Title 14 of the U.S. Code § 2761 - Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to
Full text of § 2761 from Title 14 of the United States Code.
§ 2761. Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to
The Secretary may furnish individuals discharged pursuant to the sentence of a Coast Guard court-martial suitable civilian clothing and a monetary allowance not to exceed $25 if the individual discharged would not otherwise have suitable clothing or funds to meet immediate needs.
(Added May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §16(a), 64 Stat. 148, §509; amended Pub. L. 90–377, §8, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 288; renumbered §2761, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(a)(38)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Individuals" for "Persons" in section catchline and substituted "individuals" for "persons" and "individual" for "person" in text.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 509 of this title as this section.
1968—Pub. L. 90–377 substituted "Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to" for "Prisoners; allowances to; transportation" in section catchline, and struck out provision that persons confined in prisons in pursuance of the sentence of a Coast Guard court shall during such confinement, be allowed a reasonable sum, not to exceed $3 per month, for necessary prison expenses and the provision that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may transport to their homes or places of enlistment, as he may designate, all discharged prisoners, the expense of such transportation to be paid out of any money to the credit of prisoners when discharged.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective May 31, 1951, see act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §5, 64 Stat. 145.
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