Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter 15 — Prohibitions and Penalties
§ 803. Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls
Statutory text
A commissioned officer of the Army, the Air Force, or the Space Force who is dropped from the rolls under section 1161(b) of title 10 for absence without authority for three months forfeits all pay due or to become due.
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. § 803
Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 486
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 486William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 925(i)(2)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388
Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 803
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” for “Commissioned officers of Army or Air Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” in text
Substituted · 37 U.S.C. § 803
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “, the Air Force, or the Space Force” for “or the Air Force” in text
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” for “Commissioned officers of Army or Air Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, or the Space Force” for “or the Air Force” in text.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) In general.— Section 803 of such title is amended by striking “or the Air Force” and inserting “, the Air Force, or 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) |
| 803 | 10:3633.10:8633. | [None.][None.] |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” for “Commissioned officers of Army or Air Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, or the Space Force” for “or the Air Force” in text.
Credits
1962–2021 · 2 acts
- 1962Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 486
- 2021Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(i)(2)(A), (B), , 134 Stat. 3828.
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(Pub. L. 87–649, , 76 Stat. 486; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(i)(2)(A), (B), , 134 Stat. 3828.)