§ 1001. — Regulations relating to pay and allowances.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC1001]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 19--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 1001. Regulations relating to pay and allowances
(a) A Secretary of a military department may not prescribe a
regulation under this title or any other law, relating to the pay and
allowances of members of an armed force under that department, unless it
has been approved under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense.
(b) Regulations of the Secretary concerned relating to pay and
allowances matters, similar to those covered by subsection (a), for
members of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the Public Health Service, shall, as far as
practicable, conform to regulations approved under that subsection.
(c) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, may obtain from the Comptroller General an advisory opinion
with respect to a proposed regulation especially affecting a department
under that Secretary's jurisdiction.
(Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 89-718,
Secs. 49(a)(1), 69, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121, 1123; Pub. L. 90-623,
Sec. 3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96-513, title V,
Sec. 516(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 102-25, title VII,
Sec. 702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 107-296, title
XVII, Sec. 1704(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
Historical and Revision Notes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1001(a)............................... 37:324 (1st sentence). Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, Sec. 534;
1001(b)............................... 37:324 (2d sentence). added Sept. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85-
1001(c)............................... 37:324 (less 1st and 2d sentences). 272, Sec. 4, 71 Stat. 597.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In subsection (a), the words ``within the Department of Defense''
are omitted as surplusage. The words ``members of the armed forces'' are
substituted for the words ``military personnel''.
In subsection (b), the words ``conform to'' are substituted for the
words ``agree with''.
In subsection (c), the words ``or departments'' are omitted, since,
under section 1 of title 1, words importing the singular include and
apply to several persons, parties, or things.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted ``Secretary of
Homeland Security'' for ``Secretary of Transportation''.
1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-25 struck out ``of this section''
after ``subsection (a)''.
1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 516(22)(A), substituted
``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' for ``Environmental
Science Services Administration''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 516(22)(B), substituted
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' for ``Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare''.
1968--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-623 substituted ``Secretary of
Transportation'' for ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
1966--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-718 substituted ``Environmental
Science Services Administration'' for ``Coast and Geodetic Survey'', and
inserted ``and allowances'' between ``pay'' and ``matters''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section
1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section
701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of
Title 10, Armed Forces.
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.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
