Federal · Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

37 U.S.C. § 416: Uniform allowance: officers; additional allowances

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In addition to the allowance provided by section 415 of this title , a reserve officer of an armed force, an officer of the Army or the Air Force without specification of component, an officer of the Space Force not on sustained duty, or a regular officer of an armed force appointed under section 2106 or 2107 of title 10 is entitled to not more than $200 as reimbursement for additional uniforms and equipment required on that duty, for each time that the officer enters on active duty for a period of more than 90 days. the officer, during that tour or within a period of two years before entering on that tour, received, under any law, an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance of more than $400; or the officer enters on that tour within two years after completing a period of active duty of more than 90 days’ duration. 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. The allowance under this section is in addition to any allowance available under any other provision of law. Funds for allowances provided under subsection (a) in a fiscal year may be derived only from amounts authorized to be appropriated for military personnel of the Space Force for such fiscal year. during the period beginning on December 20, 2019 , and ending on the last day of the transition period as defined in section 1731 of the Space Force Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118–31 ; 10 U.S.C. 20001 note); and on or after the date the Secretary of the Air Force prescribes the official uniform for the Space Force.”

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