§ 2253 - Motor vehicles

CHAPTER 134— MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › SUBCHAPTER II— MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

(a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may—

(a)(1) provide for insurance of official motor vehicles in a foreign country when the laws of such country require such insurance; and

(a)(2) purchase right-hand drive passenger sedans at a cost of not more than $30,000 each.

(b) Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance of the active forces may be used for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Subsection (a)(1) of this section and sections 2241(b) and 2242(1), (4) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 705, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1437.

Subsection (a)(2) is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8005(i)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202.

Subsection (b) of this section and sections 2241(a) and 2661(a) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 735, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1444, as amended by Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §§ 1403(a)(2), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted “passenger sedans” for “vehicles”.

1997—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “$30,000” for “$12,000”.