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

Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for the following purposes:

(1)

Expenses for the apprehension and delivery of deserters, prisoners, and members absent without leave, including the payment of rewards, in an amount not to exceed $75, for the apprehension of any such person.

(2)

Expenses of prisoners confined in nonmilitary facilities.

(3)

Payment of a gratuity of not to exceed $25 to each prisoner upon release from confinement in a military or contract prison facility.

(4)

The issue of authorized articles to prisoners and other persons in military custody.

(5)

Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in the custody of the Army, Navy, or Air Force whose status is determined by the Secretary concerned to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in the custody of the Army, Navy, or Air Force pursuant to Presidential proclamation.

Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(b)(1)Oct. 19, 198498 Stat. 2614 (Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

July 1, 1943Provisions similar to those in pars. (1) to (5) of this section were contained in the following appropriation acts, with the exception of the provisions similar to par. (2) which first appeared in the act of :

Oct. 12, 1984Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h)98 Stat. 1904 ,  [title VIII, § 8006], , 1923.

Dec. 8, 1983Pub. L. 98–212, title VII97 Stat. 1437 , , §§ 706, 709, , 1439.

Dec. 21, 1982Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c)96 Stat. 1833 ,  [title VII, §§ 706, 709], , 1850, 1851.

Dec. 29, 1981Pub. L. 97–114, title VII95 Stat. 1578 , , §§ 706, 709, , 1579.

Dec. 15, 1980Pub. L. 96–527, title VII94 Stat. 3081 , , §§ 706, 709, .

Dec. 21, 1979Pub. L. 96–154, title VII93 Stat. 1152 , , §§ 706, 709, , 1153.

Oct. 13, 1978Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII92 Stat. 1243 , , §§ 806, 809, , 1244.

Sept. 21, 1977Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII91 Stat. 899 , , §§ 805, 808, , 900.

Sept. 22, 1976Pub. L. 94–419, title VII90 Stat. 1291 , , §§ 705, 708, , 1292.

Feb. 9, 1976Pub. L. 94–212, title VII90 Stat. 168 , , §§ 705, 708, , 169.

Oct. 8, 1974Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII88 Stat. 1224 , , §§ 805, 808, , 1225.

Jan. 2, 1974Pub. L. 93–238, title VII87 Stat. 1038 , , §§ 705, 708, , 1039.

Oct. 26, 1972Pub. L. 92–570, title VII86 Stat. 1196 , , §§ 705, 708, , 1197.

Dec. 18, 1971Pub. L. 92–204, title VII85 Stat. 727 , , §§ 705, 708, , 728.

Jan. 11, 1971Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII84 Stat. 2030 , , §§ 805, 808, , 2031.

Dec. 29, 1969Pub. L. 91–171, title VI83 Stat. 480 , , §§ 605, 608, .

Oct. 17, 1968Pub. L. 90–580, title V82 Stat. 1129 , , §§ 504, 507, , 1130.

Sept. 29, 1967Pub. L. 90–96, title VI81 Stat. 242 , , §§ 604, 607, .

Oct. 15, 1966Pub. L. 89–687, title VI80 Stat. 991 , , §§ 604, 607, .

Sept. 29, 1965Pub. L. 89–213, title VI79 Stat. 873 , , §§ 604, 607, , 874.

Aug. 19, 1964Pub. L. 88–446, title V78 Stat. 474 , , §§ 504, 507, , 475.

Oct. 17, 1963Pub. L. 88–149, title V77 Stat. 264 , , §§ 504, 507, .

Aug. 9, 1962Pub. L. 87–577, title I, § 10176 Stat. 318 , , title V, §§ 504, 507, , 328.

Aug. 17, 1961Pub. L. 87–144, title I, § 10175 Stat. 365–369 , , title II, § 201, title VI, §§ 604, 607, , 375, 376.

July 7, 1960Pub. L. 86–601, title I, § 10174 Stat. 338–340 , , title II, § 201, title V, §§ 504, 507, , 342, 350.

Aug. 18, 1959Pub. L. 86–166, title I, § 10173 Stat. 366–368 , , title II, § 201, title V, §§ 604, 607, , 370, 378, 379.

Aug. 22, 1958Pub. L. 85–724, title III, § 30172 Stat. 713 , , title V, § 501, title VI, § 604, , 714, 721, 722, 723.

Aug. 2, 1957Pub. L. 85–117, title III, § 30171 Stat. 313 , , title V, § 501, title VI, § 604, , 314, 321, 323.

July 2, 1956, ch. 488 70 Stat. 456 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 604, , 457, 464, 465, 467.

July 13, 1955, ch. 358 69 Stat. 303 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 606, , 304, 312, 313, 315.

June 30, 1954, ch. 432 68 Stat. 338 , title IV, § 401, title VI, § 601, title VII, § 706, , 339, 347, 348, 350.

Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305 67 Stat. 338 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 610, , 339, 348, 350.

July 10, 1952, ch. 630 66 Stat. 519 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 612, , 520, 530, 532.

Oct. 18, 1951, ch. 512 65 Stat. 426 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 612, , 429, 443, 446.

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896 64 Stat. 732 , Ch. X, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 614, , 735, 750, 753.

Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 787 63 Stat. 990–992 , title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 616, , 1015, 1020.

June 24, 1948, ch. 632 62 Stat. 653 , §§ 1, 11, , 655, 669.

July 30, 1947, ch. 357 61 Stat. 555 , title I, §§ 1, 12, , 557, 572.

July 16, 1946, ch. 583 60 Stat. 546–548 , §§ 1, 13, , 565.

July 3, 1945, ch. 265 59 Stat. 388–390 , §§ 1, 15, , 406.

June 28, 1944, ch. 303 58 Stat. 578 , §§ 1, 15, , 580, 595.

July 1, 1943, ch. 185 57 Stat. 352 , §§ 1, 15, , 354, 369.

July 2, 1942, ch. 477 56 Stat. 615 , §§ 1, 14, , 617, 633.

Dec. 17, 1941, ch. 591 55 Stat. 813 , title I, § 103, .

June 30, 1941, ch. 262, § 1 55 Stat. 371 , , 373.

June 13, 1940, ch. 343, § 1 54 Stat. 357–359 , .

Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, § 1 53 Stat. 598 , , 600.

June 11, 1938, ch. 37, § 1 52 Stat. 648 , , 649.

July 1, 1937, ch. 423, § 1 50 Stat. 448 , , 450.

May 15, 1936, ch. 404, § 1 49 Stat. 1284 , title I, , 1286.

Apr. 9, 1935, ch. 54, § 1 49 Stat. 127 , title I, , 128.

Apr. 26, 1934, ch. 165 48 Stat. 619 , title I, , 621.

Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 281 47 Stat. 1575 , title I, , 1577.

July 14, 1932, ch. 482 47 Stat. 668 , title I, , 670, 671.

Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 279 46 Stat. 1281–1284 , title I, .

May 28, 1930, ch. 348 46 Stat. 436 , title I, , 438.

Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 366 45 Stat. 1354 , title I, , 1356.

Mar. 23, 1928, ch. 232 45 Stat. 330 , title I, , 332.

Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 167 44 Stat. 1110 , title I, , 1113.

Apr. 15, 1926, ch. 146 44 Stat. 259 , title I, , 262.

Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225 43 Stat. 900 , title I, .

Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 706Dec. 8, 198397 Stat. 1437 section 138 of this title Pub. L. 98–525Oct. 1, 1985Provisions similar to those in par. (5) of this section were contained in , , , which was set out as a note under , prior to repeal by , §§ 1403(a)(1), eff. .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Oct. 1, 1985section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525 section 520b of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .