PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Under rules the Secretary of Defense sets, an officer stationed outside the United States who must wear civilian clothes all or most of the time for official duties can get a civilian clothing allowance. The Secretary decides the amount, and this pay is added on top of any uniform allowance the officer already receives.

Title 37, §419

Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a location outside the United States may be paid a civilian clothing allowance in such amount as the Secretary shall determine under regulations if such officer is required to wear civilian clothing all or a substantial portion of the time in the performance of the officer’s official duties. A clothing allowance under this section is in addition to any uniform allowance to which an officer is otherwise entitled under this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 419 was renumbered section 420 of this title.

Amendments

1989—Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “an officer” for “a officer” in two places and struck out “to” after “may be paid”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “officer” for “member” in three places, “may be paid” for “is entitled”, and “officer’s” for “member’s”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093, provided that: “Section 419 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987]. No member may be paid a clothing allowance under such section for any period before such date.”

§419 Civilian Clothing Allowance