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DC Code § 49-507 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 5 - Courts-Martial|§ 49-507. Witnesses; compulsory attendance

Every person not belonging to the National Guard of the District of Columbia who, being duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness before the military courts herein provided for, willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or produce documentary evidence which such person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, for which such person shall be punished on information in the criminal courts of the District of Columbia, and it shall be the duty of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, on certification of the facts to him by any military court herein provided for, to file an information against and prosecute the person so offending and the punishment of such person on conviction shall be by a fine of not more than $100, or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both, at the discretion of the court; provided, that this section shall not apply to persons residing beyond the limits of the District of Columbia, and that the fees of such witness and his mileage at the rate provided for witnesses in the United States District Court in said District shall be duly paid or tendered said witness; and provided, that no witness shall be compelled to incriminate himself or to answer any questions which may tend to criminate or degrade him.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 779, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 60.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-807. 1973 Ed., § 39-707.
DC Code § 49-508 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 5 - Courts-Martial|§ 49-508. Execution of sentences

The sentences of said courts, whether of fine or imprisonment, shall be executed by the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia in the same manner as are sentences of the criminal courts of said District.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 779, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 61.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-808. 1973 Ed., § 39-708.
DC Code § 49-509 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 5 - Courts-Martial|§ 49-509. Warrants for arrest of accused

Whenever it shall appear to a regularly constituted court-martial convened under the provisions of this chapter that the accused, having been duly ordered or summoned to appear before such court-martial for trial, has refused or neglected so to appear, such court-martial shall issue a warrant or attachment for the arrest of the accused, directed to the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, who shall forthwith execute said warrant or attachment, make proper return thereof to such court-martial, and produce to such court-martial the body of the accused, if within the District of Columbia, and to retain the custody thereof and continue so to produce said body during the sessions of such court-martial until the conclusion of the trial, unless sooner discharged by said court-martial.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 779, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 62.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-809. 1973 Ed., § 39-709.
DC Code § 49-601 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 6 - Enlisted Personnel|§ 49-601. Discharge without honor

An enlisted man may be discharged without honor at any time by order of the Commanding General on account of fraudulent enlistment, or on account of his being continuously absent without leave from his command for a period of not less than 3 months.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 632, ch. 146, § 26.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-501. 1973 Ed., § 39-404.
DC Code § 49-602 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 6 - Enlisted Personnel|§ 49-602. Dishonorable discharge

An enlisted man shall be dishonorably discharged by order of the Commanding General upon conviction of felony in a civil court; upon discovery of reenlistment after previous dishonorable discharge; or to carry out a sentence of a court-martial.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 632, ch. 146, § 27.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-502. 1973 Ed., § 39-405.
DC Code § 49-701 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 7 - Noncommissioned Officers|§ 49-701. Appointment; reduction to ranks

The commanding officers of regiments and battalions not part of regiments shall appoint and warrant the noncommissioned staff officers of their respective regiments or battalions, and they shall, in their discretion, warrant the noncommissioned officers of the companies of their respective regiments and battalions from the members thereof, upon the written nomination of the commanding officers of the companies, respectively. In troop, battery, and companies not part of a regiment or battalion and in the hospital corps the noncommissioned officers shall be warranted by the commanding officer of the brigade, in his discretion, from the members thereof, upon the written nomination of the commanding officer of the troop, battery, company, or hospital corps. The officer warranting a noncommissioned officer shall have power to reduce to the ranks, for good and sufficient reasons, the noncommissioned officers named in this section, but such as were enlisted as noncommissioned officers shall be discharged. Noncommissioned officers who shall be dropped vacate their positions.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328, § 25; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 631, ch. 146, § 22.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-401. 1973 Ed., § 39-301.
DC Code § 49-801 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-801. Duties of officers

The departmental and military duties of the officers provided for in this subtitle shall be correlative with those discharged by similarly designated officers in the Army of the United States.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328, § 60; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 68.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-901. 1973 Ed., § 39-901. Section References This section is referenced in § 49-902. Editor's Notes The reference to “this subtitle” in this section includes all sections of Subtitle I of Title 49 except §§ 49-217, 49-303, and 49-906.
DC Code § 49-802 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-802. Date of commissions

Any commission issuing under the provisions of this subtitle shall, where the rank remains unchanged, bear the date of the commission held on Feb. 18, 1909; and any officer who has served continuously in the same grade may be recommissioned with rank from date of his original commission to that grade.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 76.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-902. 1973 Ed., § 39-902. Editor's Notes The reference to “this subtitle” in this section includes all sections of Subtitle I of Title 49 except §§ 49-217, 49-303, and 49-906.
DC Code § 49-803 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-803. Companies, battalions, or regiments authorized to make rules

