2020 US Code
Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 8 - Travel and Transportation Allowances
Subchapter II - Administrative Provisions
Sec. 462 - Travel and transportation allowances paid to members that are unauthorized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repayment

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Citation 37 U.S.C. § 462 (2020)
Section Name §462. Travel and transportation allowances paid to members that are unauthorized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repayment
Section Text

(a) Repayment Required.—Except as provided in subsection (b), a member of the uniformed services or other person who is paid travel and transportation allowances under subchapter I shall repay to the United States any amount of such payment that is determined to be unauthorized or in excess of the applicable authorized amount.

(b) Exception.—The regulations prescribed under section 464 of this title shall specify procedures for determining the circumstances under which an exception to repayment otherwise required by subsection (a) may be granted.

(c) Effect of Bankruptcy.—An obligation to repay the United States under this section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is entered less than five years after the date on which the debt was incurred.

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(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1459.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 8 - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES
SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 462 - Travel and transportation allowances paid to members that are unauthorized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repayment
Contains section 462
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 125 Stat. 1459
Public Law References Public Law 112-81
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