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5 U.S.C. 5709: Air evacuation patients: furnished subsistenceText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 5-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEESCHAPTER 57-TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE
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§5709. Air evacuation patients: furnished subsistence

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and under regulations prescribed under section 5707 of this title, an employee and his dependents may be furnished subsistence without charge while being evacuated as a patient by military aircraft of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 91–481, § 1(1) , Oct. 21, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1081 .)