10 U.S.C. § 956

Deserters, prisoners, members absent without leave: expenses and rewards

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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.(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2614.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Provisions 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 July 1, 1943:

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

Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, §§ 706, 709, 97 Stat. 1437, 1439.

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

Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, §§ 706, 709, 95 Stat. 1578, 1579.

Dec. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, §§ 706, 709, 94 Stat. 3081.

Dec. 21, 1979, Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, §§ 706, 709, 93 Stat. 1152, 1153.

Oct. 13, 1978, Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, §§ 806, 809, 92 Stat. 1243, 1244.

Sept. 21, 1977, Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, §§ 805, 808, 91 Stat. 899, 900.

Sept. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, §§ 705, 708, 90 Stat. 1291, 1292.

Feb. 9, 1976, Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, §§ 705, 708, 90 Stat. 168, 169.

Oct. 8, 1974, Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, §§ 805, 808, 88 Stat. 1224, 1225.

Jan. 2, 1974, Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, §§ 705, 708, 87 Stat. 1038, 1039.

Oct. 26, 1972, Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, §§ 705, 708, 86 Stat. 1196, 1197.

Dec. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, §§ 705, 708, 85 Stat. 727, 728.

Jan. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, §§ 805, 808, 84 Stat. 2030, 2031.

Dec. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, §§ 605, 608, 83 Stat. 480.

Oct. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90–580, title V, §§ 504, 507, 82 Stat. 1129, 1130.

Sept. 29, 1967, Pub. L. 90–96, title VI, §§ 604, 607, 81 Stat. 242.

Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–687, title VI, §§ 604, 607, 80 Stat. 991.

Sept. 29, 1965, Pub. L. 89–213, title VI, §§ 604, 607, 79 Stat. 873, 874.

Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–446, title V, §§ 504, 507, 78 Stat. 474, 475.

Oct. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 88–149, title V, §§ 504, 507, 77 Stat. 264.

Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–577, title I, § 101, title V, §§ 504, 507, 76 Stat. 318, 328.

Aug. 17, 1961, Pub. L. 87–144, title I, § 101, title II, § 201, title VI, §§ 604, 607, 75 Stat. 365–369, 375, 376.

July 7, 1960, Pub. L. 86–601, title I, § 101, title II, § 201, title V, §§ 504, 507, 74 Stat. 338–340, 342, 350.

Aug. 18, 1959, Pub. L. 86–166, title I, § 101, title II, § 201, title V, §§ 604, 607, 73 Stat. 366–368, 370, 378, 379.

Aug. 22, 1958, Pub. L. 85–724, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 604, 72 Stat. 713, 714, 721, 722, 723.

Aug. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85–117, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, title VI, § 604, 71 Stat. 313, 314, 321, 323.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, title I, 49 Stat. 1284, 1286.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Provisions similar to those in par. (5) of this section were contained in Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 706, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1437, which was set out as a note under section 138 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–525, §§ 1403(a)(1), eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1962–2004 · leading case: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 (2004).

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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 (2004). · cites it 6× “, at 467-468 (noting that Congress, in 10 U. S. C. § 956 (5), had specifically authorized the expenditure of funds for keeping prisoners of war and persons whose status was determined "to be similar to prisoners of war," and concluding that this appropriation measure also…”

Padilla v. Rumsfeld, 352 F.3d 695 (2d Cir. 2003). · cites it 6× “In addition, the government claims that 10 U.S.C. § 956 (5), a statute that allows the military to use authorized funds for certain detentions, grants authority to detain American citizens.”

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 316 F.3d 450 (4th Cir. 2003). “” 10 U.S.C. § 956 (5) (2002). It is difficult if not *468 impossible to understand how Congress could make appropriations for the detention of persons “similar to prisoners of war” without also authorizing their detention in the first instance.”

Carver v. United States, 159 Ct. Cl. 67 (Ct. Cl. 1962). · cites it 4× “2 An examination of the record shows that plaintiff has accumulated more than the 20 years of active Federal service required by title II of the Act if he is entitled to credit for double time for his enlisted service in the Philippine Islands during the period from November 1,…”

Rumsfeld v. Hamdi (4th Cir. 2003). “" 10 U.S.C. § 956 (5) (2002). It is difficult if not impossible to understand how Congress could make appropriations for the detention of persons "similar to prisoners of war" without also authorizing their detention in the first instance.”

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