10 U.S.C. § 7671 : US Code - Section 7671: Payment of costs and expenses from prize fund

Search 10 U.S.C. § 7671 : US Code - Section 7671: Payment of costs and expenses from prize fund

(a) Payment may not be made from a prize fund except upon the
order of the court. The court may, at any time, order the payment,
from the deposit made with the Treasurer or public depositary in
the cause, or costs or charges accrued and allowed.
(b) When the cause is finally disposed of, the court shall order
the Treasurer or public depositary to pay the costs and charges
allowed and unpaid. If the final decree is for restitution, or if
there is no money subject to the order of the court in the cause,
costs or charges allowed by the court and not paid by the claimants
shall be paid out of the fund for paying the expenses of suits in
which the United States is a party or is interested.