---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2637"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "2637"
heading: "Transportation in certain areas outside the United States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/2637"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Property"
  - "Chapter 157 — Transportation"
---

# §2637. Transportation in certain areas outside the United States


The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense may authorize the commander of a unified combatant command to use Government owned or leased vehicles to provide transportation in an area outside the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) for members of the [uniformed services](/usc/10/1072.md?p=1) and Federal civilian employees under the jurisdiction of that commander, and for the [dependents](/usc/10/1072.md?p=2) of such members and employees, if the commander determines that public or private transportation in such area is unsafe or not available. Such transportation shall be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense.


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 326(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1531.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2637, added Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 614(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540, related to use of passenger motor vehicles of United States for transportation between residences and places of work of senior defense officials, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–550, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3070.