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Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Chapter 7 — Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances

§ 419. Civilian clothing allowance

Statutory text

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a location outside the United States may be paid a civilian clothing allowance in such amount as the Secretary shall determine under regulations if such officer is required to wear civilian clothing all or a substantial portion of the time in the performance of the officer’s official duties. A clothing allowance under this section is in addition to any uniform allowance to which an officer is otherwise entitled under this title.

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. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

    Pub. L. 100–180 div. A title VI § 611(a)(1)(B) · 101 Stat. 1019

    Enacted · 37 U.S.C. § 419

    Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(B), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(B), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by inserting after section 418 the following new section: “§ 419. Civilian clothing allowance “Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a location outside the United States is entitled to a civilian clothing allowance in such amount as the Secretary shall determine under regulations if such member is required to wear civilian clothing all or a substantial portion of the time in the performance of the member’s official duties. A clothing allowance under this section is in addition to any uniform allowance to which a member is otherwise entitled under this title.”.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

    Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title VI § 625 · 102 Stat. 1918

    1. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 419

      Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “officer” for “member”

    2. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 419

      Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “may be paid” for “is entitled”

    3. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 419

      Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “officer’s” for “member’s”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “officer” for “member” in three places, “may be paid” for “is entitled”, and “officer’s” for “member’s”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 625. CIVILIAN CLOTHING ALLOWANCE Section 419 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “member” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “officer”; (2) by striking out “is entitled” and inserting in lieu thereof “may be paid”; and (3) by striking out “member’s” and inserting in lieu thereof “officer’s”.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title VI § 653(c)(2) · 103 Stat. 1352

    1. Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 419

      Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “an officer” for “a officer” in two places

    2. Struck · 37 U.S.C. § 419

      Pub. L. 101–189 struck out “to” after “may be paid”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “an officer” for “a officer” in two places and struck out “to” after “may be paid”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 419 of such title is amended— (A) by striking out “a officer” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “an officer”; and (B) by striking out “to” after “may be paid”.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 419 was renumbered section 420 of this title.

Amendments1988–1989 · 2 rounds

1989

Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “an officer” for “a officer” in two places and struck out “to” after “may be paid”.

1988

Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “officer” for “member” in three places, “may be paid” for “is entitled”, and “officer’s” for “member’s”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(b), , 101 Stat. 1093, provided that: “Section 419 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act []. No member may be paid a clothing allowance under such section for any period before such date.”

Credits

1987–1989 · 3 acts
  1. 1987Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(B), , 101 Stat. 1093
  2. 1988amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 625, , 102 Stat. 1984
  3. 1989Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 653(c)(2), , 103 Stat. 1462.
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(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(B), , 101 Stat. 1093; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 625, , 102 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 653(c)(2), , 103 Stat. 1462.)

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