10 U.S.C. § 771a — Disposition on discharge

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an enlisted member^* of an armed force is discharged, the outer uniform items in the member's possession that were issued to the member must be kept for military use. This does not include items the member may wear while traveling from the discharge place to home under section 772(d) of this title.

(b) When an enlisted member is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or for a reason other than honorably—

(1) the outer uniform items in the member's possession must be kept for military use;

(2) under rules set by the Secretary concerned^*, the member may be issued a civilian suit and, when necessary, an overcoat. Together, they may cost no more than $30; and

(3) if the member would otherwise have no money for immediate needs, the member may be paid an amount set by the Secretary concerned, but no more than $25.

(c) When an enlisted Army National Guard^* or Air National Guard^* member who was called into Federal service is released from that service, the member's outer uniform items must be accounted for as property issued to the relevant Guard—the Army^* National Guard^* or Air National Guard of the State, territory, Puerto Rico, or District of Columbia of which the member is a member—as section 708 of title 32 prescribes.