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10 U.S.C. § 771a — Disposition on discharge
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession that were issued to him, other than those that he may wear from the place of discharge to his home under [section 772(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section772/d&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be retained for military use.
**(b)** When an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or otherwise than honorably—
(1) the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be retained for military use;
(2) under such regulations as the Secretary concerned prescribes, a suit of civilian clothing and an overcoat when necessary, both to cost not more than $30, may be issued to him; and
(3) if he would be otherwise without funds to meet his immediate needs, he may be paid an amount, fixed by the Secretary concerned, of not more than $25.
**(c)** When an enlisted member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard who has been called into Federal service is released from that service, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be accounted for as property issued to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, of the State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia of whose Army National Guard or Air National Guard he is a member, as prescribed in [section 708 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section708&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession that were issued to him, other than those that he may wear from the place of discharge to his home under [section 772(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section772/d&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be retained for military use.
**(b)** When an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or otherwise than honorably—
(1) the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be retained for military use;
(2) under such regulations as the Secretary concerned prescribes, a suit of civilian clothing and an overcoat when necessary, both to cost not more than $30, may be issued to him; and
(3) if he would be otherwise without funds to meet his immediate needs, he may be paid an amount, fixed by the Secretary concerned, of not more than $25.
**(c)** When an enlisted member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard who has been called into Federal service is released from that service, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be accounted for as property issued to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, of the State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia of whose Army National Guard or Air National Guard he is a member, as prescribed in [section 708 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section708&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Governor of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, shall, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, appoint, designate or detail, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, a qualified commissioned officer of the National Guard of that jurisdiction who is also a commissioned officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States, as the case may be, to be the property and fiscal officer of that jurisdiction. If the officer is not on active duty, the President may order him to active duty, with his consent, to serve as a property and fiscal officer.
**(b)** Each property and fiscal officer shall—
(1) receipt and account for all funds and property of the United States in the possession of the National Guard for which he is property and fiscal officer; and
(2) make returns and reports concerning those funds and that property, as required by the Secretary concerned.
**(c)** When he ceases to hold that assignment, a property and fiscal officer resumes his status as an officer of the National Guard.
**(d)** The Secretaries shall prescribe a maximum grade, commensurate with the functions and responsibilities of the office, but not above colonel, for the property and fiscal officer of the United States for the National Guard of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
**(e)** The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe joint regulations necessary to carry out subsections (a)–(d).
**(f)** A property and fiscal officer may intrust money to an offi
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**(a) Issue of Uniform.—** The Secretary concerned may issue a uniform, without charge, to any of the following members:
(1) A member who is being repatriated after being held as a prisoner of war.
(2) A member who is being treated at or released from a medical treatment facility as a consequence of being wounded or injured during military hostilities.
(3) A member who, as a result of the member’s duties, has unique uniform requirements.
(4) Any other member, if the Secretary concerned determines, under exceptional circumstances, that the issue of the uniform to that member would significantly benefit the morale and welfare of the member and be advantageous to the armed force concerned.
**(b) Retention of Uniform as a Personal Item.—** Notwithstanding [section 771a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section771a&num=0&edition=prelim), a uniform issued to a member under this section may be retained by the member as a personal item.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 771
‘‘(2) the Secretary adopts a uniform already in use
by another Armed Force; or
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Defense grants an exception
based on unique circumstances or operational re-
quirements.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be
construed as—
‘‘(1) prohibiting the development of combat and
camouflage utility uniforms and families of uniforms
for use by personnel assigned to or operating in sup-
port of the unified combatant command for special
operations forces described in section 167 of title 10,
United States Code;
‘‘(2) prohibiting engineering modifications to exist-
ing uniforms that improve the performance of com-
bat and camouflage utility uniforms, including power
harnessing or generating textiles, fire resistant fab-
rics, and anti-vector, anti-microbial, and anti-bac-
terial treatments;
‘‘(3) prohibiting the Secretary of a military depart-
ment from fielding ancillary uniform items, includ-
ing headwear, footwear, body armor, and any other
such items as determined by the Secretary;
‘‘(4) prohibiting the Secretary of a military depart-
ment from issuing vehicle crew uniforms;
‘‘(5) prohibiting cosmetic service-specific uniform
modifications to include insignia, pocket orientation,
closure devices, inserts, and undergarments; or
‘‘(6) prohibiting the continued fielding or use of pre-
existing service-specific or operation-specific combat
uniforms as long as the uniforms continue to meet
operational requirements.
‘‘(d) REGISTRATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of a
military department shall formally register with the
Joint Clothing and Textiles Governance Board all uni-
forms in use by an Armed Force under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary and all such uniforms planned for use
by such an Arme
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