Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 19 — Administration
§ 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay
Statutory text
In General.—
The Secretary of Defense shall make available contemporaneously with each pay statement provided to a member of the Armed Forces, for each type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on the statement, a brief and plain-language description of—
the statutory or regulatory authority under which a pay, allowance, or deduction is made;
the purpose of a pay, allowance, or deduction;
the criteria for determining eligibility of members for a pay, allowance, or deduction; and
possible changes in the eligibility of the member for a pay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances under which a pay, allowance, or deduction may be suspended or modified or may expire.
Requirements.—
The descriptions required to be made available with a pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be—
published on a website accessible by a member and printable with the pay statement of the member; and
presented in language easily understood by individuals without specialized knowledge of military finance, accounting, or law.
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. 119–60 div. A title VI § 661(a) · 139 Stat. 913
Enacted · 37 U.S.C. § 1016
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 661(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 913.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 661(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 913.)
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 661(b), , 139 Stat. 914, provided that: “The requirements of section 1016 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to pay statements issued on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 661(a), , 139 Stat. 913.)