§ 419. — Civilian clothing allowance.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC419]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 7--ALLOWANCES
Sec. 419. Civilian clothing allowance
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer
of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a
location outside the United States may be paid a civilian clothing
allowance in such amount as the Secretary shall determine under
regulations if such officer is required to wear civilian clothing all or
a substantial portion of the time in the performance of the officer's
official duties. A clothing allowance under this section is in addition
to any uniform allowance to which an officer is otherwise entitled under
this title.
(Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(a)(1)(B), Dec. 4,
1987, 101 Stat. 1093; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VI,
Sec. 625, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title
VI, Sec. 653(c)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 419 was renumbered section 420 of this title.
Amendments
1989--Pub. L. 101-189 substituted ``an officer'' for ``a officer''
in two places and struck out ``to'' after ``may be paid''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-456 substituted ``officer'' for ``member'' in
three places, ``may be paid'' for ``is entitled'', and ``officer's'' for
``member's''.
Effective Date
Section 611(b) of Pub. L. 100-180 provided that: ``Section 419 of
title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987]. No
member may be paid a clothing allowance under such section for any
period before such date.''
