[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799]
[Revised as of  July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR726.2]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 726--PAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS DUE MENTALLY INCOMPETENT MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 726.2  Scope.

    (a) The Secretary of the Navy has authority to designate a trustee 
in the absence of notice that a legal committee, guardian, or other 
legal representative has been appointed by a State court of competent 
jurisdiction. 37 U.S.C. 601-604. Trustees receive the active duty pay 
and allowances, amounts due for accrued or accumulated leave, and 
retired pay or retainer pay, that are otherwise payable to a member 
found by competent medical authority to be mentally incapable of 
managing his affairs.
    (b) Member as used in this chapter refers to:
    (1) Members of the Navy or Marine Corps on active duty (other than 
for training) or on the retired list of the Navy or Marine Corps; and
    (2) Members of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.