Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a location outside the United States may be paid a civilian 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 addition to any uniform allowance to which an officer is otherwise entitled under this title.
Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(B)101 Stat. 1093Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 625102 Stat. 1984Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 653(c)(2)103 Stat. 1462(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 420 of this titleA prior section 419 was renumbered .
Amendments
Pub. L. 101–1891989— substituted “an officer” for “a officer” in two places and struck out “to” after “may be paid”.
Pub. L. 100–4561988— substituted “officer” for “member” in three places, “may be paid” for “is entitled”, and “officer’s” for “member’s”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(b)101 Stat. 1093