Sec. 524. Home leave demonstration program
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During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary of a military department may reimburse an eligible member of the armed forces for the cost of airfare for that member to travel to the home of record of the member. A member of the armed forces is eligible for a reimbursement under subsection
(a)with respect to travel described in that subsection if— the member— is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and as of any date during the period specified in subsection (f), has been assigned to a duty location in Alaska for a period of one year or more; after an evaluation of the member by a mental health provider, that provider recommends, in writing, that the member use leave to which the member is entitled under section 704 of title 10, United States Code, to travel away from Alaska for the health and well-being of the member; and an officer with the grade of O–6 or higher in the chain of command of the member authorizes the travel of the member. The time during which a member who receives a reimbursement under subsection
(a)with respect to travel described in that subsection is absent from duty for such travel shall be treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, United States Code. Reimbursement under subsection
(a)is authorized only for the cost of airfare for a member to travel to the home of record of the member. If a member travels to any other location pursuant to an authorization under subsection (b), the amount the member is reimbursed under subsection
(a)may not exceed the cost the member would have incurred for airfare if the member had traveled to the home of record of the member. Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the use and effectiveness of reimbursements authorized by subsection (a). The period specified in this subsection is the period— beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and ending on December 31, 2023. In this section, the term mental health provider means— a health care provider of the Department of the Defense at a facility of the Department; or a non-Departmental health care provider (as defined in section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 ; 129 Stat 868; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note)).
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