MILITARY FINES AND FORFEITURES TO BENEFIT ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOMES

SEC. 342. MILITARY FINES AND FORFEITURES TO BENEFIT ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOMES (a) In General.—(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2771 the following new section:103 STAT. 1420 “§ 2772. Share of fines and forfeitures to benefit Armed Forces retirement homes “(a)(1) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall deposit in the Soldiers’ Home, permanent fund, referred to in section 1321(a)(59) of title 31 a percentage (determined under paragraph (2)) of the following amounts: “(A) The amount of fines adjudged against an enlisted member or warrant officer in the Army or the Air Force by sentence of a court-martial or under authority of section 815 of this title (article 15) over and above any amount that may be due from the member or warrant officer for the reimbursement of the United States or any individual. “(B) The amount of forfeitures on account of the desertion of an enlisted member or warrant officer in the Army or the Air Force. “(2) The board of commissioners for the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home shall determine, on the basis of the financial needs of that home, the percentage of the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) to be deposited in the Soldiers’ Home, permanent fund. “(b)(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall credit to the funds available for the operation of the Naval Home a percentage (determined under paragraph (2)) of the following amounts: “(A) The amount of fines adjudged against an enlisted member or warrant officer in the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard (when it is operating as a service in the Navy) by sentence of a court-martial or under authority of section 815 of this title (article 15) over and above any amount that may be due from the member or warrant officer for the reimbursement of the United States or any individual. “(B) The amount of forfeitures on account of the desertion of an enlisted member or warrant officer in the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard (when it is operating as a service in the Navy). “(2) The Governor of the Naval Home shall determine, on the basis of the financial needs of the Naval Home, the percentage of the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) to be credited under such paragraph.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2771 the following new item: “2772. Share of fines and forfeitures to benefit Armed Forces retirement homes.”. (b) Application of Amendments.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 2772 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to fines and forfeitures adjudged after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Subsection (b) of such section shall apply with respect to fines and forfeitures adjudged after May 31, 1990.