10 USC § 1444 - Regulations; determinations

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title: "10 USC § 1444 - Regulations; determinations"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1444"
section_name: "Regulations; determinations"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN"
part_number: "II"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 87–381, § 5, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), (C), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(58), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2925.)"
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# § 1444. Regulations; determinations

**(a)** The President shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subchapter. Those regulations shall, so far as practicable, be uniform for the armed forces, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service.

**(b)** Determinations and certifications of eligibility for, and payments of, annuities and other payments or refunds under this subchapter shall be made by the department concerned. However, in the case of a department other than a military department, payments shall be made through the disbursing facilities of the Department of the Treasury.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 87–381, § 5, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), (C), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(58), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2925.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1444(a)1444(b)1444(c) | 37:377 (1st sentence).37:377 (2d sentence).37:375. | Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, §§ 6, 8 (1st and 2d sentences), 67 Stat. 504. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1980—Subsec. (a). , substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration”.

Subsecs. (b), (c). , redesignated subsec. (c) as (b).

1972—, struck out “reports to Congress” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

Subsec. (b). , struck out subsec. (b) which required President to submit annual reports to Congress on administration of this chapter.

Subsec. (c). , substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1966—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey”.

1961—Subsec. (b).  required report to contain a detailed account, including an actuarial analysis, of cases in which relief is granted under sections 1436(b) and 1552 of this title, or any other statutory or administrative procedure.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Repeals

The directory language of, but not the amendment made by, , , , cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by , , .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Public Health Service, see note set out under .