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10 U.S.C. § 1056 — Relocation assistance programs
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**(a) Requirement to Provide Assistance.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide relocation assistance to members of the armed forces and their families as provided in this section. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall make every effort, consistent with readiness objectives, to stabilize and lengthen tours of duty to minimize the adverse effects of relocation.
**(b) Types of Assistance.—**
(1) The Secretary of each military department, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, shall provide relocation assistance, through military relocation assistance programs described in subsection (c), to members of the armed forces who are ordered to make a change of permanent station which includes a move to a new location (and for dependents of such members who are authorized to move in connection with the change of permanent station).
(2) The relocation assistance provided shall include the following:
(A) Provision of destination area information and preparation (to be provided before the change of permanent station takes effect), with emphasis on information with regard to moving costs, housing costs and availability, child care, spouse employment opportunities, cultural adaptation, community orientation, education systems, school enrollment procedures, and State-specific provisions under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
(B) Provision of counseling about financial management, home buying and selling, renting, stress management aimed at intervention and prevention of abuse, property management, and shipment and storage of household goods (including motor vehicles and pets).
(C) Provision of settling-in services, with emphasis on available government living quarters, private housing
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**(a) Requirement to Provide Assistance.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide relocation assistance to members of the armed forces and their families as provided in this section. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall make every effort, consistent with readiness objectives, to stabilize and lengthen tours of duty to minimize the adverse effects of relocation.
**(b) Types of Assistance.—**
(1) The Secretary of each military department, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, shall provide relocation assistance, through military relocation assistance programs described in subsection (c), to members of the armed forces who are ordered to make a change of permanent station which includes a move to a new location (and for dependents of such members who are authorized to move in connection with the change of permanent station).
(2) The relocation assistance provided shall include the following:
(A) Provision of destination area information and preparation (to be provided before the change of permanent station takes effect), with emphasis on information with regard to moving costs, housing costs and availability, child care, spouse employment opportunities, cultural adaptation, community orientation, education systems, school enrollment procedures, and State-specific provisions under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
(B) Provision of counseling about financial management, home buying and selling, renting, stress management aimed at intervention and prevention of abuse, property management, and shipment and storage of household goods (including motor vehicles and pets).
(C) Provision of settling-in services, with emphasis on available government living quarters, private housing, child care, spouse employment assistance information, cultural adaptation, community orientation, and educational resources for dependent children, including school transition assistance, academic continuity, and special education services.
(D) Provision of home finding services, with emphasis on services for locating adequate, affordable temporary and permanent housing.
(E) Educational planning and support services for dependent children with disabilities, including procedures for transferring individualized education programs and coordinating with the Exceptional Family Member Program.
(F) Provision of information regarding available assistance under this section and any other assistance relating to a change of permanent station available under any other provision of law, including—
(i) information on family assistance programs authorized under [section 1788 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1788&num=0&edition=prelim), including financial planning resources, spouse employment support, and community integration services;
(ii) guidance on available housing assistance, including on-base housing options, rental protections, and resources for off-base relocation;
(iii) mental health and well-being support services, including those accessible during the period of transition for a change of permanent station;
(iv) educational resources for dependent children, including school transition assistance and special education services;
(v) information on available legal and financial counseling programs; and
(vi) any other assistance programs that support members of the armed forces and their families during relocation.
(3) The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that relocation assistance required to be provided under this subsection is provided not later than 45 days before the date on which a change of permanent station takes effect for a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
(4) The Secretary of each military department shall—
(A) incorporate the information required to be provided under this subsection into accessible materials and briefings provided to members of the armed forces relating to a change of permanent station;
(B) ensure that the program under this section provides accessible materials and briefings at military installations and through online resources;
(C) develop a communication strategy, including digital outreach and printed materials, to increase awareness of the program under this section and assistance available under other provisions of law relating to a change of permanent station; and
(D) assess the satisfaction of members of the armed forces with the information provided under this subsection.
