Enlisted members discharged by dishonorable discharge, bad-conduct discharge, or any other discharge for the good of the service, may, upon discharge, be paid a sum not to exceed $25. The sum paid shall be fixed by and in the discretion of the Commandant, and shall be paid only in cases where the person so discharged would otherwise be without funds to meet his immediate needs.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 533, § 481; Pub. L. 98–557, § 15(a)(3)(C), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2865; renumbered § 2776, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226.)