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10 U.S.C. § 8271 — Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of indebtedness of members

submitted 66 years ago by Pub. L. 86-511 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 124 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of the Navy can forgive some debts owed by naval service members. This applies to debts from active duty, whether regular or reserve. The Secretary must find it's in the country's best interest first.

(a) In General — The Secretary of the Navy may forgive or cancel part of a debt someone owes to the United States or one of its agencies, if that debt happened while the person was serving in the naval service — whether as a regular or an active-status reservist — but only if the Secretary decides doing so serves the best interest of the United States. (b) Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts — This power can be used for any debt covered by (a) that came about on or after October 7, 2001. (c) Regulations — The Secretary of Defense sets the regulations that control how this section is carried out.
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(a)In General.—

The Secretary of the Navy may have remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a person to the United States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the person was serving as a member of the naval service, whether as a regular or a reserve in active status, but only if the Secretary considers such action to be in the best interest of the United States.

(b)Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts.—

The authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 7, 2001.

(c)Regulations.—

This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 86–511, § 1(a), June 11, 1960, 74 Stat. 207, § 6161; amended Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 683(b)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3322; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 673(b)(1), (2), (e)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2271, 2272; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1063(c)(7)(B), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 671(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2173; renumbered § 8271, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1835.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1960Enacted · Pub. L. 86-511 · 74 Stat. 207
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3322
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2271, 2272
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 323
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2173
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1835

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-511 on 1960-06-11.

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