# Military Payment Certificates
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2018-06-11 · Effective 2018-06-11 · 83 FR 26841
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-12500
- **Category:** personnel
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 26841
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 538
- **Publication date:** 2018-06-11
- **Effective date:** 2018-06-11
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID: USA-2018-HQ-0007
## Abstract

This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning Military Payment Certificates (MPC) which are no longer used by the Federal Government nor DoD based on U.S. Treasury guidance and use of Smart Card technology. MPC's were discontinued in the late 1990's based on the U.S. Treasury determining that the remaining stock from the Vietnam War could no longer be used and it would take several years to replace them with new MPCs. The Army determined that going forward, the EagleCash Stored Value Card (SVC) will be used in lieu of MPC.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/11/2018-12500/military-payment-certificates)
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