37 U.S.C. § 415 — Uniform allowance: officers; initial allowance

submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-649 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 207 words · no verdicts yet

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Officers get a one-time uniform allowance of up to $400. It applies when they first go on extended active duty, finish certain reserve duty, or start service through a health professions scholarship. Anyone already paid for uniforms under another law can't claim this one. Public Health Service officers required to wear a uniform can get a separate $250 allowance instead, once.

(a) Subject to subsection (b), an officer of an armed force can get an initial allowance of no more than $400 to pay back the cost of buying required uniforms and equipment. The officer qualifies in any of four situations: (1) the first time reporting for active duty — other than training duty — for a stretch longer than 90 days; (2) after finishing at least 14 days of active duty as a member of a reserve component; (3) after finishing 14 separate periods of inactive-duty training, each at least two hours long, as a member of the Ready Reserve; or (4) upon reporting for the first period of active duty required under section 2121(c) of title 10 as a member of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program. (b) An officer who has already received an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance under some other law cannot also get the allowance described in subsection (a). (c) A separate $250 allowance for uniforms and equipment can be paid to a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service who is (1) on active duty or on inactive-duty training status, and (2) required by a directive of the Surgeon General to wear a uniform. No officer can receive more than one allowance under this subsection.

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(a)

Subject to subsection (b), an officer of an armed force is entitled to an initial allowance of not more than $400 as reimbursement for the purchase of required uniforms and equipment—

(1)

upon first reporting for active duty (other than for training) for a period of more than 90 days;

(2)

upon completing at least 14 days of active duty as a member of a reserve component;

(3)

upon completing 14 periods, each of which was of at least two hours’ duration, of inactive-duty training as a member of the Ready Reserve; or

(4)

upon reporting for the first period of active duty required by section 2121(c) of title 10 as a member of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program.

(b)

An officer who has received an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance under any other law is not entitled to an initial allowance under subsection (a).

(c)

An allowance of $250 for uniforms and equipment may be paid to each commissioned officer of the Public Health Service who is—

(1)

on active duty or on inactive duty training status; and

(2)

required by directive of the Surgeon General to wear a uniform.

An officer is not entitled to more than one allowance under this subsection.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 477; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, § 202(3), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–444, § 2(1), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 89–718, § 63, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–83, § 5(1), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 221; Pub. L. 91–278, § 3(3), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 96–76, title III, § 313(c), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, § 412, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2905; Pub. L. 97–22, § 10(c), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, § 131(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1005; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 610(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–150.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-649 · 76 Stat. 477
1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-647 · 78 Stat. 1070
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-444 · 80 Stat. 198
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-718 · 80 Stat. 1123
1967Amended · Pub. L. 90-83 · 81 Stat. 221
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-278 · 84 Stat. 306
1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-76 · 93 Stat. 586
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2905
1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-22 · 95 Stat. 137
1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-60 · 95 Stat. 1005
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-25 · 105 Stat. 117
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-649 on 1962-09-07.

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