Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2732 Payment of Claims: Availability of Appropriations
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 163 — MILITARY CLAIMS › § 2732
Summary
Operation and maintenance funds may pay law‑authorized Department of Defense claims, not civil functions. It covers two things: damages from carrier training contracts, and refunds wrongly collected from DoD personnel or from States, territories, or D.C., including National Guard members.
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Title 10, §2732
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Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used for payment of claims authorized by law to be paid by the Department of Defense (except for civil functions), including—
(1)claims for damages arising under training contracts with carriers; and
(2)repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary concerned to have been erroneously collected—
(A)from military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense; or
(B)from States or territories or the District of Columbia (or members of the National Guard units thereof).
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 100–463, title VIII, § 8098, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2270–35, which was set out as a note under section 2241 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(j)(3). A prior section 2732, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 152; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, §§ 1(53), 33(a)(16), 72 Stat. 1461, 1565; Sept. 15, 1965, Pub. L. 89–185, § 1, 79 Stat. 789, related to settlement of property loss incident to service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 88–558, § 5(3), Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 768, effective two years from Aug. 31, 1964. See section 3701 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance.
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10 U.S.C. § 2732
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102