14 U.S.C. § 478 : US Code - Section 478: Rations or commutation therefor in money

Search 14 U.S.C. § 478 : US Code - Section 478: Rations or commutation therefor in money

(a) Enlisted members of the Coast Guard, civilian officers and
civilian crews of vessels, and working parties in the field shall
be allowed a ration or commutation thereof in money, in such amount
and under limitations and regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) Money for commuted rations shall be paid, under such
regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, on proper vouchers,
or pay rolls, to persons entitled to receive it, or to the officers
designated by the Commandant to administer the financial affairs of
the messes in which such persons may be subsisted.
(c) Money paid for commuted rations to the designated officer may
be deposited in general or limited depositories of public money or
in any bank in which deposits are insured. Such funds shall be
expended and accounted for under such regulations as the Secretary
shall prescribe.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as
modifying or changing in any manner the provisions of law
pertaining to subsistence allowances for enlisted members, but no
ration or commutation thereof shall be allowed a person receiving a
subsistence allowance.