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Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Chapter 7 — Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances

§ 414. Personal money allowance

Statutory text

(a)

Allowance for Officers Serving in Certain Ranks or Positions.—

In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by this title, an officer who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a personal money allowance of—

(1)

$500 a year, while serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, or in an equivalent grade or rank;

(2)

$1,200 a year, in place of any other personal money allowance authorized by this section while serving as Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;

(3)

$2,200 a year, in addition to the personal money allowance authorized by clause (1), while serving as a senior member of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations;

(4)

$2,200 a year, while serving in the grade of general or admiral, or in an equivalent grade or rank; or

(5)

$4,000 a year, in place of any other personal money allowance authorized by this section, while serving as Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, or Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

(b)

Allowance for Senior Enlisted Members.—

In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by this title, a noncommissioned officer is entitled to a personal money allowance of $2,000 a year while serving as the Sergeant Major of the Army, the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

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. § 414

    Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476

  2. Pub. L. 89–718 § 49(a)(2) · 80 Stat. 1113

    Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 414(a)(2)

    Pub. L. 89–718 struck out reference to service as the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 89–718 struck out reference to service as the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 414(a)(2) is amended by striking out “, or as Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey”.

  3. Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991

    Pub. L. 102–25 title VII § 702(b)(2) · 105 Stat. 75

    Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 414(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 102–25 struck out “of this subsection” after “clause (1)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–25 struck out “of this subsection” after “clause (1)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking out “of this subsection” each place it appears (other than in sections 305a(d)(3), 431(a), and 501(f));

  4. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Inserted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(a)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(1)], inserted heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(1)], inserted heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  5. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Inserted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(2)], inserted heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(2)], inserted heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  6. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Added · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(a)], added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(a)], added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  7. Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 div. A title V § 557(a)(2) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the Naval Postgraduate School” for “Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the Naval Postgraduate School” for “Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) 10 USC 7042 note; 37 USC 414. Any reference to the Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in any law, rule, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School.

  8. Support Our Scouts Act of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–148 div. A title VIII § 8124(b) · 119 Stat. 2680

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 109–148 substituted “the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” for “or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    2005–Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–148 substituted “the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” for “or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Personal Money Allowance.— Section 414(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard” and inserting “the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

  9. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

    Pub. L. 109–163 § 685(c)(2) · 119 Stat. 3136

    Inserted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(2) inserted before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(2) inserted before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

  10. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

    Pub. L. 109–163 § 685(c)(1) · 119 Stat. 3136

    Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(1), which directed that subsec. (c) be amended by striking “or” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,” could not be executed because of prior amendment by Pub. L. 109–148. See below

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(1), which directed that subsec. (c) be amended by striking “or” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,” could not be executed because of prior amendment by Pub. L. 109–148. See below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking “or” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”; and

  11. John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    Pub. L. 109–364 div. A title X § 1071(c)(7) · 120 Stat. 2083

    Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 109–364 struck out before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–364 struck out before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) Section 414(c) is amended by striking “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” before the period at the end.

  12. Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

    Pub. L. 113–291 § 603(c)(1) · 128 Stat. 3292

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(a)(5)

    Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(1), substituted “Commandant of the Coast Guard, or Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or Commandant of the Coast Guard”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(1), substituted “Commandant of the Coast Guard, or Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or Commandant of the Coast Guard”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking “or Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant of the Coast Guard, or Chief of the National Guard Bureau”; and

  13. Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

    Pub. L. 113–291 § 603(c)(2) · 128 Stat. 3292

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

    Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(2), substituted “the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(2), substituted “the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (c), by striking “or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” and inserting “the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau”.

  14. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VI § 601(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    1. Redesignated · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b); 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

      Pub. L. 115–232 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

    2. Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b); 37 U.S.C. § 414(c)

      Pub. L. 115–232 struck out former subsec. (b) which related to allowance for certain naval officers

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–232 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to allowance for certain naval officers.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Repeal.— Section 414 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 601(b), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1794, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on December 31, 2018, and shall apply with respect to personal money allowances payable under section 414 of title 37, United States Code, for years beginning after that date.”

