Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 19 — Administration
§ 1005. Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required
Statutory text
Members of the Army, the Air Force, and the Space Force shall be paid at such times that arrears will at no time be more than two months, unless circumstances make further arrears unavoidable.
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.
Pub. L. 87–649 · 76 Stat. 451
Enacted · 37 U.S.C. § 1005
Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 925(k)(1)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388
Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 1005
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” for “Army and Air Force: prompt payments required” in text
Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 1005
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “, the Air Force, and the Space Force” for “and of the Air Force” in text
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” for “Army and Air Force: prompt payments required” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, and the Space Force” for “and of the Air Force” in text.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) In general.— Section 1005 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “and of the Air Force” and inserting “, the Air Force, and the Space Force”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 1005 | 37:310b. | R.S. 1189. |
The applicability of this section to members of the Air Force is based on Department of Defense Transfer Order No. 25, dated .
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” for “Army and Air Force: prompt payments required” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, and the Space Force” for “and of the Air Force” in text.
Credits
1962–2021 · 2 acts
- 1962Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 490
- 2021Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(k)(1)(A), (B), , 134 Stat. 3829.
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(Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(k)(1)(A), (B), , 134 Stat. 3829.)