Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary concerned shall grant a member of the armed forces who is to be involuntarily separated such excess leave (for a period not in excess of 30 days), or such permissive temporary duty (for a period not in excess of 10 days), as the member requires in order to facilitate the member’s carrying out necessary relocation activities (such as job search and residence search activities), unless to do so would interfere with military missions.
Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 502(a)(1)104 Stat. 1557Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 542(a)(8)108 Stat. 2768Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1)116 Stat. 2314Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(17)126 Stat. 1952(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 112–2392013— inserted “when it is not operating as a service in the Navy” after “Coast Guard”.
Pub. L. 107–2962002— substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.
Pub. L. 103–3371994— inserted “or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard” after “Secretary of Defense” and struck out “of the military department” before “concerned”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107–296section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Pub. L. 103–337section 542(e) of Pub. L. 103–337section 1141 of this titleAmendment by applicable only to members of the Coast Guard who are separated after , see , set out as a note under .