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10 U.S.C. § 1523Chapter 77

§1523. Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

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§1523. Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1523 10:491d.

34:285f.

July 28, 1942, ch. 528, §6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, §1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177.

The word "receive" is omitted as surplusage. The words "because of a posthumous commission or warrant" are substituted for the words "by virtue of any provision of sections 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title", in 10:491d and 34:285f.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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