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10 U.S.C. § 2737 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2737. Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to use of property of the United States and not cognizable under other law
(a) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, he or his designee may settle and pay, in an amount not more than $1,000, a claim against the United States, not cognizable under any other provision of law, for—
(1) damage to, or loss of, property; or
(2) personal injury or death;
caused by a civilian official or employee of a military department or the Coast Guard, or a member of the armed forces, incident to the use of a vehicle of the United States at any place, or any other property of the United States on a Government installation.
(b) Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, he or his designee has the same authority as the Secretary of a military department with respect to a claim, not cognizable under any other provision of law, for—
(1) damage to, or loss of, property; or
(2) personal injury or death;
caused by a civilian official or employee of the Department of Defense not covered by subsection (a), incident to the use of a vehicle of the United States at any place, or any other property of the United States on a Government installation.
(c) A claim may not be allowed under subsection (a) or (b) if the damage to, or loss of, property, or the personal injury or death was caused wholly or partly by a negligent or wrongful act of the claimant, his agent, or his employee.
(d) A claim for personal injury or death under this section may not be allowed for more than the cost of reasonable medical, hospital, and burial expenses actually incurred, and not otherwise furnished or paid by the United States.
(e) No claim may be allowed under this section unless it is presented in writing within two years after it accrues.
(f) A claim may not be paid under subsection (a) or (b) unless the amount tendered is accepted by the claimant in full satisfaction.
(g) No claim or any part thereof, the amount of which is legally recoverable by the claimant under an indemnifying law or indemnity contract, may be paid under this section. No subrogated claim may be paid under this section.
(h) So far as practicable, regulations prescribed under this section shall be uniform. Regulations prescribed under this section by the Secretaries of the military departments must be approved by the Secretary of Defense.
(Added Pub. L. 87–769, § 1(1)(A), Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 767, § 2736; renumbered § 2737, Pub. L. 89–718, § 21(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
10 U.S.C. § 2738 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2738. Property loss: reimbursement of members for certain losses of household effects caused by hostile action
(a) Authority To Reimburse.—
The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces in an amount not more than $100,000 for a loss described in subsection (b).
(b) Covered Losses.—
This section applies with respect to a loss of household effects sustained during a move made incident to a change of permanent station when, as determined by the Secretary, the loss was caused by a hostile action incident to war or a warlike action by a military force.
(c) Limitation.—
The Secretary may provide reimbursement under this section for a loss described in subsection (b) only to the extent that the loss is not reimbursed under insurance or under the authority of another provision of law.
(d) Applicability of Other Authorities and Requirements.—
Subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 2733 of this title shall apply to a request for a reimbursement under this section as if the request were a claim against the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 557(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2775.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 557(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2776, provided that:
“(1) Section 2738 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to losses incurred after June 30, 1990.
“(2) In the case of a loss incurred after June 30, 1990, and before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994], a request for reimbursement shall be filed with the Secretary of the military department concerned not later than two years after such date of enactment.”
10 U.S.C. § 2739 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2739. Amounts recovered from third parties for loss or damage to personal property shipped or stored at Government expense: crediting to appropriations
(a) Crediting of Collections.—
Any qualifying military department third-party collection shall be credited to the appropriate current appropriation. Amounts so credited shall be merged with the funds in that appropriation and shall be available for the same period and purposes as the funds with which merged.
(b) Appropriate Current Appropriation.—
For purposes of subsection (a), the appropriate current appropriation with respect to a qualifying military department third-party collection is the appropriation currently available, as of the date of the collection, for the payment of claims by that military department for loss or damage of personal property shipped or stored at Government expense.
(c) Qualifying Military Department Third-Party Collections.—
For purposes of subsection (a), a qualifying military department third-party collection is any amount that a military department collects under sections 3711, 3716, 3717, and 3721 of title 31 from a third party for a loss or damage to personal property that occurred during shipment or storage of the property at Government expense and for which the Secretary of the military department paid the owner in settlement of a claim.
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, § 1010(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2117.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, § 1010(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2117, provided that: “Section 2739 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to amounts collected by a military department on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1998].”
10 U.S.C. § 2740 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2740. Property loss: reimbursement of members and civilian employees for full replacement value of household effects when contractor reimbursement not available
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments, in paying a claim under section 3721 of title 31 arising from loss or damage to household goods stored or transported at the expense of the Department of Defense, may pay the claim on the basis of full replacement value in any of the following cases in which reimbursement for the full replacement value for the loss or damage is not available directly from a carrier under section 2636a of this title:
(1) A case in which—
(A) 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
(B) the loss or damage occurred under circumstances that exclude the transportation service provider from liability.
(2) A case in which—
(A) 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
(B) 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.
