Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

37 U.S.C. § 1005

Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required

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. 87–64976 Stat. 490Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(k)(1)(A)134 Stat. 3829(, , ; , (B), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

1005

37:310b.

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 .

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021— 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.