CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHILE ON LEAVE.

SEC. 803. CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHILE ON LEAVE. (a) Treatment as Uninterrupted International Air Transportation.— Section 4262(c)(3) (relating to definition of uninterupted international air transportation) is amended by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new sentence: “For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of personnel of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard traveling in uniform at their own expense when on official leave, furlough, or pass, the scheduled interval described in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be not more than 6 hours if a ticket for the subsequent portion of such transportation is purchased within 6 hours after the end of the earlier portion of such transportation and the purchaser accepts and utilizes the first accommodations actually available to him for such subsequent portion.” (b) Effective Date.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts paid for transportation beginning on or after July 1, 1965.