§ 420. — Allowances while participating in international sports.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC420]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 7--ALLOWANCES
Sec. 420. Allowances while participating in international sports
(a) Section 717 of title 10 does not authorize the payment of
allowances at higher rates than those provided for participation in
military activities not covered by that section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service
is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances under sections
404-411 of this title for any period during which his expenses for
travel or transportation are being paid by the agency sponsoring his
participation in a competition covered by section 717 of title 10.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service
who has no dependents is not entitled to the basic allowances for
subsistence and housing authorized by sections 402 and 403 of this title
for a period during which he is subsisted and quartered by the agency
sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by section 717 of
title 10.
(Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478, Sec. 419; Pub. L. 89-718,
Sec. 64, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; renumbered Sec. 420, Pub. L. 100-
180, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093;
Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title VI, Sec. 603(d)(1)(C), Nov. 18, 1997, 111
Stat. 1782.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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419(a)................................ 37:256a(a). Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, Sec. 307;
419(b)................................ 37:256a(b). added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-
419(c)................................ 37:256a(c). 861, Sec. 11, 72 Stat. 1556.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 420 was renumbered section 421 of this title.
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted ``housing'' for
``quarters''.
1966--Pub. L. 89-718 substituted ``section 717 of title 10'' for
``section 716 of title 10'' wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-85 effective Jan. 1, 1998, see section
603(e) of Pub. L. 105-85, set out as a note under section 5561 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 406c of this title.
