Us Code § 2251 - Household furnishings and other property: personnel outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii
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§ 2251. Household furnishings and other property: personnel outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii
(a)
(1) purchase household furnishings and automobiles from members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii for resale at cost to incoming personnel; and
(2) provide household furnishings, without charge, in other than public quarters occupied by members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are on duty outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii.
(b)
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, §1(e)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Section is based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, §723, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1443.
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