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10 U.S.C. § 2613 — Acceptance of frequent traveler miles, credits, points, and tickets: use to facilitate rest and recuperation travel of deployed members and their families
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**(a) Authority to Accept Donation of Travel Benefits.—** Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may accept from any person or government agency the donation of travel benefits for the purposes of use under subsection (d).
**(b) Travel Benefit Defined.—** In this section, the term “travel benefit” means—
(1) frequent traveler miles, credits for tickets, or tickets for air or surface transportation issued by an air carrier or a surface carrier, respectively, that serves the public; and
(2) points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations issued by an inn, hotel, or other commercial establishment that provides lodging to transient guests.
**(c) Condition on Authority to Accept Donation.—** The Secretary may accept a donation of a travel benefit under this section only if the business entity referred to in subsection (b) that is the source of the benefit consents to such donation. Any such donation shall be under such terms and conditions as the business entity may specify, and the travel benefit so donated may be used only in accordance with the rules established by the business entity.
**(d) Use of Donated Travel Benefits.—** A travel benefit accepted under this section may be used only for the purpose of—
(1) facilitating the travel of a member of the armed forces who—
(A) is deployed on active duty outside the United States away from the permanent duty station of the member in support of a contingency operation; and
(B) is granted, during such deployment, rest and recuperative leave, emergency leave, convalescent leave, or another form of leave authorized for the member; or
(2) in the case of a member of the armed forces recuperating from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during such a deployment, facilita
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**(a) Authority to Accept Donation of Travel Benefits.—** Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may accept from any person or government agency the donation of travel benefits for the purposes of use under subsection (d).
**(b) Travel Benefit Defined.—** In this section, the term “travel benefit” means—
(1) frequent traveler miles, credits for tickets, or tickets for air or surface transportation issued by an air carrier or a surface carrier, respectively, that serves the public; and
(2) points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations issued by an inn, hotel, or other commercial establishment that provides lodging to transient guests.
**(c) Condition on Authority to Accept Donation.—** The Secretary may accept a donation of a travel benefit under this section only if the business entity referred to in subsection (b) that is the source of the benefit consents to such donation. Any such donation shall be under such terms and conditions as the business entity may specify, and the travel benefit so donated may be used only in accordance with the rules established by the business entity.
**(d) Use of Donated Travel Benefits.—** A travel benefit accepted under this section may be used only for the purpose of—
(1) facilitating the travel of a member of the armed forces who—
(A) is deployed on active duty outside the United States away from the permanent duty station of the member in support of a contingency operation; and
(B) is granted, during such deployment, rest and recuperative leave, emergency leave, convalescent leave, or another form of leave authorized for the member; or
(2) in the case of a member of the armed forces recuperating from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during such a deployment, facilitating the travel of family members of the member in order to be reunited with the member.
**(e) Administration.—**
(1) The Secretary shall designate a single office in the Department of Defense to carry out this section. That office shall develop rules and procedures to facilitate the acceptance and distribution of travel benefits under this section.
(2) For the use of travel benefits under subsection (d)(2) by family members of a member of the armed forces, the Secretary may, as the Secretary determines appropriate, limit—
(A) eligibility to family members who, by reason of affinity, degree of consanguinity, or otherwise, are sufficiently close in relationship to the member of the armed forces to justify the travel assistance;
(B) the number of family members who may travel; and
(C) the number of trips that family members may take.
(3) The Secretary of Defense may, in an exceptional case, authorize a person not described in subsection (d)(2) to use a travel benefit accepted under this subsection to visit a member of the armed forces described in subsection (d)(1) if that person has a notably close relationship with the member. The travel benefit may be used by such person only in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as the Secretary determines appropriate and the rules established by the business entity referred to in subsection (b) that is the source of the travel benefit.
**(f) Services of Nonprofit Organization.—** The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to use the services of the organization—
(1) to promote the donation of travel benefits under this section, except that amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be expended for this purpose; and
(2) to assist in administering the collection, distribution, and use of travel benefits under this section.
**(g) Family Member Defined.—** In this section, the term “family member” has the meaning given that term in [section 451(a) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section451/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Authority to Accept Equipment.—**
(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned—
(1) may accept communications equipment for use in coordinating joint response and recovery operations with public safety agencies in the event of a disaster; and
(2) may accept services related to the operation and maintenance of such equipment.
**(b) Regulations.—** The authority under subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(c) Limitations.—**
(1) Equipment may be accepted under subsection (a)(1) only to the extent that communications equipment under the control of the Secretary concerned at the potential disaster response site is inadequate to meet military requirements for communicating with public safety agencies during the period of response to the disaster.
(2) Services may be accepted under subsection (a)(2) related to the operation and maintenance of communications equipment only to the extent that the necessary capabilities are not available to the military commander having custody of the equipment.
**(d) Liability.—** A person providing services accepted under this section may not be considered, by reason of the provision of such services, to be an officer, employee, or agent of the United States for any purpose.
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**(a) General rule** Gross income shall not include any qualified military benefit.
**(b) Qualified military benefit** For purposes of this section—
(1) **In general** — The term “qualified military benefit” means any allowance or in-kind benefit (other than personal use of a vehicle) which—
(A) is received by any member or former member of the uniformed services of the United States or any dependent of such member by reason of such member’s status or service as a member of such uniformed services, and
(B) was excludable from gross income on September 9, 1986, under any provision of law, regulation, or administrative practice which was in effect on such date (other than a provision of this title).
(2) **No other benefit to be excludable except as provided by this title** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no benefit shall be treated as a qualified military benefit unless such benefit—
(A) is a benefit described in paragraph (1), or
(B) is excludable from gross income under this title without regard to any provision of law which is not contained in this title and which is not contained in a revenue Act.
(3) **Limitations on modifications**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and paragraphs (4) and (5), no modification or adjustment of any qualified military benefit after September 9, 1986, shall be taken into account.
(B) *Exception for certain adjustments to cash benefits* — Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any adjustment to any qualified military benefit payable in cash which—
(i) is pursuant to a provision of law or regulation (as in effect on September 9, 1986), and
(ii) is determined by reference to any fluctuation in cost, price, currency, or other similar index.
(C) *Exception for deat
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2613
section (a) in the same manner that such sub-
section applies to property that is accepted
under subsection (a) of that section.
(d)(1) Upon request of the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of the Treasury may—
(A) retain money, securities, and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of securities, in the National
Defense University Gift Fund; and
(B) invest money and reinvest the proceeds
of the sale of securities in that fund in securi-
ties of the United States or in securities guar-
anteed as to principal and interest by the
United States.
(2) The interest and profits accruing from
those securities shall be deposited to the credit
of the fund and may be disbursed as provided in
subsection (b).
(e) In this section:
(1) the term ‘‘gift’’ includes a devise of real
property or a bequest of personal property and
any gift of an interest in real property.
(2) The term ‘‘National Defense University’’
includes any school or other component of the
National Defense University specified under
section 2165(b) of this title.
(f) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 931(a),
Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2624; amended Pub. L.
108–136, div. A, title IX, § 931(d), Nov. 24, 2003, 117
Stat. 1581; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X,
§ 1081(a)(44), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1596.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted ‘‘section
343(f)(4)’’ for ‘‘section 2166(f)(4)’’.
2003—Subsec.
(a).
Pub.
L.
108–136
substituted
‘‘2166(f)(4)’’ for ‘‘2611(f)’’.
§ 2613. Acceptance of frequent traveler miles,
credits, points, and tickets: use to facilitate
rest and recuperation travel of deployed
members and their families
(a) AUTH
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