2021 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 77 - Posthumous Commissions and Warrants
Sec. 1523 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 1523 (2021)
Section Name §1523. Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances
Section Text

No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1523 10:491d.34:285f. July 28, 1942, ch. 528, §6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, §1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177.

The word "receive" is omitted as surplusage. The words "because of a posthumous commission or warrant" are substituted for the words "by virtue of any provision of sections 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title", in 10:491d and 34:285f.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 77 - POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS
Sec. 1523 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances
Contains section 1523
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 56 Stat. 723
67 Stat. 177
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