Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1523 Posthumous Commissions and Warrants: Effect on Pay and Allowances
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 77 — POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS › § 1523
Summary
No one can get a bonus, gift, pay, or allowance just because a commission or warrant is issued after they die.
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Title 10, §1523
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 152310:491d.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 section 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title”, in 10:491d and 34:285f.
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10 U.S.C. § 1523
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102