Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-102
§421 Allowances: No Increase While Dependent Is Entitled to Basic Pay
Title 37 › CHAPTER 7 — ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES › § 421
Summary
Service members cannot get a higher allowance for a dependent while that dependent gets basic pay under section 204.
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Title 37, §421
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A member of a uniformed service may not be paid an increased allowance under this chapter, on account of a dependent, for any period during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 42037:231(g) (last proviso of last sentence).Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 102(g) (last proviso of last sentence), 63 Stat. 805. The words “of a uniformed service” are inserted for clarity. The words “claiming a dependent as defined in this subsection” are omitted as surplusage. The words “under section 204 of this title” are substituted for the words “for the performance of duty as defined in section 232(e) of this revised title”.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 421, Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 88–132, § 3(b), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 212, provided for pay and allowances of contract surgeons, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 932(e)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 650, eff. Oct. 1, 1983. See section 1091 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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37 U.S.C. § 421
Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102