Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§709a Expenses incurred in connection with leave canceled due to contingency operations: reimbursement

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A military member under a Secretary’s control can be paid back for travel and related costs that other laws do not cover when approved leave is canceled because the member is needed for a contingency operation, and the cancellation happens within 48 hours before the leave was to begin. The Secretary of Defense and, for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as part of the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security must write rules that say when this payback applies. Once a reimbursement decision is settled, it is final.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §709a

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(a)The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for travel and related expenses (to the extent not otherwise reimbursable under law) incurred by the member as a result of the cancellation of previously approved leave when—

(1)the leave is canceled in connection with the member’s participation in a contingency operation; and

(2)the cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the time the leave would have commenced.

(b)The Secretary of Defense and, in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations to establish the criteria for the applicability of subsection (a).

(c)The settlement of an application for reimbursement under subsection (a) is final and conclusive.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 709a

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73