Us Code § 1012 - Disbursement and accounting: pay of enlisted members of the National Guard

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§ 1012. Disbursement and accounting: pay of enlisted members of the National Guard

Amounts appropriated for the pay, under subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 206, section 301(f), section 402(e), and section 1002 of this title, of enlisted members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States for attending regular periods of duty and instruction shall be disbursed and accounted for by the Secretary of Defense. All such disbursements shall be made for 3-month periods for units of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and on pay rolls prepared and authenticated as prescribed in those regulations.

(Added Pub. L. 97–258, §2(i)(2)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1061; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(13)(A), (B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §602(c)(2), title IX, §913(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 357, 411; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(b)(5)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–292.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1012 31:698a. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §31, 70A Stat. 632.

The words "the Secretary concerned" are substituted for "officers and agents of the Finance Corps of the Army or finance officers of the Air Force, as the case may be" and "the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be" for consistency in the title. The words "various" and "issued" are omitted as surplus.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted "section 402(e)" for "section 402(b)(3)".

1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "section 402(b)(3)" for "the last sentence of section 402(b)" and substituted "Secretary of Defense" for "Secretary concerned" in two places.

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 inserted ": pay of enlisted members of the National Guard" in section catchline, and substituted "for the pay, under subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 206, section 301(f), the last sentence of section 402(b), and section 1002 of this title," for "under sections 206(a), (b), and (d), 301(f), 309, 402(b) (last sentence), and 1002 of this title for pay", "All such disbursements" for "Disbursements", and "as prescribed in those" for "under the".


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(13)(D), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741, provided that: "The amendments made by this paragraph [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2(i) of Public Law 97–258 [enacting this section]."

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