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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC1053a]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
              CHAPTER 53--MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
 
Sec. 1053a. Expenses incurred in connection with leave canceled 
        due to contingency operations: reimbursement
        
    (a) Authorization To Reimburse.--The Secretary concerned may 
reimburse a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary for travel and related expenses (to the extent not otherwise 
reimbursable under law) incurred by the member as a result of the 
cancellation of previously approved leave when the leave is canceled in 
connection with the member's participation in a contingency operation 
and the cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the time the leave would 
have commenced.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to establish the criteria for the applicability of 
subsection (a).
    (c) Conclusiveness of Settlement.--The settlement of an application 
for reimbursement under subsection (a) is final and conclusive.

(Added Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 579(a)], Oct. 
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-141.)


                             Effective Date

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 579(b)], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-141, provided that: ``Section 1053a of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to any travel and related expenses incurred by a member in 
connection with leave canceled after the date of the enactment of this 
Act [Oct. 30, 2000].''
