Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 37 : Section 409


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 409. Travel and transportation allowances: house trailers and mobile homes

      (a)(1) A member, or in the case of a member's death, the member's
    dependent, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation of
    baggage and household effects under section 406 of this title, may
    be provided transportation of a house trailer or mobile home
    dwelling within the continental United States, within Alaska, or
    between the continental United States and Alaska (or reimbursement
    for such transportation), if the house trailer or mobile home
    dwelling is intended for use as a residence by such member or
    dependent. Such transportation may be limited to such modes and
    maximum costs as may be prescribed by regulations under subsection
    (d).
      (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), transportation of a
    house trailer or mobile home dwelling under paragraph (1) is in
    place of the transportation of baggage and household effects the
    member or member's dependent would otherwise be entitled to have
    provided.
      (3) The cost of transportation of a house trailer or mobile home
    dwelling under paragraph (1) may not be more than the total cost of
    transportation (including packing, pick-up, line-haul or drayage,
    delivery, and unpacking) of baggage and household effects of the
    member or dependent having the maximum weight authorized for the
    member or dependent under regulations prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned.
      (4) A house trailer or mobile home dwelling in transit under this
    section may be stored up to 180 days in accordance with regulations
    prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
      (b) Any payment authorized by this section may be made in advance
    of the transportation concerned.
      (c) A member or member's dependent who is entitled to the
    transportation of baggage or household effects from a place inside
    the continental United States or Alaska to a place outside the
    continental United States or Alaska, or from a place outside the
    continental United States or Alaska to a place inside the
    continental United States or Alaska, may be provided the
    transportation of a house trailer or mobile dwelling under this
    section, but the total cost to the Government of the transportation
    of baggage and household effects and the transport of a house
    trailer or mobile home dwelling may not exceed the cost of
    transporting baggage and household effects of the member or
    dependent having the maximum weight authorized for the member or
    dependent under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
      (d) The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to
    carry out this section.



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