(3) A case in which—
(A) 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;
(B) the lost or damaged goods have been in the custody of more than one independent contractor or transportation service provider; and
(C) 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.
(Added Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title III, § 354(a)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4194.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title III, § 354(b), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4195, provided that: “Section 2740 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to losses incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 7, 2011].”
10 U.S.C. § 2773a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2773a. Departmental accountable officials
(a) Designation by Secretary of Defense.—
The Secretary of Defense may designate any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who is described in subsection (b) as an employee or member who, in addition to any other potential accountability, may be held accountable through personal monetary liability for an illegal, improper, or incorrect payment made by the Department of Defense described in subsection (c). Any such designation shall be in writing. Any employee or member who is so designated may be referred to as a “departmental accountable official”.
(b) Covered Employees and Members.—
An employee or member of the armed forces described in this subsection is an employee or member who—
(1) is responsible in the performance of the employee’s or member’s duties for providing to a certifying official of the Department of Defense information, data, or services that are directly relied upon by the certifying official in the certification of vouchers for payment; and
(2) is not otherwise accountable under subtitle III of title 31 or any other provision of law for payments made on the basis of such vouchers.
(c) Pecuniary Liability.—
(1) The Secretary of Defense may subject a departmental accountable official to pecuniary liability for an illegal, improper, or incorrect payment made by the Department of Defense if the Secretary determines that such payment—
(A) resulted from information, data, or services that that official provided to a certifying official and upon which that certifying official directly relies in certifying the voucher supporting that payment; and
(B) was the result of fault or negligence on the part of that departmental accountable official.
(2) Pecuniary liability under this subsection shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent as applies to an official accountable under subtitle III of title 31.
(3) Any pecuniary liability of a departmental accountable official under this subsection for a loss to the United States resulting from an illegal, improper, or incorrect payment is joint and several with that of any other officer or employee of the United States or member of the uniformed services who is pecuniarily liable for such loss.
(d) Certifying Official Defined.—
In this section, the term “certifying official” means an employee who has the responsibilities specified in section 3528(a) of title 31.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1005(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2631; amended Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1056(c)(8), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163 inserted “by” after “incorrect payment made”.
10 U.S.C. § 2773b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2773b. Parking of funds: prohibition; penalties
(a) Prohibition.—
An officer or employee of the Department of Defense may not direct the designation of funds for a particular purpose in the budget of the President, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, or the supporting documents of the Department of Defense component of such budget, with the knowledge or intent that such funds, if made available to the Department, will not be used for the purpose for which they are designated.
(b) Penalties.—
The direction of the designation of funds in violation of the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be treated for purposes of chapter 13 of title 31 as a violation of section 1341(a)(1)(A) of such title.
(Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1053(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2396.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1053(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2396, provided that:
“(1) In general.—
The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on the date that is 31 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006].
“(2) Modification of certain policies and regulations.—
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006], the Secretary of Defense shall modify the policies and regulations of the Department of Defense regarding the preparation and submittal to Congress of budget materials for the Department of Defense to take into account section 2773b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).”
10 U.S.C. § 2776 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2776. Use of receipts of public money for current expenditures
Without deposit to the credit of the Secretary of the Treasury and without withdrawal on money requisitions, a disbursing official of the Department of Defense may use receipts of public money charged in the disbursing official’s accounts (except receipts to be credited to river, harbor, and flood control appropriations) for current expenditures, with necessary bookkeeping adjustments being made.
(Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(8)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1055.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
2776
31:493a.
Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, § 611, 67 Stat. 350.
The words “disbursing official” are substituted for “officer . . . on disbursing duty” for consistency with other titles of the United States Code. The words “On and after August 1, 1953” are omitted as executed. The words “Secretary of the Treasury” are substituted for “Treasury of the United States” because of section 1(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950 (eff. July 31, 1950, 64 Stat. 1280), restated in section 321 of the revised title contained in section 1 of the bill. The words “from sales or other sources” are omitted as surplus. The words “with” and “being” are added because of the restatement. The words “of appropriations, funds, and accounts to be . . . in the settlement of their disbursing accounts” are omitted as unnecessary.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Act Aug. 1, 1953, cited as the source of this section in the Historical and Revision Notes above, is known as the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1954. Similar provisions were contained in the following appropriation acts:
July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VI, § 613, 66 Stat. 532.
Oct. 18, 1951, ch. 512, title VI, § 613, 65 Stat. 446.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. X, title VI, § 615, 64 Stat. 753.
Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 787, title VI, § 618, 63 Stat. 1020.
June 24, 1948, ch. 632, 62 Stat. 651.
July 30, 1947, ch. 357, title I, § 1, 61 Stat. 551.
