−CITE− 10 USC CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET 01/06/03 −EXPCITE− TITLE 10 − ARMED FORCES Subtitle D − Air Force PART IV − SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET . −HEAD− CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET −MISC1− Sec. 9511. Definitions. 9512. Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features. 9513. Use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors. 9514. Indemnification of Department of Transportation for losses covered by defense−related aviation insurance. PRIOR PROVISIONS Chapter was comprised of subchapter I, sections 9501 to 9507, and subchapter II, sections 9511 to 9513, prior to amendment by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 828(a)(8)(A)(ii), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1714, which struck out headings for subchapters I and II. Prior section 9501, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 573,

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related to mobilization by the President in time of war, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(a)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1705. See section 2538 of this title. Prior section 9502, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 574, related to maintenance by Secretary of the Air Force of lists of plants equipped to manufacture arms or ammunition and lists of plants convertible into ammunition factories, and provided for a Board on Mobilization of Industries Essential for Military Preparedness, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(a)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1705. See sections 2539 and 2539a of this title. Prior section 9503, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 574, related to research and development programs of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 827(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1713. Prior section 9504, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 575, related to procurement of ordnance, signal, and chemical warfare supplies for experimental purposes by the Secretary of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(c)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707. See section 2373 of this title. Prior section 9505, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 575, related to procurement of production equipment by Secretary of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 823(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707. Prior section 9506, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 575,

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related to sale, loan, or gift of samples, drawings, and information to contractors, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(b)(3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1706. Prior section 9507, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 575, related to sale of ordnance and ordnance stores to designers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(b)(3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1706. AMENDMENTS 1996 − Pub. L. 104−201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1079(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2669, added item 9514. 1994 − Pub. L. 103−355, title III, Sec. 3033(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3336, substituted ''Use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors'' for ''Commitment of aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet'' in item 9513. 1993 − Pub. L. 103−160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 828(c)(8)(A), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1714, substituted ''CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET'' for ''INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT'' in chapter heading, struck out subchapter analysis consisting of items for subchapter I ''General'' and subchapter II ''Civil Reserve Air Fleet'', struck out subchapter I heading ''GENERAL'', struck out items 9501 ''Industrial mobilization: orders; priorities; possession of manufacturing plants; violations'', 9502 ''Industrial mobilization: plants; lists; Board on Mobilization of Industries Essential for Military Preparedness'', 9503 ''Research and development programs'', 9504 ''Procurement for experimental purposes'', 9505 ''Procurement of production equipment'', 9506

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''Sale, loan, or gift of samples, drawings, and information to contractors'', and 9507 ''Sale of ordnance and ordnance stores to designers'', and struck out heading for subchapter II ''CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET''. 1989 − Pub. L. 101−189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1636(c)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1610, substituted ''Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features'' for ''Contracts to modify aircraft: cargo−convertible features'' in item 9512 and ''Commitment'' for ''Contracts to modify aircraft: commitment'' in item 9513. 1981 − Pub. L. 97−86, title IX, Sec. 915, Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1125, added analysis of subchapters, subchapter headings ''SUBCHAPTER I − GENERAL'' and ''SUBCHAPTER II − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET'', and the analysis of sections for subchapter II consisting of items 9511, 9512, and 9513. −CITE− 10 USC Sec. 9511 01/06/03 −EXPCITE− TITLE 10 − ARMED FORCES Subtitle D − Air Force PART IV − SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET −HEAD− Sec. 9511. Definitions −STATUTE− In this chapter:

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(1) The terms ''aircraft'', ''citizen of the United States'', ''civil aircraft'', ''person'', and ''public aircraft'' have the meanings given those terms by section 40102(a) of title 49. (2) The term ''passenger−cargo combined aircraft'' means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used to carry both passengers and property (including mail) simultaneously. (3) The term ''cargo−capable aircraft'' means a civil aircraft equipped so that all or substantially all of the aircraft's capacity can be used for the carriage of property or mail. (4) The term ''passenger aircraft'' means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used for the carriage of individuals and cannot be used principally, without major modification, for the carriage of property or mail. (5) The term ''cargo−convertible aircraft'' means a passenger aircraft equipped or designed so that all or substantially all of the main deck of the aircraft can be readily converted for the carriage of property or mail. (6) The term ''Civil Reserve Air Fleet'' means those aircraft allocated, or identified for allocation, to the Department of Defense under section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2071), or made available (or agreed to be made available) for use by the Department of Defense under a contract made under this title, as part of the program developed by the Department of Defense through which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil aircraft.

