10 U.S.C. § 2740: Property loss: reimbursement of members and civilian employees for full replacement value of household effects when contractor reimbursement not available

the lost or damaged goods were stored or transported under a contract, tender, or solicitation in accordance with section 2636a of this title that requires the transportation service provider to settle claims on the basis of full replacement value; and the loss or damage occurred under circumstances that exclude the transportation service provider from liability. the loss or damage occurred while the lost or damaged goods were in the possession of an ocean carrier that was transporting, loading, or unloading the goods under a Department of Defense contract for ocean carriage; and the land-based portions of the transportation were under contracts, in accordance with section 2636a of this title , that require the land carriers to settle claims on the basis of full replacement value. the lost or damaged goods were transported or stored under a contract or solicitation that requires at least one of the transportation service providers or carriers that handled the shipment to settle claims on the basis of full replacement value pursuant to section 2636a of this title ; the lost or damaged goods have been in the custody of more than one independent contractor or transportation service provider; and a claim submitted to the delivering transportation service provider or carrier is denied in whole or in part because the loss or damage occurred while the lost or damaged goods were in the custody of a prior transportation service provider or carrier or government entity.