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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 1726 (Referred in Senate) — To amend title 14, United States Code, to improve the organization of such title and to incorporate certain transfers... · Sec. 116

Sec. 116. Chapter 27

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Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: Subchapter I—Personnel Rights and Benefits Sec. 2701. Procurement of personnel. 2702. Training. 2703. Contingent expenses. 2704. Equipment to prevent accidents. 2705. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service. 2706. Right to wear uniform. 2707. Protection of uniform. 2708. Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel. 2709.
Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian employees. 2710. Disposition of effects of decedents. 2711. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties. 2712. Payment for the apprehension of stragglers. Subchapter II—Awards 2731. Delegation of powers to make awards; rules and regulations. 2732. Medal of honor. 2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal. 2734. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag. 2735. Coast Guard cross. 2736.
Distinguished service medal. 2737. Silver star medal. 2738. Distinguished flying cross. 2739. Coast Guard medal. 2740. Insignia for additional awards. 2741. Time limit on award; report concerning deed. 2742. Honorable subsequent service as condition to award. 2743. Posthumous awards. 2744. Life-saving medals. 2745. Replacement of medals. 2746. Award of other medals. 2747. Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct. 2748. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.
Subchapter III—Payments 2761. Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to. 2762. Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses. 2763. Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty stations. 2764. Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects. 2765. Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative error or oversight. 2766. Travel card management. 2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons residing on islands in the continental United States. 2768.
Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing permanent change of station. 2769. Remission of indebtedness. 2770. Special instruction at universities. 2771. Attendance at professional meetings. 2772. Education loan repayment program. 2773. Rations or commutation therefor in money. 2774. Sales of ration supplies to messes. 2775. Flight rations. 2776. Payments at time of discharge for good of service. 2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons. 2778. Advancement of public funds to personnel. 2779.
Transportation to and from certain places of employment. . The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph
(2)are amended— by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 27 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. The table referred to in paragraph
(1)is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignation Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) Title 14 section number after redesignation 468 Procurement of personnel 2701 469 Training 2702 476 Contingent expenses 2703 477 Equipment to prevent accidents 2704 482 Clothing at time of discharge for good of service 2705 483 Right to wear uniform 2706 484 Protection of uniform 2707 485 Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel 2708 487 Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian employees 2709 507 Disposition of effects of decedents 2710 508 Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties 2711 644 Payment for the apprehension of stragglers 2712 499 Delegation of powers to make awards; rules and regulations 2731 491 Medal of honor 2732 504 Medal of honor: duplicate medal 2733 505 Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag 2734 491a Coast Guard cross 2735 492 Distinguished service medal 2736 492a Silver star medal 2737 492b Distinguished flying cross 2738 493 Coast Guard medal 2739 494 Insignia for additional awards 2740 496 Time limit on award; report concerning deed 2741 497 Honorable subsequent service as condition to award 2742 498 Posthumous awards 2743 500 Life-saving medals 2744 501 Replacement of medals 2745 502 Award of other medals 2746 503 Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct 2747 516 Presentation of United States flag upon retirement 2748 509 Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to 2761 510 Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses 2762 511 Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty stations 2763 512 Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects 2764 513 Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative error or oversight 2765 517 Travel card management 2766 518 Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons residing on islands in the continental United States 2767 519 Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing permanent change of station 2768 461 Remission of indebtedness 2769 470 Special instruction at universities 2770 471 Attendance at professional meetings 2771 472 Education loan repayment program 2772 478 Rations or commutation therefor in money 2773 479 Sales of ration supplies to messes 2774 480 Flight rations 2775 481 Payments at time of discharge for good of service 2776 486 Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons 2777 488 Advancement of public funds to personnel 2778 660 Transportation to and from certain places of employment 2779 Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended— by inserting before section 2701 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: ; by inserting before section 2731 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: ; and by inserting before section 2761 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: .
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