Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1149 Excess Leave and Permissive Temporary Duty
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 58 — BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR MEMBERS BEING SEPARATED OR RECENTLY SEPARATED › § 1149
Summary
Give members facing involuntary separation extra time to relocate; under rules from Defense or Homeland Security (for Coast Guard not Navy), up to 30 days extra leave or up to 10 days permissive duty are allowed, unless it would interfere with missions.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1149
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary concerned shall grant a member of the armed forces who is to be involuntarily separated such excess leave (for a period not in excess of 30 days), or such permissive temporary duty (for a period not in excess of 10 days), as the member requires in order to facilitate the member’s carrying out necessary relocation activities (such as job search and residence search activities), unless to do so would interfere with military missions.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2013—Pub. L. 112–239 inserted “when it is not operating as a service in the Navy” after “Coast Guard”. 2002—Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337 inserted “or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard” after “Secretary of Defense” and struck out “of the military department” before “concerned”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 applicable only to members of the Coast Guard who are separated after Sept. 30, 1994, see section 542(e) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 1141 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1149
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102