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10 U.S.C. § 520c — Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for recruitment of military personnel may be expended for small meals and refreshments during recruiting functions for the following persons:
(1) Persons who have enlisted under the Delayed Entry Program authorized by [section 513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section513&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Persons who are objects of armed forces recruiting efforts.
(3) Persons whose assistance in recruiting efforts of the military departments is determined to be influential by the Secretary concerned.
(4) Members of the armed forces and Federal employees when attending recruiting functions in accordance with a requirement to do so.
(5) Other persons whose presence at recruiting functions will contribute to recruiting efforts.
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for recruitment of military personnel may be expended for small meals and refreshments during recruiting functions for the following persons:
(1) Persons who have enlisted under the Delayed Entry Program authorized by [section 513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section513&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Persons who are objects of armed forces recruiting efforts.
(3) Persons whose assistance in recruiting efforts of the military departments is determined to be influential by the Secretary concerned.
(4) Members of the armed forces and Federal employees when attending recruiting functions in accordance with a requirement to do so.
(5) Other persons whose presence at recruiting functions will contribute to recruiting efforts.
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**(a)** A person with no prior military service who is qualified under [section 505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section505&num=0&edition=prelim) and applicable regulations for enlistment in a regular component of an armed force, or who is qualified under [section 20301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20301&num=0&edition=prelim) and applicable regulations for enlistment in the Space Force, may (except as provided in subsection (c)) be enlisted as a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve, or be enlisted as a member of the Space Force, for a term of not less than six years nor more than eight years.
**(b)**
(1) Unless sooner ordered to active duty under chapter 39 of this title or another provision of law, a person enlisted under subsection (a) shall, within 365 days after such enlistment, be discharged from the reserve component in which enlisted and immediately be enlisted in the regular component of an armed force.
(2) The Secretary concerned may extend the 365-day period described in paragraph (1) for any person for up to an additional 365 days if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interests of the armed force of which that person is a member to do so.
(3)
(A) The Secretary concerned may extend by up to an additional 365 days the period of extension under paragraph (2) for a person who enlisted before October 1, 2017, under [section 504(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section504/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that the period of extension under this paragraph is required for the
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**(a) Expenditures for Recognition Items.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, appropriated funds may be expended—
(1) to procure recognition items of nominal or modest value for recruitment or retention purposes; and
(2) to present such items—
(A) to members of the armed forces; and
(B) to members of the families of members of the armed forces, and other individuals, recognized as providing support that substantially facilitates service in the armed forces.
**(b) Provision of Meals and Refreshments.—** For purposes of [section 520c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section520c&num=0&edition=prelim) and any regulation prescribed to implement that section, functions conducted for the purpose of presenting recognition items described in subsection (a) shall be treated as recruiting functions, and recipients of such items shall be treated as persons who are the objects of recruiting efforts.
**(c) Recognition Items of Nominal or Modest Value.—** In this section, the term “recognition item of nominal or modest value” means a commemorative coin, medal, trophy, badge, flag, poster, painting, or other similar item that is valued at less than $50 per item and is designed to recognize or commemorate service in the armed forces.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 520c
Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 787, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 63
Stat. 992, 1015.
June 24, 1948, ch. 632, 62 Stat. 655.
July 30, 1947, ch. 357, title I, § 1, 61 Stat. 557.
July 16, 1946, ch. 583, § 1, 60 Stat. 547, 548.
July 3, 1945, ch. 265, § 1, 59 Stat. 390.
June 28, 1944, ch. 303, § 1, 58 Stat. 580.
July 1, 1943, ch. 185, § 1, 57 Stat. 354.
July 2, 1942, ch. 477, § 1, 56 Stat. 617.
June 30, 1941, ch. 262, § 1, 55 Stat. 373.
June 13, 1940, ch. 343, § 1, 54 Stat. 358, 359.
Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, § 1, 53 Stat. 600.
June 11, 1938, ch. 37, § 1, 52 Stat. 649.
July 1, 1937, ch. 423, § 1, 50 Stat. 450.
May 15, 1936, ch. 404, § 1, title I, 49 Stat. 1286.
Apr. 9, 1935, ch. 54, § 1, title I, 49 Stat. 128.
Apr. 26, 1934, ch. 165, title I, 48 Stat. 621.
Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 281, title I, 47 Stat. 1577.
July 14, 1932, ch. 482, title I, 47 Stat. 670, 671.
Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 279, title I, 46 Stat. 1283, 1284.
May 28, 1930, ch. 348, title I, 46 Stat. 438.
Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 366, title I, 45 Stat. 1356.
Mar. 23, 1928, ch. 232, title I, 45 Stat. 332.
Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 167, title I, 44 Stat. 1113.
Apr. 15, 1926, ch. 146, title I, 44 Stat. 262.
Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43 Stat. 900.
AMENDMENTS
1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted ‘‘enlistment’’ for ‘‘en-
listments’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat.
2621, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by sections
1401 [enacting this section and sections 956, 979 to 981,
1047 to 1050, 1074b [now 1074c], 1093, 1589, 2007 to 2009,
2484, 2638, and 2639 of this title, amending sections 1074,
1077, 1079, 2104, and 7204 of this title, and repealing sec-
tion 7208 of this title], 1402 [enacting section 30
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