10 U.S.C. § 1523

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 1523 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant.

10 U.S.C. § 1523

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1523	10:491d.34:285f.	July 28, 1942, ch. 528, §6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, §1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177.

The word "receive" is omitted as surplusage. The words "because of a posthumous commission or warrant" are substituted for the words "by virtue of any provision of sections 491a-491d [285b-285d] and 612 [285e] of this title", in 10:491d and 34:285f.

pay

The term "pay" includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.