Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§2251 Household Furnishings and Other Property: Personnel Outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 134— MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subchapter II— MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY › § 2251

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The head of a military department may buy household items and cars from service members and DoD civilian employees who are serving outside the United States or in Hawaii, and then sell those items to incoming personnel only for what they cost. The head may also give household furnishings free to those serving outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii when they live in non‑government housing. That authority can be used only when, under rules approved by the Secretary of Defense, it is found to be advantageous to the United States.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2251

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(a)Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the military department concerned may—

(1)purchase household furnishings and automobiles from members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii for resale at cost to incoming personnel; and

(2)provide household furnishings, without charge, in other than public quarters occupied by members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are on duty outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii.

(b)The authority provided in subsection (a) may be used only when it is determined, under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, that the use of that authority would be advantageous to the United States.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Section is based on Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 723, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1443.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2251

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60