses incurred by the member as a result of the cancellation of previously approved leave when the … Law text · (g)

2013

  • Pub. L. 113–66, §621(h), substituted "(including household goods in temporary storage, but excluding packing and crating)" for "(including packing, crating, and household goods in temporary storage)". Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–66, §621(c)(1), added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.