Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 1463

Payments from the Fund

(a)
There shall be paid from the Fund—
(1)
1
1 See 2021 Amendment notes below.
retired pay payable to members on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and Space Force  and payments under section 1413a, 1414, or 1415 of this title paid to such members;
(2)
retired pay payable under chapter 1223 of this title to former members of the armed forces;
(3)
retainer pay payable to members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve;
(4)
section 4 of Public Law 92–425section 5 of Public Law 96–402 benefits payable under programs under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security that provide annuities for survivors of members and former members of the armed forces, including chapter 73 of this title, , and ; and
(5)
section 1408(h) of this title amounts payable under .
(b)
The assets of the Fund are hereby made available for payments under subsection (a).

Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 925(a)(1)97 Stat. 645Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 651(c)103 Stat. 1460Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 653(b)(2)106 Stat. 2428Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 202(a)(4)107 Stat. 101Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)(18)110 Stat. 499Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1)116 Stat. 2314Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 641(c)(2)117 Stat. 1515Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(d)(11)118 Stat. 2062Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 633(a)(3)129 Stat. 850Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(1)(L)134 Stat. 3820Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(17)135 Stat. 1920(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8223, , , 4658; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 4 of Public Law 92–425section 1448 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is set out as a note under .

Section 5 of Public Law 96–402section 1448 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is set out as a note under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8223(1)Pub. L. 116–283, § 924(b)(1)(L)2021—Subsec. (a)(1). , which directed substitution of “Marine Corps, and Coast Guard” for “and Marine Corps”, was executed by making the substitution for “Marine Corps” to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening amendment by . See below.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 924(b)(1)(L), substituted “Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “and Marine Corps”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8223(2)Subsec. (a)(2). , struck out “(other than retired pay payable by the Secretary of Homeland Security)” after “armed forces”.

Pub. L. 117–81Subsec. (a)(4). substituted “Homeland Security that provide” for “Homeland Security that that provide”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8223(3), inserted “and the Department of Homeland Security that” after “Department of Defense”.

Pub. L. 114–922015—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “, 1414, or 1415” for “or 1414”.

Pub. L. 108–3752004—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “1413a” for “1413, 1413a,”.

Pub. L. 108–1362003—Subsec. (a)(1). inserted before semicolon at end “and payments under section 1413, 1413a, or 1414 of this title paid to such members”.

Pub. L. 107–2962002—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

Pub. L. 104–1061996—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted “chapter 1223” for “chapter 67”.

Pub. L. 103–35Pub. L. 102–484, § 653(b)(2)1993—Subsec. (a)(5). made technical amendment to directory language of . See 1992 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–484Pub. L. 103–351992—Subsec. (a). , as amended by , added par. (5).

Pub. L. 101–1891989—Subsec. (a). substituted “members” for “persons” in par. (1), added par. (2), and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment; Implementation

Pub. L. 114–92section 635 of Pub. L. 114–92section 8432 of Title 5Amendment by effective , with certain implementation requirements, see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–136section 641(c)(6) of Pub. L. 108–136section 1413a of this titleAmendment by effective , with Secretary of Defense to provide for certain administrative adjustments, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–296section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)110 Stat. 498Pub. L. 103–337, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of , and as if included as an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as originally enacted.

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–35Pub. L. 102–484section 202(b) of Pub. L. 103–35section 155 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 925(b)(2)97 Stat. 648

“Sections 1463 (relating to payments from the Fund) and 1466 (relating to payments to the Fund) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on .”
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