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(7) The term ''contractor'' means a citizen of the United States (A) who owns or controls, or who will own or control, a new or existing aircraft and who contracts with the Secretary under section 9512 of this title to modify that aircraft by including or incorporating specified defense features in that aircraft and to commit that aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, (B) who subsequently obtains ownership or control of a civil aircraft covered by such a contract and assumes all existing obligations under that contract, or (C) who owns or controls, or will own or control, new or existing aircraft and who, by contract, commits some or all of such aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. (8) The term ''existing aircraft'' means a civil aircraft other than a new aircraft. (9) The term ''new aircraft'' means a civil aircraft that a manufacturer has not begun to assemble before the aircraft is covered by a contract under section 9512 of this title. (10) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Air Force. (11) The term ''defense feature'' means equipment or design features included or incorporated in a civil aircraft which ensures the compatibility of such aircraft with the Department of Defense airlift system. Such term includes any equipment or design feature which enables such aircraft to be readily modified for use as an aeromedical aircraft or a cargo−convertible, cargo−capable, or passenger−cargo combined aircraft.

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−SOURCE− (Added Pub. L. 97−86, title IX, Sec. 915(2), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1125; amended Pub. L. 100−180, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1231(17), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 100−456, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1233(k)(2), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058; Pub. L. 101−189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1636(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 103−272, Sec. 5(b)(2), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 103−355, title III, Sec. 3031, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3334.) −MISC1− AMENDMENTS 1994 − Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(c), substituted ''In this chapter:'' for ''In this subchapter:'' in introductory provisions. Par. (1). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(1)(C), which directed substitution of ''section 40102 of title 49'' for ''section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301)'', could not be executed because of the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 103−272 which substituted ''section 40102(a) of title 49'' for ''section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301)'', see below. Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(1)(A), (B), inserted '' 'civil aircraft','' before '' 'person','' and substituted ''meanings'' for ''meaning''. Pub. L. 103−272 substituted ''section 40102(a) of title 49'' for ''section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301)''. Par. (6). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(2), (3), redesignated

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par. (7) as (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: ''The term 'civil aircraft' means an aircraft other than a public aircraft.'' Par. (7). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(3), redesignated par. (8) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (6). Par. (8). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(3), redesignated par. (9) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (7). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(a)(1), inserted ''under section 9512 of this title'' after ''and who contracts with the Secretary'' in subpar. (A) and added subpar. (C). Pars. (9), (10). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(3), redesignated pars. (10) and (11) as (9) and (10), respectively. Former par. (9) redesignated (8). Par. (11). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(3), (4), redesignated par. (12) as (11), substituted ''compatibility'' for ''interoperability'', and inserted ''an aeromedical aircraft or'' before ''a cargo−convertible''. Former par. (11) redesignated (10). Par. (12). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3031(b)(3), redesignated par. (12) as (11). 1989 − Par. (2). Pub. L. 101−189, Sec. 1636(a)(1), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ''The term 'cargo air service' means the carriage of property or mail on the main deck of a civil aircraft.'' Par. (5). Pub. L. 101−189, Sec. 1636(a)(2), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: ''The

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term 'cargo−convertible feature' means equipment or design features included or incorporated in a passenger aircraft that can readily enable all or substantially all of that aircraft's main deck to be used for the carriage of property or mail.'' Par. (8)(A). Pub. L. 101−189, Sec. 1636(a)(3), substituted ''a new or existing aircraft and who contracts with the Secretary to modify that aircraft by including or incorporating specified defense features'' for ''a civil aircraft and who contracts with the Secretary of the Air Force to modify that aircraft by including or incorporating cargo−convertible features suitable for defense purposes''. Par. (12). Pub. L. 101−189, Sec. 1636(a)(4), added par. (12). 1988 − Par. (1). Pub. L. 100−456 substituted ''The terms'' for ''The term''. 1987 − Pars. (1) to (11). Pub. L. 100−180 inserted ''The term'' after each par. designation, and revised first word in quotes in pars. (1) to (6) and (8) to (10) to make initial letter of each word lowercase. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103−355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103−355, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts. −CITE− 10 USC Sec. 9512 01/06/03 −EXPCITE− TITLE 10 − ARMED FORCES

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Subtitle D − Air Force PART IV − SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET −HEAD− Sec. 9512. Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features −STATUTE− (a) Authority to Contract. − Subject to the provisions of chapter 137 of this title, and to the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, the Secretary − (1) may contract with any citizen of the United States for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in any new or existing aircraft to be owned or controlled by that citizen; and (2) may contract with United States aircraft manufacturers for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in new aircraft to be operated by a United States air carrier. (b) Commitment to Civil Reserve Air Fleet. − Each contract entered into under this section shall provide − (1) that any aircraft covered by the contract shall be committed to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet; (2) that, so long as the aircraft is owned or controlled by a contractor, the contractor shall operate the aircraft for the Department of Defense as needed during any activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, notwithstanding any other contract or commitment of that contractor; and (3) that the contractor operating the aircraft for the

