Amendment of section by Pub. L. 118–159 applicable to travel on or after Jan. 1, 2027. See 2024 Amendment note below.

2024—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 118–159 added subsec. (j).

2022—Subsec. (b)(18), (21). Pub. L. 117–263, § 621(1), redesignated par. (18), relating to presence of family members at the funeral and memorial services of members, as (21).

Subsec. (b)(22), (23). Pub. L. 117–263, § 621(2), added pars. (22) and (23).

2021—Subsec. (b)(18). Pub. L. 117–81, § 623, added par. (18) relating to presence of family members at the funeral and memorial services of members at end of subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 117–81, § 603(c)(1), added par. (18) relating to travel by a dependent child to the United States to obtain formal secondary, undergraduate, graduate, or vocational education.

Subsec. (b)(19). Pub. L. 117–81, § 603(c)(1), added par. (19).

Subsec. (b)(20). Pub. L. 117–81, § 603(d)(1)(A), added par. (20).

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 605, inserted “(including fares and tolls, without regard to distance travelled)” after “transportation”.

Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1299N, added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5).

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 117–81, § 603(d)(1)(B), added subsec. (i).

2019—Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 116–92 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 623(b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1934, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to travel on or after January 1, 2027.”