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PUBLIC LAW 109–13—MAY 11, 2005

and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command administrative and operational control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a subsequent Act. TRAVEL FOR FAMILY OF HOSPITALIZED SERVICEMEMBERS

SEC. 1026. (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 411h of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); and (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) either— ‘‘(i) is seriously ill, seriously injured, or in a situation of imminent death (whether or not electrical brain activity still exists or brain death is declared), and is hospitalized in a medical facility in or outside the United States; or ‘‘(ii) is not described in clause (i), but has an injury incurred in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or combat zone, respectively, by the Secretary of Defense under section 1967(e)(1)(A) of title 38 and is hospitalized in a medical facility in the United States for treatment of that injury.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) Not more than one roundtrip may be provided to a family member under paragraph (1) on the basis of clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) HEADING FOR AMENDED SECTION.—The heading for section 411h of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 411h. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to illness or injury of members’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘411h. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to illness or injury of members.’’.

(c) FUNDING.—Funds for the provision of travel in fiscal year 2005 under section 411h of title 37, United States Code, by reason of the amendments made by this section shall be derived as follows: (1) In the case of travel provided by the Department of the Army, from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2005 by this Act and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287) for the Operation and Maintenance, Army account. (2) In the case of travel provided by the Department of the Navy, from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2005 by the Acts referred to in paragraph (1) for the Operation and Maintenance, Navy account. (3) In the case of travel provided by the Department of the Air Force, from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2005

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