2016 US Code
Title 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

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Citation 37 U.S.C. § 421 (2016)
Section Name §421. Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(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.)

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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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 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
Contains section 421
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 63 Stat. 805
76 Stat. 479
77 Stat. 212
97 Stat. 650
101 Stat. 1093
Public Law References Public Law 87-649, Public Law 88-132, Public Law 98-94, Public Law 100-180
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