10 U.S.C. § 12604
(a)
Authority for Billeting on Same Basis as Active Duty Members Traveling Under Orders.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations authorizing a
Reserve traveling to
inactive-duty training at a location more than 50 miles from that
Reserve’s residence to be eligible for billeting in
Department of Defense
facilities on the same basis and to the same extent as a
member of the
armed forces on
active duty who is traveling under orders away from the
member’s permanent duty station.
(b)
Proof of Reason for Travel.— The Secretary shall include in the regulations the means for confirming a
Reserve’s eligibility for billeting under
subsection (a).
(c)
Lodging in Kind.—
(1)
In the case of a
member of a
reserve component performing
active duty for training or
inactive-duty training who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation allowances in connection with such duty, the
Secretary concerned may reimburse the
member for housing service charge expenses incurred by the
member in occupying transient government housing during the performance of such duty. If transient government housing is unavailable or inadequate, the
Secretary concerned may provide the
member with lodging in kind.
(2)
Any payment or other benefit under this subsection shall be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary concerned.
(3)
The Secretary may
pay service charge expenses under
paragraph (1) and expenses of providing lodging in kind under such paragraph out of
funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the
reserve component concerned. Use of a Government charge card is authorized for payment of these expenses.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 663(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–168; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, § 603(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1765.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81 added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 663(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–168, provided that: “Section 12604 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to periods of inactive-duty training beginning more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].”