10 U.S.C. § 7837
10 U.S.C. § 7837
| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1956 ACT | ||
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 4837(a) | 10:875. | R.S. 1300. |
| 10:875b. | R.S. 1301. | |
| 4837(b)4837(c)4837(d) | 10:875a (less 3d and last provisos).10:875a (last proviso).10:875a (3d proviso). | May 22, 1928, ch. 676, 45 Stat. 698; June 26, 1934, ch. 751, 48 Stat. 1222. |
| 4837(e) | 10:871. | R.S. 1303. |
| 4837(f) | 10:872. | R.S. 1304. |
| 4837(g) | 10:875c. | R.S. 1299. |
1958 ACTThe change [in subsec. (b)] reflects the opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force (June 10, 1957) that the term "rate of pay", as used in the source law for section 4837(b) (Act of May 22, 1928, ch. 676 (45 Stat. 698), as amended), included special pay and incentive pay.The change [in subsec. (f)] reflects the opinion of the Assistant General Counsel (Fiscal Matters), Department of Defense (July 19, 1957), that section 1304, Revised Statutes (formerly 10 U.S.C. 872), the source law for this section, applied to warrant officers as well as to commissioned officers.
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 4837 of this title as this section. 2016-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-328 substituted "as a member of the Army, whether as a regular or a reserve in active status" for "on active duty as a member of the Army". 2008-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110-181 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 109-364, §673(a)(1) . See 2006 Amendment note below.2006- Pub. L. 109-163 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If he considers it in the best interest of the United States, the Secretary may have remitted or cancelled any part of an enlisted member's indebtedness to the United States or any of its instrumentalities remaining unpaid before, or at the time of, that member's honorable discharge." Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-364, §673(e)(1), substituted "The Secretary of the Army" for "If the Secretary considers it to be in the best interest of the United States, the Secretary" and inserted ",but only if the Secretary considers such action to be in the best interest of the United States" before period at end. Pub. L. 109-364, §673(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 110-181, substituted "of a person to the United States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the person was serving on active duty as a member of the Army" for "of a member of the Army on active duty, or a member of a reserve component of the Army in an active status, to the United States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the member was serving on active duty". Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 109-364, §673(a)(2), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: "The Secretary may exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect to a member- "(1) while the member is on active duty or in active status, as the case may be;"(2) if discharged from the armed forces under honorable conditions, during the one-year period beginning on the date of such discharge; or"(3) if released from active status in a reserve component, during the one-year period beginning on the date of such release."1980-Pub. L. 96-513, substituted "remission or cancellation of indebtedness of enlisted members" for "deductions from pay" in section catchline, and in text substituted "If he" for "(d) If he".1962-Pub. L. 87-649 repealed subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) to (g) which related to deductions from pay. See subsecs. (b) to (g), respectively, of section 1007 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.1958-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-861, §33(a)(27)(A), substituted "his pay for that month" for "his basic pay for that month".Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 85-861, §33(a)(27)(B), substituted "an officer" for "a commissioned officer" in two places.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 114-328, div. A, title VI, §671(b)(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2174, provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending this section, sections 6161 and 9837 of this title, and section 461 of Title 14, Coast Guard] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016], and shall apply with respect to debt incurred on or after October 7, 2001."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-181, div. A, title X, §1063(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 322, provided that the amendment made by section 1063(c)(7)(A) is effective as of Oct. 17, 2006, and as if included in the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Pub. L. 109-364, as enacted.
TERMINATION DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title VI, §683(a)(3), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3322, which provided for termination of amendments by Pub. L. 109-163, §683(a), amending this section and the analysis to this chapter, on Dec. 31, 2007, and restoration of provisions as in effect on the day before Jan. 6, 2006, was repealed by Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title VI, §673(a)(3), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2271.
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 this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 87-649 effective Nov. 1, 1962, see section 15 of Pub. L. 87-649, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 85-861 effective Aug. 10, 1956, see section 33(g) of Pub. L. 85-861, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
REGULATIONS Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title VI, §673(d), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2272, provided that: "The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the regulations required for purposes of sections 4837, 6161, and 9837 [now 7837, 8271, and 9837] of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, not later than March 1, 2007."
- active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- active status
- The term "active status" means the status of a member of a reserve component who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- commissioned officer
- The term "commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer.
- enlisted member
- The term "enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.
- pay
- The term "pay" includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.
- uniformed services
- The term "uniformed services" means-(A) the armed forces;(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.