Legislation

Title 10 United States Code (USC) §701, "Entitlement and Accumulation" This law prescribes the leave entitlement for members of the military and accumulation rates. Paragraph 701(i)(1) states that members of the military are allowed up to twenty-one days of leave in a calendar year to be used in conjunction with a qualifying child adoption.

Title 10 USC §1052, "Adoption Expenses: Reimbursement" This law authorizes the Department of Defense (DoD) to reimburse service members for qualifying expenses for the adoption of a child under the age of eighteen.

Title 14 USC §514, "Reimbursement for Adoption Expenses" This law authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse members of the Coast Guard for qualifying expenses for the adoption of a child under the age of eighteen.