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§2761 Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PAYMENTS › § 2761

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Title 14, §2761

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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.

Legislative History

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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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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 2761

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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