Companies, battalions, or regiments may adopt constitutional articles of agreement or bylaws subject to the approval of the Commander-in-Chief, for the government of matters relating to the civic affairs of their respective organizations, the regulation of fines for nonperformance of duty, and the determination of causes upon which excuses from fines may be based; provided, however, that such articles or rules shall not be repugnant to law or the regulations for the government of the militia; and provided further, that the articles or rules adopted by any company or battalion shall not be repugnant to the articles or rules adopted for the general government of the regiment or battalion to which it belongs. Certified copies of such articles or rules, with like copies of all alterations, as finally approved by the Commanding General, shall be deposited in the office of the Adjutant General.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 780, ch. 328, § 59; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 67.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-903. 1973 Ed., § 39-903.
DC Code § 49-804 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-804. System of discipline and field exercise

The system of discipline and field exercise ordered to be observed by the Army of the United States, or such other system as may be directed for the militia by laws of the United States, shall be observed by the National Guard.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328, § 61; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 69.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-904. 1973 Ed., § 39-904.
DC Code § 49-805 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-805. Commanding General authorized to make regulations

The Commanding General, subject to the approval of the Commander-in-Chief, is authorized to make and publish regulations for the government of the militia in all matters not specifically provided for by law, conforming the same to the practice and regulations of the Army so far as they may be applicable.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328, § 62; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 70.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-905. 1973 Ed., § 39-905.
DC Code § 49-806 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-806. Naval battalion not affected

Nothing contained in this subtitle shall be held to alter the status or organization of the naval battalion as now provided for by law.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 75.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-906. 1973 Ed., § 39-906. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of National Guard Tuition Assistance Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-387, May 5, 2010, 57 DCR 4325). Editor's Notes The reference to “this subtitle” in this section includes all sections of Subtitle I of Title 49 except §§ 49-217, 49-303, and 49-906.
DC Code § 49-807 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-807. National Guard tuition assistance benefits

Any funds contributed by the District of Columbia to the District of Columbia National Guard Tuition Assistance Program may be utilized, at the discretion of the District of Columbia National Guard, for tuition assistance benefits for all members or for new recruits; provided, that the member or new recruit is a resident of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 781, ch. 328, § 77; as added May 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-158, § 301, 57 DCR 3000.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of National Guard Tuition Assistance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-285, January 25, 2010, 57 DCR 1173).
DC Code § 49-901 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-901. Active service

Whenever the National Guard of the District of Columbia shall be ordered to duty in case of riot, tumult, breach of the peace, or whenever called in aid of the civil authorities, all enlisted men who do duty shall be paid at the rate equivalent to 2 times the pay of enlisted men of the regular Army of like grade. Commissioned officers who do duty shall be entitled to and shall receive the same pay and allowances as commissioned officers of like grade of the regular Army. Each mounted officer and enlisted man shall be paid a reasonable per diem compensation for each horse actually furnished and used by him; provided, that when the National Guard of the District of Columbia is called into actual service of the United States the officers and enlisted men shall, during their time of service, be entitled to the same pay and allowances as are or may be provided by law for the regular Army.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 779, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 634, ch. 146, § 53.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-701. 1973 Ed., § 39-801.
DC Code § 49-902 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-902. General expenses

There shall be allowed for the general expenses of the militia such sums as may be necessary for the rental and furnishing of offices for headquarters, stationery, postage, printing and issuing orders, advertising orders, providing necessary blanks for the use of the militia, the cost of storing, caring for, and issuing all public property, and such other contingent expenses, not herein specially provided for, as may be estimated and appropriated for; the accounts for which shall be certified to by the officer receiving the service or property charged for, approved by the Commanding General, and paid in the manner provided in § 49-801.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 780, ch. 328, § 55; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-702. 1973 Ed., § 39-802.
DC Code § 49-903 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-903. Musicians

(a) During the annual encampment, and on every duty on parade ordered by the Commanding General, there shall be allowed and paid for each day of service: (1) To each member of the regularly enlisted bands, $4; (2) To the chief musicians, $8; and (3) To the principal musicians, $6. (b) In the event there is no enlisted band or field music, or not a sufficient number of either, the Commanding General may authorize the employment of such as he may deem necessary for the occasion; provided, that the total pay of the enlisted musicians shall not in any event exceed the rates authorized by this section.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 780, ch. 328, § 56; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 64.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-703. 1973 Ed., § 39-803.
DC Code § 49-904 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-904. Subsistence stores

During the annual encampment, or when ordered on duty to aid the civil authorities, the National Guard shall be furnished with subsistence stores, of the kind, quality, and amount allowed and prescribed by the Army. Such stores shall be issued from the stores and supplies appropriated for the use of the Army, upon the approval and by the direction of the Secretary of the Army, to the Commanding General upon his requisitions for the same.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 790, ch. 328, § 57; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 635, ch. 146, § 65.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-704. 1973 Ed., § 39-804.
DC Code § 49-905 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-905. Annual estimates

