PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984
98 STAT. 2539
"(b)(l) In the case of a member stationed outside the continental United States and the dependents of such a member, transportation under this section may be provided from the international airport nearest the location of the member and dependents at the time notification of the personal emergency is received or the international airport nearest the member's permanent duty station (and if the member's dependents reside at another overseas location and receive a station allowance, from that location)— "(A) to the international airport in the continental United States closest to the international airport from which the member and his dependents departed; or "(B) to an airport in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any possession of the United States, or any other location outside the continental United States, as determined by the Secretary concerned. "(2) In the case of a member whose domicile is outside the continental United States and who is stationed in the continental United States and the dependents of such a member, transportation under this section may be provided from the international airport in the continental United States nearest the location of the member and dependents at the time notification of the personal emergency is received or the international airport nearest the member's permanent duty station to an international airport in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a possession of the United States, or any other location outside the continental United States, as determined by the Secretary concerned. "(3) In the case of a member stationed outside the continental United States whose dependents reside in the continental United States, transportation under this section may be provided for the member as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection and for the dependents as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(4) Whenever transportation is provided under this section, return transportation may be provided to the international airport from which the member or dependent departed or the international airport nearest the member's duty station. "(c) Transportation under this section may be authorized only upon a determination that, considering the nature of the personal emergency involved. Government transportation is not reasonably available. The cost of transportation authorized under this section for a member, or the dependents of a member, may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial air travel between the applicable locations described in subsection (b) of this section. "(d) In this section, 'continental United States' means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.". (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended to read as follows: "411d. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to personal emergencies for certain members and dependents.".
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to transportation begun after September 30, 1984. TRAVEL PAY FOR CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT INSTRUCTORS
SEC. 613. (a) Section 404(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (3);
Effective date. 37 USC 4lld note.
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