Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-73
§207 Band leaders
Title 37 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - BASIC PAY › § 207
Summary
Sets pay ranks for leaders of certain military bands. The Army Band leader gets the basic pay of an Army captain. The U.S. Navy Band leader gets the basic pay of a Navy lieutenant. A Marine Corps director or assistant director appointed under section 8287 of title 10, and the Coast Guard Band director, get pay for the grade they serve but not less than the pay they had at appointment. The Naval Academy Band leader gets the pay the Secretary of the Navy prescribes; the second leader gets W-1 pay.
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Title 37, §207
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(a)The leader of the Army Band is entitled to the basic pay of a captain in the Army.
(b)The leader of the United States Navy Band is entitled to the basic pay of a lieutenant in the Navy.
(c)A member of the Marine Corps who is appointed as director or assistant director of the United States Marine Band under section 8287 of title 10 is entitled, while serving thereunder, only to the basic pay of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his basic pay may not be less that to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment under that section.
(d)The leader of the Naval Academy Band is entitled to the basic pay of the grade the Secretary of the Navy prescribes. The second leader is entitled to the basic pay of a warrant officer, W–1.
(e)The director of the Coast Guard Band is entitled to the basic pay of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his basic pay may not be less than that to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment as director.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 207(a)10:3536(b) (as applicable to basic pay).[None.] 207(b)10:4338(a) (as applicable to basic pay).[None.] 207(c)10:6221(b) (as applicable to basic pay).[None.] 207(d)10:6222(e) (as applicable to basic pay).[None.] 207(e)10:6969(b) (less last sentence, as applicable to basic pay).[None.] In subsection (a), the last 22 words of section 3536(b) of title 10 are omitted as covered by section 205 of this revised title. In subsection (b), the last sentence of section 4338(a) of title 10 is omitted as covered by section 205 of this revised title. In subsection (c), the last 22 words of section 6221(b) of title 10 are omitted as covered by section 205 of this revised title. In subsection (e), the 2d sentence of section 6969(b) of title 10 is omitted as covered by section 205 of this revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 8287 of title 10” for “section 6222 of title 10”. 1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–551 redesignated former subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), which provided that the director of music at the United States Military Academy be entitled to the basic pay of a commissioned officer of the rank prescribed for the director by the Secretary of the Army, was struck out. Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 95–551 redesignated former subsecs. (d) to (f) as (c) to (e), respectively. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–551 redesignated former subsec. (f) as (e). 1965—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89–189 added subsec. (f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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 Title 10, Armed Forces.
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 section 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.
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Citation
37 U.S.C. § 207
Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73