Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces
10 U.S.C. § 9837: Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of indebtedness of members
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The Secretary of the Air Force may have remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a person to the United States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the person was serving as a member of the Air Force or the Space Force, whether as a regular or a reserve in active status, but only if the Secretary considers such action to be in the best interest of the United States. The authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 7, 2001 . This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
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