  15. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 925(e)(1)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Inserted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(a)(5)

    Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(A), inserted “Chief of Space Operations,” after “Commandant of the Marine Corps,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(A), inserted “Chief of Space Operations,” after “Commandant of the Marine Corps,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting “Chief of Space Operations,” after “Commandant of the Marines Corps,”; and

  16. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 925(e)(1)(B) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Inserted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b)

    Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(B), inserted “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(B), inserted “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (b), by inserting “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,” after “the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”.

  17. Pub. L. 118–159 div. A title V § 521(g)(3) · 138 Stat. 1881

    Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 414(b)

    Pub. L. 118–159 substituted “the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force” for “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force”

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted “the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force” for “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force”.

16 of 18 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 1 unresolved

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
414(a)37:254.Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 304, 63 Stat. 816; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 20(c), 70A Stat. 627; May 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–422, § 1(11), 72 Stat. 127; Sept. 14, 1961, Pub. L. 87–233, § 3, 75 Stat. 507.
414(b)37:257.Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 3, 60 Stat. 853.

In subsection (b), the words “pay or” are inserted to conform to subsection (a). The word “position” is substituted for the words “capacities” and “officers”, respectively. In clause (1), the words “Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School” are substituted for the words “Head of the Postgraduate school at the Naval Academy” to reflect present terminology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1966–2024 · 9 rounds

2024

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted “the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force” for “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force”.

2021

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(A), inserted “Chief of Space Operations,” after “Commandant of the Marine Corps,”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 925(e)(1)(B), inserted “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”.

2018

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–232 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to allowance for certain naval officers.

2014

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(1), substituted “Commandant of the Coast Guard, or Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or Commandant of the Coast Guard”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 603(c)(2), substituted “the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau” for “or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

2006

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–364 struck out before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(2) inserted before period at end “, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”.

Pub. L. 109–163, § 685(c)(1), which directed that subsec. (c) be amended by striking “or” after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,” could not be executed because of prior amendment by Pub. L. 109–148. See below.

2005–Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–148 substituted “the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” for “or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard”.

2004

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the Naval Postgraduate School” for “Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School”.

2000

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(1)], inserted heading.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(b)(2)], inserted heading.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(a)], added subsec. (c).

1991

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–25 struck out “of this subsection” after “clause (1)”.

1966

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 89–718 struck out reference to service as the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 601(b), , 132 Stat. 1794, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on , and shall apply with respect to personal money allowances payable under section 414 of title 37, United States Code, for years beginning after that date.”

Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 113–291 effective on and applicable with respect to months of service that begin on or after that date, see section 603(e) of Pub. L. 113–291, set out as a note under section 1406 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(c)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–149, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on .”

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service, transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary of Health and Human Services by section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

Credits

1962–2024 · 12 acts
  1. 1962Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 476
  2. 1966Pub. L. 89–718, § 49(a)(2), , 80 Stat. 1121
  3. 1991Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(2), , 105 Stat. 117
  4. 2000Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(a), (b)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–149
  5. 2004Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(2), , 118 Stat. 1915
  6. 2005Pub. L. 109–148, div. A, title VIII, § 8124(b), , 119 Stat. 2727
  7. 2006Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 685(c), , 119 Stat. 3325
  8. 2006Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(c)(7), , 120 Stat. 2401
  9. 2014Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 603(c), , 128 Stat. 3398
  10. 2018Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 601(a), , 132 Stat. 1794
  11. 2021Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(e)(1), , 134 Stat. 3827
  12. 2024Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 521(g)(3), , 138 Stat. 1881.
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(Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 89–718, § 49(a)(2), , 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(2), , 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 609(a), (b)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–149; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(2), , 118 Stat. 1915; Pub. L. 109–148, div. A, title VIII, § 8124(b), , 119 Stat. 2727; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 685(c), , 119 Stat. 3325; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(c)(7), , 120 Stat. 2401; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 603(c), , 128 Stat. 3398; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 601(a), , 132 Stat. 1794; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(e)(1), , 134 Stat. 3827; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 521(g)(3), , 138 Stat. 1881.)

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