Section 2558 - National military associations: assistance at national conventions(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES.-The Secretary of a military department may provide services described in subsection (c) in connection with an annual conference or convention of a national military association.(b) CONDITIONS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES.-Services may be provided under this section only if-(1) the provision of the services in any case is approved in advance by the Secretary concerned;(2) the services can be provided in conjunction with training in appropriate military skills; and(3) the services can be provided within existing funds otherwise available to the Secretary concerned.(c) COVERED SERVICES.-Services that may be provided under this section are-(1) limited air and ground transportation;(4) administrative support; and(d) NATIONAL MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS.-The Secretary of Defense shall designate those organizations which are national military associations for purposes of this section.(e) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.Added Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title III, §329(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1417, §2548; renumbered §2558, Pub. L. 106-398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1033(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-260.EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2000- Pub. L. 106-398 renumbered section 2548 of this title as this section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title III, §329(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1417, provided that: "Section 2548 [now 2558] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1989]."
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.