Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-102

§706 Allotments: Commissioned Officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Title 37 › CHAPTER 13 — ALLOTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF PAY › § 706

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under rules set by the Secretary of Commerce, officers commissioned in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may arrange for parts of their pay to be sent to other people or to transfer (assign) their pay.

Full Legal Text

Title 37, §706

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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may make allotments or assignments of their pay.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70633:862.Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2918, § 1 (10th par. under “Coast and Geodetic Survey”); restated June 21, 1955, ch. 172, § 1; restated Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–304, 75 Stat. 665.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Allotments: commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Commissioned officers of Environmental Science Services Administration” in section catchline and “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration” in text. 1966—Pub. L. 89–718 substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey” in section catchline and text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

37 U.S.C. § 706

Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102