Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§2206 Disbursement of funds of military department to cover obligation of another agency of Department of Defense
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 131— - PLANNING AND COORDINATION › § 2206
Summary
A military department’s payment officer can use funds already on hand to pay obligations for another Defense department or agency, if the Secretary of Defense allows, record the payments against that agency’s budget, and settle them when closing accounts.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §2206
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As far as authorized by the Secretary of Defense, a disbursing official of a military department may, out of available advances, make disbursements to cover obligations in connection with any function, power, or duty of another department or agency of the Department of Defense and charge those disbursements on vouchers, to the appropriate appropriation of that department or agency. Disbursements so made shall be adjusted in settling the accounts of the disbursing official.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22065:172h.5:171n(a) (as applicable to 5:172h).
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 409; added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 11 (24th par.), 63 Stat. 590.
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 308(a) (as applicable to § 409), 61 Stat. 509. The word “agency” is substituted for the word “organization”. The last sentence is substituted for the proviso in 5 U.S.C. 172h.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “official” for “officer” wherever appearing.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 2206
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73