Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§2786 Department of Defense Payments by Electronic Transfers of Funds: Exercise of Authority for Waivers
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 165— ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY › § 2786
Summary
When the Department of Defense makes or approves an electronic federal payment covered by 31 U.S.C. 3332(f), the Secretary of Defense must use the waiver power in paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that law. The Secretary of Defense must do this in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Title 10, §2786
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With respect to any Federal payment of funds covered by section 3332(f) of title 31 (relating to electronic funds transfers) for which payment is made or authorized by the Department of Defense, the waiver authority provided in paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that section shall be exercised by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the authority provided under the preceding sentence in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1008(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 738, provided that: “Any waiver in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999] under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of section 3332(f) of title 31, United States Code, shall remain in effect until otherwise provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 2786 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).”
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10 U.S.C. § 2786
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60