---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2732"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "2732"
heading: "Payment of claims: availability of appropriations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/2732"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Property"
  - "Chapter 163 — Military Claims"
---

# §2732. Payment of claims: availability of appropriations


Appropriations available to the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used for payment of claims authorized by law to be paid by the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense (except for civil [functions](/usc/10/467.md?p=1)), including—

- (1) claims for damages arising under [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) contracts with carriers; and
- (2) repayment of amounts determined by the [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) to have been erroneously collected—
  - (A) from [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) and civilian personnel of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense; or
  - (B) from [States](/usc/10/4951.md?p=4) or territories or the District of Columbia (or members of the [National Guard](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-1) units thereof).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(j)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1708.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 100–463, title VIII, § 8098, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2270–35, which was set out as a note under section 2241 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(j)(3).

A prior section 2732, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 152; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, §§ 1(53), 33(a)(16), 72 Stat. 1461, 1565; Sept. 15, 1965, Pub. L. 89–185, § 1, 79 Stat. 789, related to settlement of property loss incident to service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 88–558, § 5(3), Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 768, effective two years from Aug. 31, 1964. See section 3701 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance.