Title 37 of the U.S. Code § 1005 - Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required
Full text of § 1005 from Title 37 of the United States Code.
§ 1005. Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required
Members of the Army, the Air Force, and the Space Force shall be paid at such times that arrears will at no time be more than two months, unless circumstances make further arrears unavoidable.
(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §925(k)(1)(A), (B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3829.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 1005 | 37:310b. | R.S. 1189. |
The applicability of this section to members of the Air Force is based on Department of Defense Transfer Order No. 25, dated October 14, 1948.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required" for "Army and Air Force: prompt payments required" in section catchline and ", the Air Force, and the Space Force" for "and of the Air Force" in text.
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