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37 U.S.C. § 417 — Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions
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**(a)** Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title within his department. The Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out those sections for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. As far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform.
**(b)** Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and subject to section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force who has received a uniform and equipment allowance under section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, may if a different uniform is required, be paid a uniform and equipment reimbursement upon transfer to, or appointment in, another reserve component.
**(c)** For the purposes of sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title and subsections (a) and (b), an officer may count only that duty for which he is required to wear a uniform.
**(d)**
(1) For purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this title, a period for which an officer of an armed force, while employed as a National Guard technician, is required to wear a uniform under [section 709(b) of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be treated as a period of active duty (other than for training).
(2) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, to an officer under [se
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**(a)** Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title within his department. The Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out those sections for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. As far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform.
**(b)** Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and subject to section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force who has received a uniform and equipment allowance under section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, may if a different uniform is required, be paid a uniform and equipment reimbursement upon transfer to, or appointment in, another reserve component.
**(c)** For the purposes of sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title and subsections (a) and (b), an officer may count only that duty for which he is required to wear a uniform.
**(d)**
(1) For purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this title, a period for which an officer of an armed force, while employed as a National Guard technician, is required to wear a uniform under [section 709(b) of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be treated as a period of active duty (other than for training).
(2) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, to an officer under [section 1593 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) for a period of employment referred to in paragraph (1) for which an officer is paid a uniform allowance under section 415 or 416 of this title.
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**(a)** There is authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States, including a Government owned corporation, and of the government of the District of Columbia, on a showing of necessity or desirability, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. The head of the agency concerned, out of funds made available by the appropriation, shall—
(1) furnish to each of these employees a uniform at a cost not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902); or
(2) pay to each of these employees an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902).
The allowance may be paid only at the times and in the amounts authorized by the regulations prescribed under [section 5903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5903&num=0&edition=prelim). When the agency pays direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a service charge of not more than 4 percent.
**(b)** When the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under another statute or regulation existing on September 1, 1954, the head of the agency concerned may continue the furnishing of the uniform or the payment of the uniform allowance under that statute or regulation, but in that event a uniform may not be furnished or allowance paid under this section.
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section is not wages within the meaning of [section 409 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section409&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapters 21 and 24 of title 26.
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**(a) Allowance Authorized.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is required by law or regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(2) In lieu of providing an allowance under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide a uniform to a civilian employee referred to in such paragraph.
(3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who is entitled to an allowance under [section 1622 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1622&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amount of Allowance.—** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of an allowance paid, and the cost of uniforms provided, under subsection (a) to a civilian employee may not exceed $400 per year (or such higher maximum amount as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe).
**(c) Treatment of Allowance.—** An allowance paid, or uniform provided, under subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in [section 5901(c) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
**(d) Use of Appropriated Funds for Allowance.—** Amounts appropriated annually to the Department of Defense for the pay of civilian employees may be used for uniforms, or for allowance for uniforms, as authorized by this section and [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The rate of basic pay to which an employee is entitled is governed by regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management in conformity with this subchapter and chapter 51 of this title when—
(1) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply;
(2) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter applies to another such position;
(3) he is demoted to a position in a lower grade;
(4) he is reinstated, reappointed, or reemployed in a position to which this subchapter applies following service in any position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch;
(5) his type of appointment is changed;
(6) his employment status is otherwise changed; or
(7) his position is changed from one grade to another grade.
For the purpose of this subsection, an individual employed by the Appalachian Regional Commission under [section 14306(a)(2) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section14306/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), who was a Federal employee immediately prior to such employment by a commission and within 6 months after separation from such employment is employed in a position to which this subchapter applies, shall be treated as if transferred from a position in the executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply.
**(b)** An employee who is promoted or transferred to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade which exceeds his existing rate of basic pay by not less than two step-increases of the grade from which he is promoted or transferred. If, in the case of an employee so promoted or transferred who is receiving basic
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
§ 417
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, § 606(b), Dec. 28, 2001,
115 Stat. 1134, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall take effect as
of October 1, 2000.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–398 effective Oct. 1, 2000,
see section 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 610(c)] of Pub. L.
106–398, set out as a note under section 415 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment 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.
ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS WHO
TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VI, § 606, Jan. 1, 2021, 134
Stat. 3672, as amended by Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title
VI, § 616, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2624; Pub. L. 118–31, div.
A, title VI, § 628, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 295; Pub. L.
118–159, div. A, title VI, § 625, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1934,
provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force
may provide an officer who transfers from the Army,
Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps to the Space Force an
allowance of not more than $400 as reimbursement for
the purchase of required uniforms and equipment.
‘‘(b) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER ALLOWANCES.—The al-
lowance under this section is in addition to any allow-
ance available under any other provision of law.
‘‘(c) SOURCE
OF FUNDS.—Funds for allowances pro-
vided under subsection (a) in a fiscal year may be de-
rived only from amounts authorized to be appropriated
for military personnel of the Space Force for such fis-
cal year.
‘‘(d) APPLICABI
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