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10 U.S.C. 2775: Liability of members assigned to military housing

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-418. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2782.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation". (Homeland Security Act of 2002) Law text · (a), (2), (b), (e)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–661, §1343(a)(19)(A), substituted "(as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) the" for "it is determined, under regulations p… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–661, §1343(a)(19)(B), inserted a comma after "Secretary of Defense", substituted "with respect to the Coast Guard when it" for "when the Coast Guard", and inserted a comma after "Navy". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–661, §1343(a)(19)(C), substituted "with respect to the Coast Guard when it" for "when the Coast Guard". · (e)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(d)(1), substituted "assigned to military housing" for "for damage to housing and related equipment and furnishings" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(a), (b)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), and in par. (1) as so designated, inserted "and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy", and added par. (2). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(b)(1), (c)(1), inserted "and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy" and "(in the case of liability under subsection (a)(1))". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(c)(2), substituted "subsection (a)(1), or the cost of any cleaning made necessary by a failure to clean satisfactorily a family housing unit referred to in subsection (a)(2)," for "subsection (a)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(b)(2), (c)(3), inserted "or failure to clean satisfactorily a family housing unit" and ", or the operating expenses account of the Coast Guard, as appropriate". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–167, §802(c)(4), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including (1) regulations for determining the cost of repairs and replacements … · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–407 substituted "Liability of members for damage to housing and related equipment and furnishings" for "Liability of member for damages to family housing, equipment, and furnishings" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 98–407 amended subsec. (a) generally, inserting references to unaccompanied personnel housing units, and expanding liability of members of the Armed Forces to include damages caused by the abuse or negligence of a guest of the member or of a dependent of the member. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–407 added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–407 redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), in subsec. (c)(1) as so redesignated substituted reference to any abuse or negligence for which the member is liable for reference to any abuse or negligence on the part of such member or any dependent of such member, inserted prov… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–407 redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted provisions requiring that amounts received under this section be credited either to the family housing operations and maintenance account of the department or agency concerned, (in the case of damage to family housin… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–407 redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e)(1), substituted reference to abuse or negligence referred to in subsec. (a) for reference to abuse or negligence on the part of a member or dependent of a member, and added par. (2). · (e)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–214, §10(a)(6), substituted "Military Family Housing Management Account provided for in section 2831 of this title" for "family housing management account established under section 501 of Public Law 87–554 (76 Stat. 236; 42 U.S.C. 1594a–1)". · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.