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37 U.S.C. 1005: Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments requiredText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 37-PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICESCHAPTER 19-ADMINISTRATION
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§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 .)

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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.