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§2647 Next-of-kin of persons unaccounted for from conflicts after World War II: transportation to annual meetings

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 157— - TRANSPORTATION › § 2647

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation for next-of-kin of people unaccounted for from the Korean conflict, the Cold War, the Vietnam War era, or the Persian Gulf War to and from an annual meeting in the United States. The travel will follow rules set by the Secretary of Defense.

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Title 10, §2647

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The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation for the next-of-kin of persons who are unaccounted for from the Korean conflict, the Cold War, Vietnam War era, or the Persian Gulf War to and from an annual meeting in the United States. Such transportation shall be provided under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Availability of Funds for Next-of-Kin of Vietnam Era Individuals Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8018, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2251, provided that: “Funds available in this Act [see Tables for classification] and hereafter may be used to provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under such

Regulations

as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.” Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8018, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 678. Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1235. Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2301. Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8018, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1224. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8019], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–92. Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8025, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 657. Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8031, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2625. Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8034, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1447. Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9046, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1912. Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8047, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1182. Pub. L. 101–511, title VIII, § 8051, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1886. Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9065, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1143.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2647

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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