10 U.S.C. § 956 — Deserters, prisoners, members absent without leave: expenses and rewards

Department of Defense appropriations may be used for:
(1) Apprehending and delivering deserters, prisoners, and members absent without leave, including rewards of no more than $75 for apprehending any such person.
(2) Expenses of prisoners held in nonmilitary facilities.
(3) A gratuity of no more than $25 to each prisoner when released from a military or contract prison facility.
(4) Issuing authorized articles to prisoners and other people in military custody.
(5) Under regulations issued by the Secretary concerned^*, expenses connected with maintaining, paying, and providing allowances to prisoners of war; other people held by the Army^*, Navy, or Air Force whom the Secretary concerned determines have a status similar to prisoners of war; and people held by the Army, Navy, or Air Force under a Presidential proclamation. This section does not define “deserter,” “absent without leave,” or “Secretary concerned.”