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§2772 Share of fines and forfeitures to benefit Armed Forces Retirement Home

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 165— - ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY › § 2772

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The head of the member’s military department, or for the Coast Guard the Commandant, must put a percentage of certain military fines and forfeitures into the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund. That includes fines and forfeitures ordered against enlisted members, warrant officers, or limited duty officers by court‑martial or under Article 15, after any amounts the person must repay to the United States or someone else, and forfeitures for desertion. The Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home decides the exact percentage to deposit based on the Home’s financial needs.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2772

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(a)The Secretary of the military department concerned or, in the case of the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall deposit in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund a percentage (determined under subsection (b)) of the following amounts:
(1)The amount of forfeitures and fines adjudged against an enlisted member, warrant officer, or limited duty officer of the armed forces by sentence of a court martial or under authority of section 815 of this title (article 15) over and above any amount that may be due from the member, warrant officer, or limited duty officer for the reimbursement of the United States or any individual.
(2)The amount of forfeitures on account of the desertion of an enlisted member, warrant officer, or limited duty officer of the armed forces.
(b)The Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall determine, on the basis of the financial needs of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, the percentage of the amounts referred to in subsection (a) to be deposited in the trust fund referred to in such subsection.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2772, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 156, authorized withholding of pay of officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, and is covered by section 1007 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(3), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 501, effective Nov. 1, 1962.

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted “Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home” for “Armed Forces Retirement Home Board”. 2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–281, § 205(b)(1)(A), inserted “or, in the case of the Coast Guard, the Commandant” after “concerned” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–281, § 205(b)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘armed forces’ does not include the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.” 1990—Pub. L. 101–510, § 1533(a)(4)(A), substituted “Retirement Home” for “retirement homes” in section catchline and amended text generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to shares of fines and forfeitures to benefit the Armed Forces Retirement Home for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to shares of fines and forfeitures to benefit the Soldiers’ Home and the Naval Home. Pub. L. 101–510, § 1533(a)(3), inserted “and forfeitures” after “fines” in subsecs. (a)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(A) and substituted “, warrant officer, or limited duty officer” for “or warrant officer” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1990 Amendment Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, § 1533(a)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1733, provided that the amendment by that section was effective Nov. 5, 1990, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XIV, § 1409, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1265. Amendment by section 1533(a)(4)(A) of Pub. L. 101–510 effective one year after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 1541 of Pub. L. 101–510, formerly set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 401 of Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 342(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1420, provided that: “(1) Subsection (a) of section 2772 of such title [10 U.S.C. 2772(a)], as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to fines and forfeitures adjudged after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1989]. “(2) Subsection (b) of such section shall apply with respect to fines and forfeitures adjudged after May 31, 1990.”

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2772

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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