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Department of Defense shall be paid for that operation at fair and reasonable rates. (c) Terms and Required Repayment. − Each contract entered into under subsection (a) shall include a provision that requires the contractor to repay to the United States a percentage (to be established in the contract) of any amount paid by the United States to the contractor under the contract with respect to any aircraft if − (1) the aircraft is destroyed or becomes unusable, as defined in the contract; (2) the defense features specified in the contract are rendered unusable or are removed from the aircraft; (3) control over the aircraft is transferred to any person that is unable or unwilling to assume the contractor's obligations under the contract; or (4) the registration of the aircraft under section 44103 of title 49 is terminated for any reason not beyond the control of the contractor. (d) Authority To Contract and Pay Directly. − (1) A contract under subsection (a) for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in an aircraft may include a provision authorizing the Secretary − (A) to contract, with the concurrence of the contractor, directly with another person for the performance of the work necessary for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in such aircraft; and

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(B) to pay such other person directly for such work. (2) A contract entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) may include such specifications for work and equipment as the Secretary considers necessary to meet the needs of the United States. (e) Exclusivity of Commitment to Civil Reserve Air Fleet. − Notwithstanding section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2071), each aircraft covered by a contract entered into under this section shall be committed exclusively to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet for use by the Department of Defense as needed during any activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet unless the aircraft is released from that use by the Secretary of Defense. −SOURCE− (Added Pub. L. 97−86, title IX, Sec. 915(2), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1126; amended Pub. L. 98−525, title XIV, Sec. 1405(57), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2626; Pub. L. 101−189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1636(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 103−272, Sec. 5(b)(3), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 103−355, title III, Sec. 3032(1)−(8), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3334, 3335; Pub. L. 104−106, div. A, title X, Sec. 1087, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 458.) −COD− CODIFICATION The text of subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 9513 of this title, which were redesignated as subsecs. (b) and (e) of this section by Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(4), (5), was based on Pub. L. 97−86, title IX, Sec. 915(2), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1128; amended Pub. L.

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101−189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1636(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1610. −MISC3− AMENDMENTS 1996 − Subsecs. (b)(2), (e). Pub. L. 104−106 struck out ''full'' before ''Civil Reserve Air Fleet''. 1994 − Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(1), inserted heading. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(6), inserted heading and substituted ''entered into under this section'' for ''under section 9512 of this title'' in introductory provisions. Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(4), redesignated subsec. (a) of section 9513 of this title as subsec. (b) of this section. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). See Codification note above. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103−272 substituted ''section 44103 of title 49'' for ''section 501 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1401)''. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(7), struck out ''the terms required by section 9513 of this title and'' before ''a provision that requires the contractor'' in introductory provisions. Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(2), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted heading. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(8), inserted heading and

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substituted ''entered into under this section'' for ''under section 9512 of this title''. Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(5), redesignated subsec. (b) of section 9513 of this title as subsec. (e) of this section. See Codification note above. 1989 − Pub. L. 101−189 substituted ''Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features'' for ''Contracts to modify aircraft: cargo−convertible features'' as section catchline and amended text generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (c) for former subsecs. (a) to (e). 1984 − Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 98−525 substituted ''App. 1401'' for ''1401''. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103−355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103−355, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts. −SECREF− SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 9511 of this title. −CITE− 10 USC Sec. 9513 01/06/03 −EXPCITE− TITLE 10 − ARMED FORCES Subtitle D − Air Force PART IV − SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET

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−HEAD− Sec. 9513. Use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors −STATUTE− (a) Contract Authority. − (1) The Secretary of the Air Force − (A) may, by contract entered into with any contractor, authorize such contractor to use one or more Air Force installations designated by the Secretary; and (B) with the consent of the Secretary of another military department, may, by contract entered into with any contractor, authorize the contractor to use one or more installations, designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of such other military department. (2) The Secretary of the Air Force may include in the contract such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to promote the national defense or to protect the interests of the United States. (b) Purposes of Use. − A contract entered into under subsection (a) may authorize use of a designated installation as a weather alternate, as a technical stop not involving the enplaning or deplaning of passengers or cargo, or, in the case of an installation within the United States, for other commercial purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the Secretary may establish different levels and types of uses for different installations for commercial operations not required by the Department of Defense and may provide in contracts under

