10 USC § 2558 - National military associations: assistance at national conventions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s2558"
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title: "10 USC § 2558 - National military associations: assistance at national conventions"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2558"
section_name: "National military associations: assistance at national conventions"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ISSUE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(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.)"
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# § 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;

**(2)** communications;

**(3)** medical assistance;

**(4)** administrative support; and

**(5)** security support.

**(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.

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**Source Credit**: (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

### Amendments

2000— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “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 [
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