**(c) Military Relocation Assistance Programs.—**
(1) The Secretary shall provide for the establishment of military relocation assistance programs to provide the relocation assistance described in subsection (b). The Secretary shall establish such a program in each geographic area in which at least 500 members of the armed forces are assigned to or serving at a military installation. A member who is not stationed within a geographic area that contains such a program shall be given access to such a program. The Secretary shall ensure that persons on the staff of each program are trained in the techniques and delivery of professional relocation assistance.
(2) The Secretary shall ensure that information available through each military relocation assistance program shall be managed through a computerized information system that can interact with all other military relocation assistance programs of the military departments, including programs located outside the continental United States.
(3) Duties of each military relocation assistance program shall include assisting personnel offices on the military installation in using the computerized information available through the program to help provide members of the armed forces who are deciding whether to reenlist information on locations of possible future duty assignments.
**(d) Director.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish the position of Director of Military Relocation Assistance Programs in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel). The Director shall oversee development and implementation of the military relocation assistance programs under this section.
**(e) Regulations.—** This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(f) Inapplicability to Coast Guard.—** This section does not apply to the Coast Guard.
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(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide for the families of members of the armed forces serving on active duty, in addition to any other assistance available for such families, any assistance that the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the children of such members obtain needed child care, education, and other youth services.
**(b) Primary Purpose of Assistance.—** The assistance authorized by this section should be directed primarily toward providing needed family support, including child care, education, and other youth services, for children of members of the armed forces who are deployed, assigned to duty, or ordered to active duty in connection with a contingency operation.
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense—
(A) within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in a grade below O–7; or
(B) within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in the grade of O–7 or above.
**(b)** The Secretary is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. Subject to the direction of the President and to this title and section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim)) he has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense.
**(c)** The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Department of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with—
(1) a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department;
(2) itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications, made under sections 125 and 191 of this title; and
(3) such recommendations as he considers appropriate.
**(d)** Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Secretary may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Department of Defense
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**(a) Housing Treatment for Certain Members Who Have a Spouse or Other Dependents.—**
(1) **Housing treatment regulations.—** — The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that permit a member of the armed forces described in paragraph (2) who is undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States to request the housing treatment described in subsection (b) during the covered relocation period of the member.
(2) **Eligible members.—** — A member described in this paragraph is any member who—
(A) has a spouse who is gainfully employed or enrolled in a degree, certificate or license granting program at the beginning of the covered relocation period;
(B) has one or more dependents attending an elementary or secondary school at the beginning of the covered relocation period;
(C) has one or more dependents enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program; or
(D) is caring for an immediate family member with a chronic or long-term illness at the beginning of the covered relocation period.
**(b) Housing Treatment.—**
(1) **Continuation of housing for the spouse and other dependents.—** — If a spouse or other dependent of a member whose request under subsection (a) is approved resides in Government-owned or Government-leased housing at the beginning of the covered relocation period, the spouse or other dependent may continue to reside in such housing during a period determined in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to this section.
(2) **Early housing eligibility.—** — If a spouse or other dependent of a member whose request under subsection (a) is approved is eligible to reside in Government-owned or Government-leased housing following the member’s permanent change of station within the United States, the spouse or other
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1055
(a) [amending this section] shall apply only to claims
accruing on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act [Sept. 28, 1988], regardless of when the alleged neg-
ligent act or omission occurred.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1356(b), Nov. 14, 1986,
100 Stat. 3998, provided that: ‘‘Section 1054 of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
apply only to claims accruing on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act [Nov. 14, 1986], regardless of
when the alleged negligent or wrongful act or omission
occurred.’’
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
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.
§ 1055. Waiver of security deposits for members
renting private housing; authority to indem-
nify landlord
(a) The Secretary of Defense may carry out a
program under which the Secretary of a mili-
tary department agrees to indemnify a landlord
who leases a rental unit to a member of the
armed forces against a breach of the lease by the
member or for damage to the rental unit caused
by the member. In exchange for agreement for
such indemnification by the Secretary, the land-
lord shall be required to waive any requirement
for payment by the member of a security deposit
that the landlord would otherwise require.
(b)(1) For purposes of carrying out a progr
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