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10 U.S.C. § 704 — Use of leave; regulations
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, or his designated representative, leave may be taken by a member on a calendar-day basis as vacation or absence from duty with pay, annually as accruing, or otherwise.
**(b)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) provide equal treatment of officers and enlisted members;
(2) establish to the fullest extent practicable uniform policies for the several armed forces;
(3) provide that leave shall be taken annually as accruing to the extent consistent with military requirements and other exigencies; and
(4) provide for the determination of the number of calendar days of leave to which a member is entitled, including the number of calendar days of absence from duty or vacation to be counted or charged against leave.
**(c) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at Hearings.—**
(1) **Regulations.—** — The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the granting of leave to a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which—
(A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing described in paragraph (2);
(B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in a contingency operation; and
(C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such leave not be granted.
(2) **Covered hearings.—** — Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative process established under State law, in connection with a civil action—
(A) to determine whether a member of the armed forces is a natural parent of a child; or
(B) to determine an obligation of a member of the armed forces to provide child support.
(3) **Defi
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, or his designated representative, leave may be taken by a member on a calendar-day basis as vacation or absence from duty with pay, annually as accruing, or otherwise.
**(b)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) provide equal treatment of officers and enlisted members;
(2) establish to the fullest extent practicable uniform policies for the several armed forces;
(3) provide that leave shall be taken annually as accruing to the extent consistent with military requirements and other exigencies; and
(4) provide for the determination of the number of calendar days of leave to which a member is entitled, including the number of calendar days of absence from duty or vacation to be counted or charged against leave.
**(c) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at Hearings.—**
(1) **Regulations.—** — The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the granting of leave to a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which—
(A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing described in paragraph (2);
(B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in a contingency operation; and
(C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such leave not be granted.
(2) **Covered hearings.—** — Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative process established under State law, in connection with a civil action—
(A) to determine whether a member of the armed forces is a natural parent of a child; or
(B) to determine an obligation of a member of the armed forces to provide child support.
(3) **Definitions.—** — In this subsection:
(A) The term “court” has the meaning given that term in [section 1408(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1408/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The term “child support” has the meaning given that term in section 459(i) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 659(i)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section659/i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title:
(1)
(A) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(B) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
(3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force,and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “Secretary concerned” means—
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force;
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
(A) is a land force;
(B)
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy promulgates a new rule, policy, or memorandum pursuant to [section 704 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section704&num=0&edition=prelim) or, with respect to the reserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense promulgates a new regulation for members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 711 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section711&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to leave associated with the birth or placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long term foster care, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall promulgate a similar rule, policy, or memorandum that provides leave to officers, enlisted members, and members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard that is equal in duration and compensation to that provided by the Secretary of the Navy or, with respect to members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Leave Associated With Birth or Placement of Minor Child With Member for Adoption or Long Term Foster Care.—** Notwithstanding subsection (a), sections 701, 704, and 711 of title 10, or any other provision of law, all officers, enlisted members, and members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard shall be authorized leave associated with the birth, adoption, or long term foster care of a child during the 1-year period following such birth, placement of a minor child with the member for long-term foster care, or adoption, and, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer, such officer or, enlisted memb
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 704
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 703. Reenlistment leave
(a) Leave for not more than 90 days may be au-
thorized, in the discretion of the Secretary con-
cerned, or his designated representative, to a
member of an armed force who reenlists. Leave
authorized under this section shall be deducted
from leave accrued during active service before
reenlistment or charged against leave that may
accrue during future active service, or both.
(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, and notwithstanding sub-
section (a), a member who is on active duty in
an area described in section 310(a)(2) or para-
graph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37 and
who, by reenlistment, extension of enlistment,
or other voluntary action, extends his required
tour of duty in that area for at least six months
may be—
(1) authorized not more than thirty days of
leave, exclusive of travel time, at an author-
ized place selected by the member; and
(2) transported at the expense of the United
States to and from that place.
Leave under this subsection may not be charged
or credited to leave that accrued or that may
accrue under section 701 of this title. The provi-
sions of this subsection shall be effective only in
the case of members who extend their required
tours of duty on or before June 30, 1973.
(Added Pub. L. 87–649, § 3(1), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat.
493; amended Pub. L. 89–735, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat.
1163; Pub. L. 90–330, June 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 170;
Pub. L. 91–302, July 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 368; Pub. L.
92–481, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 115–91,
div. A, title VI, § 618(c), Dec. 12, 2017
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**(a) Consent to support enforcement** Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including [section 407 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section407&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 5301 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim)), effective January 1, 1975, moneys (the entitlement to which is based upon remuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, the United States or the District of Columbia (including any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to any individual, including members of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be subject, in like manner and to the same extent as if the United States or the District of Columbia were a private person, to withholding in accordance with State law enacted pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of [section 666 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section666&num=0&edition=prelim) and regulations of the Secretary under such subsections, and to any other legal process brought, by a State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under this part or by an individual obligee, to enforce the legal obligation of the individual to provide child support or alimony.
**(b) Consent to requirements applicable to private person** With respect to notice to withhold income pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of [section 666 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section666&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other order or process to enforce support obligations against an individual (if the order or process contains or is accompanied by sufficient data to permit prompt identification of the in
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 659
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—
‘‘(i) REPORT ON VARIATIONS IN STATE PERFORMANCE
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
DEMOGRAPHIC
VARIABLES.—Not
later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Congress a report that identifies any de-
mographic or economic variables that account for
differences in the performance levels achieved by
the States with respect to the performance meas-
ures used in the system, and contains the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary for such adjust-
ments to the system as may be necessary to ensure
that the relative performance of States is measured
from a baseline that takes account of any such
variables.
‘‘(ii) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than March 1,
2001, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress an
interim report that contains the findings of the
study required by subparagraph (A).
‘‘(iii) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1,
2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a
final report that contains the final findings of the
study required by subparagraph (A). The report
shall include any recommendations for changes in
the system that the Secretary determines would
improve the operation of the child support enforce-
ment program.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPORT INCENTIVE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in consultation with State directors
of programs operated under part D of title IV of the
Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.] and rep-
resentatives of children potentially eligible for med-
ical support, shall develop a performance measure
based on the effectiveness of States in establishing
and enforcing medical support obligations, and shall
make recommendations for the incorporation of the
measure, in a revenue neutra
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