§ 421. — Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC421]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 7--ALLOWANCES
Sec. 421. Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to
basic pay
A member of a uniformed service may not be paid an increased
allowance under this chapter, on account of a dependent, for any period
during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay under section 204
of this title.
(Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479, Sec. 420; renumbered
Sec. 421, Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4,
1987, 101 Stat. 1093.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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420................................... 37:231(g) (last proviso of last Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, Sec.
sentence). 102(g) (last proviso of last
sentence), 63 Stat. 805.
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The words ``of a uniformed service'' are inserted for clarity. The
words ``claiming a dependent as defined in this subsection'' are omitted
as surplusage. The words ``under section 204 of this title'' are
substituted for the words ``for the performance of duty as defined in
section 232(e) of this revised title''.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 421, Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479;
Pub. L. 88-132, Sec. 3(b), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 212, provided for pay
and allowances of contract surgeons, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98-94,
title IX, Sec. 932(e)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 650, eff. Oct. 1,
1983. See section 1091 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 403, 406b, 427 of this
title.
