- alleged sex-related offense
means any allegation of—
- appropriate Secretary
means—
- dependent
has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of this title.
- eligible civilian
means—
- financial institution
means a bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution or a credit union chartered by the United States or a State.
- head of the agency concerned
means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as appropriate.
- Inspector General
means any of the following:
- landlord
means a person who leases a rental unit to a member of the armed forces.
- legal assistance
means legal services authorized under section 1044 of this title.
- Member of Congress
includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.
- military ID card
means a card or other form of identification used for purposes of demonstrating eligibility for any benefit from the Department of Defense.
- military law enforcement official
means a person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces to apprehend persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) or to trial thereunder.
- military legal assistance
includes—
- military legal assistance counsel
means—
- military service
means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
- military welfare society
means the following:
- missing status
has the meaning given that term in section 551(2) of title 37.
- national of the United States
means—
- pay
includes (A) retired pay, and (B) allowances.
- Persian Gulf conflict
means the period beginning on January 16, 1991, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law.
- person eligible for legal assistance
means a person who is eligible for legal assistance under section 1044 of this title.
- person eligible for military legal assistance
means a person who is eligible for legal assistance under section 1044 of this title.
- qualified adoption agency
means any of the following:
- qualifying adoption expenses
means reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of a child under 18 years of age, but only if such adoption is arranged by a qualified adoption agency or other source authorized to place children for adoption under State or local law.
- reasonable and necessary expenses
includes—
- recovered person
means an individual who is returned alive from separation (whether as an individual or a group) while participating in or in association with a United States-sponsored military activity or mission in which the individual was detained in isolation or held in captivity by a hostile entity.
- retaliatory investigation
means an investigation requested, directed, initiated, or conducted for the primary purpose of punishing, harassing, or ostracizing a member of the armed forces for making a protected communication.
- retired member
means a member or former member of the uniformed services who is entitled to receive retired or retainer pay.
- retiree dependent
means a person who is a dependent of a retired member of the uniformed services, or a survivor of a deceased retired member of the uniformed services, who is eligible for any benefit from the Department of Defense.
- Secretary concerned
includes the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- State
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and each possession of the United States.
- unlawful discrimination
means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
- Vietnam conflict
means the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975.