{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s2783","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2783.","heading":"Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: financial management and use of nonappropriated funds","text":"\u00a7\u202f2783.\nNonappropriated fund instrumentalities: financial management and use of nonappropriated funds\n(a)\nRegulation of Management and Use of Nonappropriated Funds.\u2014\nThe Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing\u2014\n(1) the purposes for which nonappropriated funds of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States within the Department of Defense may be expended; and\n(2) the financial management of such funds to prevent waste, loss, or unauthorized use.\n(b)\nPenalties for Violations.\u2014\n(1) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is paid from nonappropriated funds and who commits a substantial violation of the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided by law for misuse of appropriations by a civilian employee of the Department of Defense paid from appropriated funds. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph.\n(2) The Secretary shall provide in regulations that a violation of the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is punishable as a violation of\nsection 892 of this title\n(c)\nNotification of Violations.\u2014\n(1) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense (whether paid from nonappropriated funds or from appropriated funds), and a member of the armed forces, whose duties include the obligation of nonappropriated funds, shall notify the Secretary of Defense of information which the person reasonably believes evidences\u2014\n(A) a violation by another person of any law, rule, or regulation regarding the management of such funds; or\n(B) other mismanagement or gross waste of such funds.\n(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate civilian employees of the Department of Defense or members of the armed forces to receive a notification described in paragraph (1) and ensure the prompt investigation of the validity of information provided in the notification.\n(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to protect the confidentiality of a person making a notification under paragraph (1).","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s2783.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2783."},{"t":"heading","text":"Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: financial management and use of nonappropriated funds"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Regulation of Management and Use of Nonappropriated Funds.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the purposes for which nonappropriated funds of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States within the Department of Defense may be expended; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the financial management of such funds to prevent waste, loss, or unauthorized use.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Penalties for Violations.\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is paid from nonappropriated funds and who commits a substantial violation of the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided by law for misuse of appropriations by a civilian employee of the Department of Defense paid from appropriated funds. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Secretary shall provide in regulations that a violation of the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is punishable as a violation of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 892 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t10/s892","tail":" (article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Notification of Violations.\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" A civilian employee of the Department of Defense (whether paid from nonappropriated funds or from appropriated funds), and a member of the armed forces, whose duties include the obligation of nonappropriated funds, shall notify the Secretary of Defense of information which the person reasonably believes evidences\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a violation by another person of any law, rule, or regulation regarding the management of such funds; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" other mismanagement or gross waste of such funds.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Secretary of Defense shall designate civilian employees of the Department of Defense or members of the armed forces to receive a notification described in paragraph (1) and ensure the prompt investigation of the validity of information provided in the notification.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2783/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to protect the confidentiality of a person making a notification under paragraph (1).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}