(a) Transportation Authorized.—The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft for the purpose of transporting any veteran specified in subsection (b) between American Samoa and the State of Hawaii if such transportation is required in order to provide hospital care to such veteran as described in that subsection.
(b) Veterans Eligible for Transport.—A veteran eligible for transport under subsection (a) is any veteran who—(1) resides in and is located in American Samoa; and
(2) as determined by an official of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, must be transported to the State of Hawaii in order to receive hospital care to which such veteran is entitled under chapter 17 of title 38 in facilities of such Department in the State of Hawaii.
(c) Administration.—(1) Transportation may be provided to veterans under this section only on a space-available basis.
(2) A charge may not be imposed on a veteran for transportation provided to the veteran under this section.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
§ 2631. Preference for United States vessels in transporting supplies by sea
§ 2631a. Contingency planning: sealift and related intermodal transportation requirements
§ 2632. Transportation to and from certain places of employment and on military installations
§ 2636. Deductions from amounts due carriers
§ 2637. Transportation in certain areas outside the United States
§ 2638. Transportation of civilian clothing of enlisted members
§ 2639. Transportation to and from school for certain minor dependents
§ 2640. Charter air transportation of members of the armed forces or cargo
§ 2641. Transportation of certain veterans on Department of Defense aeromedical evacuation aircraft
§ 2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation overseas
§ 2644. Control of transportation systems in time of war
§ 2646. Travel services: procurement for official and unofficial travel under one contract
§ 2648. Persons and supplies: sea, land, and air transportation
§ 2650. Civilian personnel in Alaska
§ 2651. Passengers and merchandise to Guam: sea transport
§ 2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes