                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND ESTABLISHED (§ 44-102.2)

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to
be known as the Virginia Military Family Relief Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall
be established on the books of the Comptroller and administered by the Office of
the Adjutant General for the purposes set forth herein. All moneys as may be
appropriated by the General Assembly, private gifts, grants, or donations
contributed to the Fund, and revenues received by the Commonwealth for the Fund
pursuant to &#xA7; 58.1-344.3 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and
be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon,
at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall
remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of
assisting members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia residents who are
members of the reserves of the armed forces of the United States who have been
called to extended federal active duty for periods in excess of 90 days and
missions in support of Virginia civil authorities, including state active duty
and federal defense support to civil authority missions, for periods in excess
of 30 days, and their families, with living expenses including, but not limited
to food, housing, utilities, and medical services. Assistance may be provided
from the Fund from the date of entry into active duty until 180 days after
release from active duty. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be
made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written
request signed by the Adjutant General.

B. The Adjutant General shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the
chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on
Finance and Appropriations of the General Assembly. The report shall detail:

   1. The expenditures of the Fund, including the amount of awards provided from
   the Fund to each branch of service, the amount of individual and family
   assistance provided, the qualifications of the recipients, and the balance
   available in the Fund for future disbursements; and

   2. The name, address, rank, branch of service, deployment location, and amount
   of financial assistance provided to each recipient. The information provided
   under this subdivision that identifies a recipient or members of the
   recipient&#8217;s family or the deployment location of any member of the
   Virginia National Guard or the reserves of the armed forces of the United
   States shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure.

HISTORY: 2006, cc. 103, 479; 2007, cc. 73, 911; 2015, c. 320.