37 USC 417: Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions

37 USC 417: Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995

From Title 37-PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICESCHAPTER 7-ALLOWANCES

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§417. Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions

(a) Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title within his department. The Secretary of Transportation, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out those sections for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. As far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform.

(b) Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and subject to section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force who has received a uniform and equipment allowance under section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, may if a different uniform is required, be paid a uniform and equipment reimbursement upon transfer to, or appointment in, another reserve component.

(c) For the purposes of sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title and subsections (a) and (b), an officer may count only that duty for which he is required to wear a uniform.

( Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478 ; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314 ; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
417(a) 417(b) 417(c)	37:255(e). 37:255(d). 37:255(a) (1st proviso).	Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, §305 (1st proviso of (a)), (d), (e); added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §20(d) (1st proviso of 1st par., 4th par., and 5th par.), 70A Stat. 629 .

In subsection (a), the words "within that department" are inserted for clarity. The words "may prescribe" are substituted for the words "shall prescribe", since the words "that he considers necessary" indicate that the prescribing of regulations is not mandatory.

Subsection (b) is substituted for section 255(d) (less last sentence) of existing title 37. Section 255(d) last sentence) of existing title 37 is omitted, since the categories named therein are excluded by the words "a reserve officer". (See revision note for section 415(a) of this revised title.)

Amendments

1991-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25 struck out "of this section" after "subsections (a) and (b)".

1968-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 90–623 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of the Treasury".

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 90–623 intended to restate without substantive change the law in effect on Oct. 22, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90–623, set out as a note under section 5334 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.