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37 U.S.C. § 1005

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Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required
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Title
37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Chapter
CH19
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Members of the Army, the Air Force, and the Space Force shall be paid at such times that arrears will at no time be more than two months, unless circumstances make further arrears unavoidable. (Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(k)(1)(A), (B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3829.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100537:310b.R.S. 1189. The applicability of this section to members of the Air Force is based on Department of Defense Transfer Order No. 25, dated October 14, 1948. Editorial Notes Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” for “Army and Air Force: prompt payments required” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, and the Space Force” for “and of the Air Force” in text.

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