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 12 2 STA T .83PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28, 2008 ‘ ‘ (1)the t rav e lf r om the C ommo nw ealth or p o s sess i on of the U nite dS tates to re c eive the specialt y care services and ‘‘( 2 ) the ret u rn travel . ‘‘(d) DEFIN I T I O N S . —I n this section , the terms ‘primary care pro - vider ’ and ‘specialty care provider’ refer to a medical or dental professional who provides health care services under chapter 5 5 of this title. ‘‘(e) R E GULA TIONS.— T he Secretary of Defense shall prescri b e re g ulations to implement this section.’’. (b) CLE R I C AL AM EN D MENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2 64 1a the following new item

‘ 2641b.Space- a v a il able tr avel onD epart m ent o f Defen s e aircraft

retire d members residin g in C ommon w ealt h s and possessions of the U nited States for certain health care services. ’ ’. SEC.375 . R EC OV ER Y O FMI SSI NG MI L I TA RY P ROPERTY. (a) IN G ENERAL.—Chapter 165 of title 1 0, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: ‘ ‘ §278 8 .Prope r tyac co un ta bil ity

re g ulation s ‘‘The Secretary of a military department may prescribe regula- tions for the accounting for the property of that department and the fi x ing of responsibility for that property. ‘‘§ 278 9 . I n d i v idual e q uip m ent: unaut h ori z ed disposition ‘‘(a) P RO H I B ITION.— N o member of the armed forces may sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or e q uipment fur- nished to such member by the United States to any person other than a member of the armed forces or an officer of the United States who is authori z ed to receive it. ‘‘(b) SEI Z URE OF IM P ROPERL Y DISPOSED PROPERTY.—If a member of the armed forces has disposed of property in violation of sub- section (a) and the property is in the possession of a person who is neither a member of the armed forces nor an officer of the United States who is authorized to receive it, that person has no right to or interest in the property, and any civil or military officer of the United States may seize the property, wherever found, sub j ect to applicable regulations. Possession of such property fur- nished by the United States to a member of the armed forces by a person who is neither a member of the armed forces, nor an officer of the United States, is prima facie evidence that the property has been disposed of in violation of subsection (a). ‘‘(c) DELI V ERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY.—If an officer who seizes property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for the United States, the officer shall deliver the property to a person who is authorized to retain it.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items: ‘‘2 78 8. P ropert y acco u ntability: regulations. ‘‘278 9 . I ndividual e q uipment: unauthori z ed disposition.’’. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Such title is further amended by stri k ing the following sections: (A) Section 4 83 2. ( B ) Section 4836.

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