2012 US Code
Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 7 - ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES (§§ 401 - 439)
Section 421 - Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 7 - ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES
Sec. 421 - Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay
Containssection 421
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479, §420; renumbered §421, Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093.
Statutes at Large References63 Stat. 805
76 Stat. 479
77 Stat. 212
97 Stat. 650
101 Stat. 1093
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 87-649, Public Law 88-132, Public Law 98-94, Public Law 100-180

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ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES - 37 U.S.C. § 421 (2012)
§421. Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay

A member of a uniformed service may not be paid an increased allowance under this chapter, on account of a dependent, for any period during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479, §420; renumbered §421, Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
420 37:231(g) (last proviso of last sentence). Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, §102(g) (last proviso of last sentence), 63 Stat. 805.

The words “of a uniformed service” are inserted for clarity. The words “claiming a dependent as defined in this subsection” are omitted as surplusage. The words “under section 204 of this title” are substituted for the words “for the performance of duty as defined in section 232(e) of this revised title”.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 421, Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 88–132, §3(b), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 212, provided for pay and allowances of contract surgeons, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §932(e)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 650, eff. Oct. 1, 1983. See section 1091 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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