32 C.F.R. § 112.5 Responsibilities.
Title 32 - National Defense
(a) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall: (1) In consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), establish procedures for the processing of debt complaints and involuntary allotments. (2) Have policy oversight on the assistance to be provided by military authorities to creditors of military personnel who have debt complaints, and on involuntary allotment of military pay. (b) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall: (1) Establish, as necessary, procedures supplemental to those promulgated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) to administer and process involuntary allotments from the pay of members of the Military Services; this includes the authority to promulgate forms necessary for the efficient administration and processing of involuntary allotments. (2) Ensure that the Director, DFAS: (i) Implements procedures established by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). (ii) Considers whether the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. appendix sections 501–591), has been complied with under 5 U.S.C. 5520a(k) prior to establishing an involuntary allotment against the pay of a member of the Military Services. (iii) Acts as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Department of Defense forms necessary to process involuntary allotments. (c) The Heads of the Department of Defense Components shall urge military personnel to meet their just financial obligations, since failure to do so damages their credit reputation and affects the public image of all Department of Defense personnel. See DoD Directives 1000.10,3 3 See footnote 1 to §112.4(a)(1). 4 See footnote 1 to §112.4(a)(1). 5 See footnote 1 to §112.4(a)(1). (d) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall: (1) Establish, as necessary, procedures to administer and process involuntary allotments from the pay of members of the Military Services. This includes designating those commanders, or other officials who may act in the absence of the commander, who shall be responsible for determining whether a member's absence from a judicial proceeding was caused by exigencies of military duty, and establishing appeal procedures regarding such determinations. (2) Require commanders to counsel members to pay their just debts, including complying, as appropriate, with court orders and judgments for the payment of alimony or child support. (3) Emphasize prompt command action to assist with the processing of involuntary allotment applications. (e) The Chief, Office of Personnel and Training, for the Coast Guard shall: (1) Establish, as necessary, procedures supplemental to those promulgated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) to administer and process involuntary allotments from the pay of members of the Military Services; this includes the authority to promulgate forms necessary for the efficient administration and processing of involuntary allotments. (2) Ensure that the Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center: (i) Implements procedures established by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and Chief, Office of Personnel and Training. (ii) Considers whether the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. appendix sections 501–591), has been complied with under 5 U.S.C. 5520a(k) prior to establishing an involuntary allotment against the pay of a member of the Military Services. (iii) Acts as the Coast Guard Executive Agent for forms necessary to process involuntary allotments.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 112—INDEBTEDNESS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
§ 112.5 Responsibilities.
