Us Code § 2568 - Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations
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§ 2568. Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations
The Secretary of a military department may authorize a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who has been deployed in support of a contingency operation for at least 30 days to retain, after that member is no longer so deployed, the combat uniform issued to that member as organizational clothing and individual equipment.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, §376(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 84.)
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