Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-73
§1002 Additional training or duty without pay: Reserves; members of the National Guard; members of the Space Force
Title 37 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - ADMINISTRATION › § 1002
Summary
A member of a reserve unit or of the Space Force may, if the Secretary in charge agrees and the member agrees, do extra training or other duty without pay. The Secretary may also allow travel and transportation payments for travel to and from that duty under section 452, and provide food and housing in kind or a cash substitute at a rate the Secretary sets. If a dual‑status military technician (see section 10216 of title 10) is on leave from technician work and on unpaid active duty under section 6323(d) of title 5, the Secretary may pay a per diem instead of the cash substitute. This does not cover work for correspondence courses and does not apply to members who already get basic pay under chapter 3.
Full Legal Text
Title 37, §1002
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(a)A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the Space Force may, with the consent of the member, be given additional training or other duty as provided by law, without pay, as may be authorized by the Secretary concerned.
(b)(1)A member who performs training or other duty without pay under subsection (a) may, in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be authorized the travel and transportation allowances prescribed by section 452 of this title for travel performed to and from that training or duty, and, during the performance of that training or duty, be furnished with subsistence and quarters in kind or commutation thereof at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary concerned.
(2)If a military technician (dual status), as described in section 10216 of title 10, is performing active duty without pay while on leave from technician employment, as authorized by section 6323(d) of title 5, the Secretary concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem allowance to the military technician in lieu of commutation for subsistence and quarters under paragraph (1).
(c)This section does not authorize compensation for work or study performed by a member of a reserve component or the Space Force in connection with correspondence courses of an armed force.
(d)This section does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under chapter 3 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1002(a) 1002(b) 1002(c) 1002(d)37:301(b) (1st sentence, less last 75 words).37:301(b) (last 75 words of 1st sentence).37:301(b) (less 1st sentence).37:301(e) (as applicable to duty without pay).Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 501(b), (e) (as applicable to duty without pay), 63 Stat. 826, 827; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 20(f), 70A Stat. 629; June 30, 1960, Pub. L. 86–559, § 8, 74 Stat. 282; Aug. 25, 1961, Pub. L. 87–164, 75 Stat. 401. In subsection (a), the words “A member of the National Guard, or of a reserve component” are substituted for the enumeration of those reserve categories to conform to other sections of this revised title. In subsection (b), the words “section 404(a)–(d), and (f), of this title” are substituted for the words “section 253(a) of this title” to reflect the section of this revised title which restates that section. Subsection (d) is substituted for section 301(e) of existing title 37.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 601(h)(1), substituted “; members of the National Guard; members of the Space Force” for “and members of National Guard” in section catchline. Catchline text was editorially conformed to the style used in this title. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60, § 601(h)(2), substituted “of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the Space Force” for “of the National Guard, or of a reserve component of a uniformed service,” and “the consent of the member” for “his consent”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60, § 601(h)(3), inserted “or the Space Force” after “of a reserve component”. 2022—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 452” for “section 474(a)–(d), and (f),”. 2013—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below. 2011—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), substituted “474” for “404”. 1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–25 struck out “of this section” after “subsection (a)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2013 Amendment Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.
Effective Date
of 1999 Amendment Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 672(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 674, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective as of February 10, 1996, as if included in section 1039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 432 [amending section 6323 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees]).”
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Citation
37 U.S.C. § 1002
Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73