§ 480. Travel and transportation allowances: miscellaneous categories

• (a) The following persons are entitled to such travel and transportation allowances provided by section 474 of this title as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned—
  • (1) cadets of the United States Military Academy;
  • (2) midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy;
  • (3) cadets of the United States Air Force Academy;
  • (4) cadets of the Coast Guard Academy;
  • (5) applicants for enlistment;
  • (6) rejected applicants for enlistment;
  • (7) general prisoners;
  • (8) discharged prisoners;
  • (9) insane patients transferred from military hospitals to other hospitals or to their homes; and
  • (10) persons discharged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital after transfer from a uniformed service.
• (b) The Secretary concerned shall, in prescribing allowances under subsection (a), consider the rights of the United States, as well as those of the persons concerned.
• (c) No travel or transportation allowance may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.