{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-2568a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 2568a","heading":"Damaged personal protective equipment: award to members separating from the Armed Forces and veterans","body":"(a) In General.—The Secretary of a military department, acting through a disposition service distribution center of the Defense Logistics Agency, may award to a covered individual the demilitarized PPE of that covered individual. The award of PPE under this section shall be without cost to the covered individual. (b) Definitions.—In this section:(1) The term “covered individual” means—(A) a member of the armed forces—(i) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; and (ii) who is separating from the armed forces; or (B) a veteran who was under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned while a member of the armed forces. (2) The term “PPE” means personal protective equipment that was damaged in combat or otherwise—(A) during the deployment of a covered individual; and (B) after September 11, 2001.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 152—ISSUE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"39dfdf52b3ae001ad77fd54797e42fe04fb5dea8939caf7d324efa4b4704ad85","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-2568","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-2571"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}