Title 37 of the U.S. Code § 1010 - Commissioned officers: promotions; effective date for pay and allowances
Full text of § 1010 from Title 37 of the United States Code.
§ 1010. Commissioned officers: promotions; effective date for pay and allowances
An officer of a uniformed service who is promoted to a grade above second lieutenant or ensign is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which promoted on the effective date of the promotion.
(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §403(c), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2905; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, §1071(c)(8), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2401.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted "promotions" for "promotion" in section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe regulations under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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