July 16, 1946, ch. 583, § 1, 60 Stat. 543.
July 3, 1945, ch. 265, § 1, 59 Stat. 386.
June 28, 1944, ch. 303, § 1, 58 Stat. 575.
July 1, 1943, ch. 185, § 1, 57 Stat. 349.
July 2, 1942, ch. 477, § 1, 56 Stat. 613.
June 30, 1941, ch. 262, § 1, 55 Stat. 369.
June 13, 1940, ch. 343, § 1, 54 Stat. 355.
Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, § 1, 53 Stat. 597.
June 11, 1938, ch. 347, § 1, 52 Stat. 646.
July 1, 1937, ch. 423, § 1, 50 Stat. 446.
10 U.S.C. § 2778 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 2778. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 105(d), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3830]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(8)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1055, related to management of accounts of military departments by Comptroller General.
10 U.S.C. § 2780 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2780. Debt collection
(a)
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall enter into one or more contracts with a person for collection services to recover indebtedness owed to the United States (arising out of activities related to Department of Defense) that is delinquent by more than three months.
(2) The authority of the Secretary to enter into a contract under this section for any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations.
(3) Any such contract shall provide that the person submit to the Secretary a status report on the person’s success in collecting such debts at least once each six months. Section 3718 of title 31 shall apply to any such contract, to the extent not inconsistent with this subsection.
(b)
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall disclose to consumer reporting agencies, in accordance with paragraph (1) of section 3711(e) of title 31, information concerning any debt described in subsection (a) of more than $100 that is delinquent by more than 31 days.
(2) No disclosure shall be made under paragraph (1) with respect to an indebtedness while a decision regarding waiver of collection of the indebtedness is pending under section 2774 of this title or section 716 of title 32, or while a decision regarding remission or cancellation of the indebtedness is pending under section 4837, 6161, or 9837 of this title, unless the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101(5) of title 37) determines that disclosure under that paragraph pending such decision is in the best interests of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3982; amended Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(2)(C), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3835; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 672(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2270.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense” for “The Secretary”, and added par. (2).
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–316 substituted “section 3711(e)” for “section 3711(f)”.
heading: Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 672(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2270, provided that:
“(1) In general.—
The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on March 1, 2007.
“(2) Application to prior actions.—
Paragraph (2) of section 2780(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not be construed to apply to or invalidate any action taken under such section before March 1, 2007.”
heading: Contracts for Recovery of Indebtedness
text: Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9019, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1133, provided that: “During the current fiscal year and hereafter, the Department of Defense may enter into contracts to recover indebtedness to the United States pursuant to section 3718 of title 31, United States Code.”
10 U.S.C. § 2781 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2781. Availability of appropriations: exchange fees; losses in accounts
Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for—
(1) exchange fees; and
(2) losses in the accounts of disbursing officials and agents in accordance with law.
(Added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(m)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 849.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Section is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8006(c)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1203.
10 U.S.C. § 2782 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2782. Damage to real property: disposition of amounts recovered
Except as provided in section 2775 of this title, amounts recovered for damage caused to real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, with respect to the Defense Agencies, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense shall be credited to the account available for the repair or replacement of the real property at the time of recovery. In such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, amounts so credited shall be available for use for the same purposes and under the same circumstances as other funds in the account.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 556.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2782, added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1603(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1597, related to limits on restoration of unobligated balances withdrawn from availability for obligation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1405(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1680.
10 U.S.C. § 2785 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations
The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall prescribe regulations setting forth controls on alteration of remittance addresses. Those regulations shall ensure that—
(1) a remittance address for a disbursement that is provided by an officer or employee of the Department of Defense authorizing or requesting the disbursement is not altered by any officer or employee of the department authorized to prepare the disbursement; and
(2) a remittance address for a disbursement is altered only if the alteration—
(A) is requested by the person to whom the disbursement is authorized to be remitted; and
(B) is made by an officer or employee authorized to do so who is not an officer or employee referred to in paragraph (1).
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 933(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 729.)
heading: Regulations
text: Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 933(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 730, provided that: “Regulations under section 2785 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999].”
10 U.S.C. § 2786 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2786. Department of Defense payments by electronic transfers of funds: exercise of authority for waivers
With respect to any Federal payment of funds covered by section 3332(f) of title 31 (relating to electronic funds transfers) for which payment is made or authorized by the Department of Defense, the waiver authority provided in paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that section shall be exercised by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the authority provided under the preceding sentence in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1008(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 737.)
heading: Savings Provision
text: Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1008(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 738, provided that: “Any waiver in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999] under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of section 3332(f) of title 31, United States Code, shall remain in effect until otherwise provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 2786 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).”