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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2242 Authority to use appropriated funds for certain investigations and security services

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS › § 2242

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense and each military department head may use government funds to pay advance costs for necessary foreign investigations that follow local custom; cover expenses of administering occupied areas; fund military courts and panels; and reimburse the Administrator of General Services for guards who protect confidential files.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2242

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may—
(1)pay in advance for the expenses of conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating to the Department of Defense, to the extent such expenses are determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and in accord with local custom;
(2)pay expenses incurred in connection with the administration of occupied areas;
(3)pay expenses of military courts, boards, and commissions; and
(4)reimburse the Administrator of General Services for security guard services furnished by the Administrator to the Department of Defense for the protection of confidential files.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Paragraphs (1) and (4) of this section and section 2241(b) and 2253(a)(1) of this title are based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 705, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1437. Paragraphs (2) and (3) are based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, §§ 8005(a), 8006(a)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202, 1203.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2242

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73