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37 U.S.C. § 421 — Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section204&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section204&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to medical treatment facilities of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, may enter into personal services contracts to carry out health care responsibilities in such facilities, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary. The authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other contract authorities of the Secretary, including authorities relating to the management of such facilities and the administration of this chapter.
(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may also enter into personal services contracts to carry out other health care responsibilities of the Secretary (such as the provision of medical screening examinations at Military Entrance Processing Stations) at locations outside medical treatment facilities, as determined necessary pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Limitation on Amount of Compensation.—** In no case may the total amount of compensation paid to an individual in any year under a personal services contract entered into under subsection (a) exceed the amount of annual compensation (excluding the allowances for expenses) specified in [section 102 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section102&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Procedures.—**
(1) The Secretary shall establish by regulation procedures for entering into personal services contracts with individuals under subsection (a). At a minimum, such procedures shall assure—
(A) the p
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**(a)** The following persons are entitled to the basic pay of the pay grade to which assigned or distributed, in accordance with their years of service computed under [section 205 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section205&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) a member of a uniformed service who is on active duty; and
(2) a member of a uniformed service, or a member of the National Guard who is not a Reserve of the Army or the Air Force, who is participating in full-time training, training duty with pay, or other full-time duty, provided by law, including participation in exercises or the performance of duty under section 10302, 10305, 10502, or 12402 of title 10, or section 503, 504, 505, or 506 of title 32.
**(b)** For the purposes of subsection (a), under regulations prescribed by the President, the time necessary for a member of a uniformed service who is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days to travel from his home to his first duty station and from his last duty station to his home, by the mode of transportation authorized in his call or orders, is considered active duty.
**(c)**
(1) A member of the National Guard who is called into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less is entitled to basic pay from the date on which the member, in person or by authorized telephonic or electronic means, contacts the member’s unit.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not authorize any expenditure to be paid for a period before the date on which the unit receives the member’s contact provided under such paragraph.
(3) The Secretary of the Army, with respect to the Army National Guard, and the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to the Air National Guard, shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessa
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**(a) General Entitlement.—**
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for housing at the monthly rates prescribed under this section or another provision of law with regard to the applicable component of the basic allowance for housing. The amount of the basic allowance for housing for a member will vary according to the pay grade in which the member is assigned or distributed for basic pay purposes, the dependency status of the member, and the geographic location of the member. The basic allowance for housing may be paid in advance.
(2) A member of a uniformed service with dependents is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing as a member with dependents unless the member makes a certification to the Secretary concerned indicating the status of each dependent of the member. The certification shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Basic Allowance for Housing Inside the United States.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the rates of the basic allowance for housing that are applicable for the various military housing areas in the United States. The rates for an area shall be based on the costs of adequate housing determined for the area under paragraph (2).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall determine the costs of adequate housing in a military housing area in the United States for all members of the uniformed services entitled to a basic allowance for housing in that area. The Secretary shall base the determination upon the costs of adequate housing for civilians with comparable income levels in the same area. After June 30, 2001, the Secretary may not differentiate between members with dependents in pay
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**(a)** [Section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim) does not authorize the payment of allowances at higher rates than those provided for participation in military activities not covered by that section.
**(b)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances under [section 452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) for any period during which his expenses for travel or transportation are being paid by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by [section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service who has no dependents is not entitled to the basic allowances for subsistence and housing authorized by sections 402 and 403 of this title for a period during which he is subsisted and quartered by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by [section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Entitlement to Allowance.—**
(1) In addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this title a member of a uniformed service with dependents is entitled to a monthly allowance of not less than $300, and not more than $400, if—
(A) the movement of his dependents to his permanent station or a place near that station is not authorized at the expense of the United States under [section 452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) and his dependents do not reside at or near that station;
(B) he is on duty on board a ship away from the home port of the ship (or under orders to remain on board the ship while at the home port) for a continuous period of more than 30 days; or
(C) he is on temporary duty away from his permanent station for a continuous period of more than 30 days and his dependents do not reside at or near his temporary duty station.
(2) A member who becomes entitled to an allowance under this subsection by virtue of duty prescribed in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) for a continuous period of more than 30 days is entitled to the allowance effective as of the earlier of—
(A) the first day of that period; or
(B) the first day the member ceased being entitled to a previous allowance under this subsection by reason of the end of duty prescribed in such subparagraphs, if the member ceased being entitled to the previous allowance within 30 days before the first day of that period.
**(b) Entitlement When No Residence or Household Maintained for Dependents.—** An allowance is payable under subsection (a) even though the member does not maintain for his primary dependents who would otherwise normally reside with him, a residence
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
§ 419
amount of the cash allowance to be paid to such en-
listed men in any case in which clothing is not so fur-
nished to them.
2. The quantity and kind of clothing, and any cash al-
lowances in lieu thereof, prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security hereunder with respect to the Coast
Guard and the Coast Guard Reserve shall, so far as
practicable, be in conformity with those prescribed by
the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Navy and
Naval Reserve [now Navy Reserve], respectively.
3. Existing regulations prescribing the quantity and
kind of clothing furnished, and any cash allowances in
lieu thereof, shall remain in effect until modified, re-
voked, or superseded by action taken pursuant to this
order.
4. The term ‘‘enlisted men’’ as used in this order shall
be deemed to apply to enlisted persons of either sex.
5. This order shall become effective on April 1, 1950,
and on that date shall supersede Executive Order No.
10049 [Apr. 4, 1949, 14 F.R. 1563] entitled ‘‘Delegating the
Authority of the President to Prescribe Clothing Al-
lowances, and Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof, to En-
listed Men in the Armed Forces.’’
§ 419. Civilian clothing allowance
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense, an officer of an armed force who is
assigned to a permanent duty station at a loca-
tion outside the United States may be paid a ci-
vilian 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 addi-
tion to any uniform allowance to which an o
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