14 USC § 2761 - Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to

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title: "14 USC § 2761 - Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2761"
section_name: "Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 16(a), 64 Stat. 148, § 509; amended Pub. L. 90–377, § 8, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 288; renumbered § 2761, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(38)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.)"
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# § 2761. Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to

The Secretary may furnish individuals discharged pursuant to the sentence of a Coast Guard court-martial suitable civilian clothing and a monetary allowance not to exceed $25 if the individual discharged would not otherwise have suitable clothing or funds to meet immediate needs.

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**Source Credit**: (Added May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 16(a), 64 Stat. 148, § 509; amended Pub. L. 90–377, § 8, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 288; renumbered § 2761, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(38)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021— substituted “Individuals” for “Persons” in section catchline and substituted “individuals” for “persons” and “individual” for “person” in text.

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1968— substituted “Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to” for “Prisoners; allowances to; transportation” in section catchline, and struck out provision that persons confined in prisons in pursuance of the sentence of a Coast Guard court shall during such confinement, be allowed a reasonable sum, not to exceed $3 per month, for necessary prison expenses and the provision that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may transport to their homes or places of enlistment, as he may designate, all discharged prisoners, the expense of such transportation to be paid out of any money to the credit of prisoners when discharged.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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