10 USC § 8222 - Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases

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title: "10 USC § 8222 - Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8222"
section_name: "Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases"
chapter_number: 825
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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. 378, § 6032; renumbered § 8222, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8222. Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, appropriations for the pay of the Marine Corps are available to pay any indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges of members of the Marine Corps who are discharged, who desert, or who are sentenced to prison.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 378, § 6032; renumbered § 8222, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6032 | 34 U.S.C. 725. | Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 28, 60 Stat. 857. |

The words “while in debt to the United States” are omitted as surplusage and to avoid the erroneous interpretation that the provision authorizes the payment, out of appropriations, of debts other than to Marine Corps Exchanges.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 8222 to 8224 were repealed by , , .

Section 8222, acts , ; , , , related to authorized strength of Air Force Reserve, exclusive of members on active duty. See .

Section 8223, , , related to authorized strength of Air Force Reserve in warrant officers. See .

Section 8224, , , related to authorized strength of Air National Guard of United States. See .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .