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10 U.S.C. 1523: Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowancesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 77-POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS
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§1523. Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 116 .)

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1523

10:491d.

34:285f.

July 28, 1942, ch. 528, § 6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, § 1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177.

The word “receive” is omitted as surplusage. The words “because of a posthumous commission or warrant” are substituted for the words “by virtue of any provision of sections 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title”, in 10:491d and 34:285f.