10 USC § 1048 - Gratuity payment to persons discharged for fraudulent enlistment

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title: "10 USC § 1048 - Gratuity payment to persons discharged for fraudulent enlistment"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1048"
section_name: "Gratuity payment to persons discharged for fraudulent enlistment"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(d)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2616.)"
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# § 1048. Gratuity payment to persons discharged for fraudulent enlistment

The Secretary concerned may pay a gratuity of not to exceed $25 to a person discharged for fraudulent enlistment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(d)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2616.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts:

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## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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