10 U.S.C. § 8317 — Minors enlisted upon false statement of age

The Secretary of the Navy, under regulations prescribed by him, may discharge or release from the naval service, with pay^* and allowances and form of discharge certificate appropriate for his service after enlistment, any enlisted member^* who, as the result of a false statement of age on his application for enlistment, was enlisted while under the minimum statutory or administrative age limit. A member so discharged or released is entitled to transportation in kind and subsistence from the place of discharge to his home.

Appropriations available for pay and allowances, subsistence, and transportation of enlisted members of the naval service are available for payments under this section.