Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-73
§1005 Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required
Title 37 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - ADMINISTRATION › § 1005
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Title 37, §1005
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Members of the Army, the Air Force, and the Space Force shall be paid at such times that arrears will at no time be more than two months, unless circumstances make further arrears unavoidable.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100537:310b.R.S. 1189. The applicability of this section to members of the Air Force is based on Department of Defense Transfer Order No. 25, dated October 14, 1948.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” for “Army and Air Force: prompt payments required” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, and the Space Force” for “and of the Air Force” in text.
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37 U.S.C. § 1005
Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73