Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2863 Payment of contractor claims

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 169— - MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › § 2863

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The relevant Secretary can pay valid contractor claims that come from military construction or family housing contracts. The Secretary of Defense (for Defense Agencies) or a military department secretary can use unused money that was appropriated to that department for military construction or for family housing construction to make those payments.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2863

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned may pay meritorious contractor claims that arise under military construction contracts or family housing contracts. The Secretary of Defense, with respect to a Defense Agency, or the Secretary of a military department may use for such purpose any unobligated funds appropriated to such department and available for military construction or family housing construction, as the case may be.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2863

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73