§ 717. Members of the armed forces: participation in international sports
(a)
The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may permit members of the armed forces under his jurisdiction to train for, attend, and participate in any of the following sports competitions:
(1)
The Pan-American Games and the Olympic Games, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for those games.
(b)
Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be, may spend such funds, and acquire and use such supplies, as he determines to be necessary to provide for—
(c)
(1)
Not more than $3,000,000, to be apportioned among the military departments as the Secretary of Defense prescribes, may be spent during each successive four-year period beginning on October 1, 1980, for the participation of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in the competitions covered by subsection (a).
(d)
Appropriations available to the Department of Defense or to the Department of Homeland Security, as the case may be, may be used to carry out this section.