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Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Chapter 19 — Administration

§ 1003. Assimilation of pay and allowances

Statutory text

Chapters 3 and 5 and sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453 of this title apply equally to persons who are not serving as members of a uniformed service but whose pay or allowances, or both, are assimilated under law or a regulation prescribed under law, to the pay or allowances, or both, of commissioned officers, warrant officers, or enlisted members of any grade, rank, or rating in any uniformed service.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–649 · 76 Stat. 451

    Enacted · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

    Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 § 631(f)(4)(A) · 125 Stat. 1298

    1. Amended · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

      Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9)

    2. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

      Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as substituted “402–403b, 474–477” for “402–407”

    3. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

      Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as substituted “479–481” for “409–411”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), substituted “402–403b, 474–477” for “402–407” and “479–481” for “409–411”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) Any section of title 10, 32, or 37, United States Code, that includes a reference to a section of title 37 that is transferred and redesignated by subsection (c) is amended so as to conform the reference to the section number of the section as so redesignated.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

    Pub. L. 112–239 § 1076(a)(9) · 126 Stat. 1632

    Changed · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

    Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (9) Section 631(f)(4) (125 Stat. 1465) is 2 USC 906; 5 USC 4109, 5760; 10 USC 701 note prec., 1071 note, 1174a, 1175, 1175a, 1491, 1591 note; 14 USC 512; 32 USC 115; 36 USC 2101; 37 USC 403, 420, 422. 10 USC 2366a. amended by striking “subsection (c)” both places it appears and inserting “subsection (d)”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.

  4. James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

    Pub. L. 117–263 div. A title VI § 626(h)(8) · 136 Stat. 2395

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 1003

    Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453” for “sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453” for “sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (8) in section 1003, by striking “sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414” and inserting “sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453”; and

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
100337:309.Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 509; restated May 19, 1952, ch. 310, § 3, 66 Stat. 80.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2011–2022 · 3 rounds

2022

Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453” for “sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414”.

2013

Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below.

2011

Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), substituted “402–403b, 474–477” for “402–407” and “479–481” for “409–411”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), , 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective , and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.

Credits

1962–2022 · 4 acts
  1. 1962Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 490
  2. 2011Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(f)(4)(A), , 125 Stat. 1465
  3. 2013Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), , 126 Stat. 1948
  4. 2022Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 626(h)(8), , 136 Stat. 2630.
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(Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(f)(4)(A), , 125 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), , 126 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 626(h)(8), , 136 Stat. 2630.)

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