Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-110
§462 Travel and Transportation Allowances Paid to Members That Are Unauthorized or in Excess of Authorized Amounts: Requirement for Repayment
Title 37 › CHAPTER 8 — TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 462
Summary
People paid travel or transportation allowances under subchapter I must repay any payment that was unauthorized or excessive. Section 464 rules may allow exceptions. The money is a debt to the United States, and a bankruptcy discharge under title 11 won’t cancel it if entered less than five years after the debt began.
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Title 37, §462
Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Repayment Required.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), a member of the uniformed services or other person who is paid travel and transportation allowances under subchapter I shall repay to the United States any amount of such payment that is determined to be unauthorized or in excess of the applicable authorized amount.
(b)Exception.—
The regulations prescribed under section 464 of this title shall specify procedures for determining the circumstances under which an exception to repayment otherwise required by subsection (a) may be granted.
(c)Effect of Bankruptcy.—
An obligation to repay the United States under this section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is entered less than five years after the date on which the debt was incurred.
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37 U.S.C. § 462
Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110