The Commanding General shall annually transmit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia an estimate of the amount of money required for the next ensuing fiscal year to pay the expenses authorized by this title, and the said Mayor shall include the same in his annual estimates of appropriations for the District; and all moneys appropriated to pay the expenses authorized by this title shall be disbursed in accordance with law.  (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 780, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 636, ch. 146, § 66.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-705. 1973 Ed., § 39-805. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 49-906 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 9 - Pay and Allowances|§ 49-906. Deductions for lost property; officers’ clothing; use of fines and appropriations

All moneys collected on account of deductions made from the pay of any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, on account of government property lost or destroyed by such individual shall be repaid into the United States Treasury to the credit of the officer of the militia of the District of Columbia who is accountable to the United States government for such property lost or destroyed; provided, that there may be paid to all commissioned officers (without discrimination, and in lieu of the limited pay authorized by this section) an allowance to be used by them in the purchase and maintenance of clothing and equipment; provided further, that after March 2, 1911, all moneys collected on account of deductions made from the pay of any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard of the District of Columbia for or on account of any violation of the regulations governing said National Guard, and all moneys which, by reason of the absence of officers or enlisted men from duly ordered assemblies or other duty, are not expended for pay of troops, shall be held by the Commanding General of the militia of the District of Columbia, who is authorized to expend such moneys for necessary clerical and general expenses of the service, heretofore or hereafter incurred, including law books and books of reference, or for the pay of troops, other than government employees; and for all moneys so expended the Commanding General shall make an accounting in like manner as for the appropriation disbursed for pay of troops; provided further, that after March 2, 1911, any of the moneys appropriated for the District of Columbia Militia may be used to supplement specific appropriations or allotments which may be found insufficient for the purposes for which made, and authority is hereby given to supplement the regular ration by purchase of such additional articles of subsistence as may be deemed necessary; provided further, that after March 2, 1911, the Commanding General of the District of Columbia Militia is hereby authorized to make such deductions from any pay of any officer or enlisted man derived from appropriations or allotments made under the provisions of § 1661, United States Revised Statutes [repealed] or other federal enactments as may be necessary to reimburse the United States or the District of Columbia for public property lost, destroyed, or damaged by such individual.  (Mar. 2, 1911, 36 Stat. 1004, ch. 192.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-706. 1973 Ed., § 39-806. References in Text Section 1661, United States Revised Statutes, referred to near the end of the section, was repealed by the Act of March 3, 1933, 47 Stat. 1428, ch. 202, § 1.
DC Code § 49-1001 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 10 - Office of Veterans Affairs|§ 49-1001. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Benefit” means any payment, service, commodity, function, or status, entitlement to which is determined under laws administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or by any agency of the District government that affects veterans, their dependents, or their survivors. (2) “Claim” means an application made pursuant to: (A) Title 38 of the United States Code, and implementing regulations, for entitlement to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, reinstatement, continuation, or increase of benefits, or the defense of a proposed agency adverse action concerning benefits; and (B) District of Columbia law or regulations for entitlement to benefits, reinstatement, continuation, or increase in benefits, or the defense of proposed agency adverse action concerning benefits. (3) “Resident of the District” means: (A) An individual who currently lives in the District of Columbia and has no present intention of moving elsewhere; or (B) An individual who previously lived in the District, is temporarily absent from the District, and intends to return to live permanently in the District after the temporary absence. (4) “Veteran” means any individual who: (A) Has previously served on active duty in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or served as a Merchant Marine between December 7, 1941 and August 15, 1945, has been honorably discharged or relieved from active duty, and has served for a minimum of 2 years, unless: (i) Earlier release was granted because the individual was wounded or injured in the line of duty and rendered unfit for further service; or (ii) The individual was released prior to 2 years of active duty for the convenience of the government; and (B) Is a resident of the District.  (Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 702, 48 DCR 6981.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 702 of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).
DC Code § 49-1002 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 49 - Military|Chapter 10 - Office of Veterans Affairs|§ 49-1002. Establishment of the Office of Veterans Affairs; appointment of Director; compensation of Director; organization

(a) There is established an Office of Veterans Affairs (“Office”). (b) The Mayor shall appoint a Director of the Office with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01. The Director shall be responsible for the management and operation of the Office and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. (c) The Mayor shall fix the compensation of the Director pursuant to subchapter IX of Chapter 6 of Title 1. (d) The Director is authorized to hire staff in the Career Service, consistent with budgetary authorization, as he or she deems necessary to perform the functions of the Office. The Director may engage qualified volunteers in accordance with District law. (e) The Director shall have authority to delegate to other employees of the Office any of the Director’s duties and powers.  (Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 703, 48 DCR 6981.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 4-126. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 703 of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).