Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110
§2766 Travel Card Management
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 27 — PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER III — PAYMENTS › § 2766
Summary
The Secretary may have travel payments owed to a Coast Guard civilian or member sent straight to the issuer of a Federal contractor travel charge card, but only up to the authorized travel charges placed on that card. The Secretary may also use rules like section 2784a of title 10 to deduct pay or retired pay from a Coast Guard employee, member, or retiree who is delinquent on card payments and does not dispute the debt.
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Title 14, §2766
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(a)In General.—
The Secretary may require that travel or transportation allowances due a civilian employee or military member of the Coast Guard be disbursed directly to the issuer of a Federal contractor-issued travel charge card, but only in an amount not to exceed the authorized travel expenses charged by that Coast Guard member to that travel charge card issued to that employee or member.
(b)Withholding of Nondisputed Obligations.—
The Secretary may also establish requirements similar to those established by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 2784a of title 10 for deduction or withholding of pay or retired pay from a Coast Guard employee, member, or retired member who is delinquent in payment under the terms of the contract under which the card was issued and does not dispute the amount of the delinquency.
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14 U.S.C. § 2766
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110