§ 432. — Travel and transportation: members escorting certain dependents.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC432]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 7--ALLOWANCES
Sec. 432. Travel and transportation: members escorting certain
dependents
(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a
member of a uniformed service may be provided round trip transportation
and travel allowances for travel performed or to be performed under
competent orders as an escort for the member's dependent when travel by
the dependent is authorized by competent authority and the dependent is
incapable of traveling alone because of age, mental or physical
incapacity, or other extraordinary circumstances.
(b) Whenever possible, the Air Mobility Command or Military Sealift
Command shall be used, on a space-required basis, for the travel
authorized by this section.
(Added Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title VI, Sec. 615(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986,
100 Stat. 3879, Sec. 431; renumbered Sec. 432, Pub. L. 100-26,
Sec. 8(b)(1), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; amended Pub. L. 107-107,
div. A, title IX, Sec. 931(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1200.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 192 of
Title 10, Armed Forces, prior to enactment of this section by Pub. L.
99-145.
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-107 substituted ``Air Mobility
Command'' for ``Military Airlift Command''.
Effective Date
Section 615(b) of Pub. L. 99-661 provided that: ``Section 431 [now
432] of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
apply with respect to travel performed after September 30, 1986.''