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subsection (a) for different levels and types of uses by different contractors. (c) Disposition of Payments for Use. − Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts collected from the contractor for landing fees, services, supplies, or other charges authorized to be collected under the contract shall be credited to the appropriations of the armed forces having jurisdiction over the military installation to which the contract pertains. Amounts so credited to an appropriation shall be available for obligation for the same period as the appropriation to which credited. (d) Hold Harmless Requirement. − A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any action, suit, or claim of any sort resulting from, relating to, or arising out of any activities conducted, or services or supplies furnished, in connection with the contract. (e) Reservation of Right To Exclude Contractor. − A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the Secretary concerned may, without providing prior notice, deny access to an installation designated under the contract when the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so in order to meet military exigencies. −SOURCE− (Added Pub. L. 103−355, title III, Sec. 3033(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3335.) −MISC1−

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PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9513, added Pub. L. 97−86, title IX, Sec. 915(2), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1128; amended Pub. L. 101−189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1636(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1610, directed that each contract under section 9512 of this title be committed to Civil Reserve Air Fleet, prior to amendment by Pub. L. 103−355, Sec. 3032(4), (5), (9), which struck out section catchline and redesignated subsecs. (a) and (b) as subsecs. (b) and (e) of section 9512, respectively. EFFECTIVE DATE For effective date and applicability, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103−355, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts. −CITE− 10 USC Sec. 9514 01/06/03 −EXPCITE− TITLE 10 − ARMED FORCES Subtitle D − Air Force PART IV − SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 931 − CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET −HEAD− Sec. 9514. Indemnification of Department of Transportation for losses covered by defense−related aviation insurance −STATUTE− (a) Prompt Indemnification Required. − (1) In the event of a loss that is covered by defense−related aviation insurance, the

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Secretary of Defense shall promptly indemnify the Secretary of Transportation for the amount of the loss consistent with the indemnification agreement between the two Secretaries that underlies such insurance. The Secretary of Defense shall make such indemnification − (A) in the case of a claim for the loss of an aircraft hull, not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation determines the claim to be payable or that amounts are due under the policy that provided the defense−related aviation insurance; and (B) in the case of any other claim, not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation determines the claim to be payable. (2) When there is a loss of an aircraft hull that is (or may be) covered by defense−related aviation insurance, the Secretary of Transportation may make, during the period when a claim for such loss is pending with the Secretary of Transportation, any required periodic payments owed by the insured party to a lessor or mortgagee of such aircraft. Such payments shall commence not later than 30 days following the date of the presentment of the claim for the loss of the aircraft hull to the Secretary of Transportation. If the Secretary of Transportation determines that the claim is payable, any amount paid under this paragraph arising from such claim shall be credited against the amount payable under the aviation insurance. If the Secretary of Transportation determines that the claim is not payable, any amount paid under this paragraph

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arising from such claim shall constitute a debt to the United States, payable to the insurance fund. Any such amounts so returned to the United States shall be promptly credited to the fund or account from which the payments were made under this paragraph. (b) Source of Funds for Payment of Indemnity. − The Secretary of Defense may pay an indemnity described in subsection (a) from any funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance, and such sums as may be necessary for payment of such indemnity are hereby authorized to be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation for such purpose. (c) Notice to Congress. − In the event of a loss that is covered by defense−related aviation insurance in the case of an incident in which the covered loss is (or is expected to be) in an amount in excess of $1,000,000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress − (1) notification of the loss as soon after the occurrence of the loss as possible and in no event more than 30 days after the date of the loss; and (2) semiannual reports thereafter updating the information submitted under paragraph (1) and showing with respect to losses arising from such incident the total amount expended to cover such losses, the source of those funds, pending litigation, and estimated total cost to the Government. (d) Implementing Matters. − (1) Payment of indemnification under this section is not subject to section 2214 or 2215 of this title

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or any other provision of law requiring notification to Congress before funds may be transferred. (2) Consolidation of claims arising from the same incident is not required before indemnification of the Secretary of Transportation for payment of a claim may be made under this section. (e) Construction With Other Transfer Authority. − Authority to transfer funds under this section is in addition to any other authority provided by law to transfer funds (whether enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this section) and is not subject to any dollar limitation or notification requirement contained in any other such authority to transfer funds. (f) Annual Report on Contingent Liabilities. − Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the current amount of the contingent outstanding liability of the United States under the insurance program under chapter 443 of title 49. (g) Definitions. − In this section: (1) Defense−related aviation insurance. − The term ''defense−related aviation insurance'' means aviation insurance and reinsurance provided through policies issued by the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 443 of title 49 that pursuant to section 44305(b) of that title is provided by that Secretary without premium at the request of the Secretary of Defense and is covered by an indemnity agreement between the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense. (2) Loss. − The term ''loss'' includes damage to or destruction

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of property, personal injury or death, and other liabilities and expenses covered by the defense−related aviation insurance. −SOURCE− (Added Pub. L. 104−201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1079(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2667.) −REFTEXT− REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (e), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104−201, which was approved Sept. 23, 1996. −CITE−

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