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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 925

Sec. 925. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO PAY AND ALLOWANCES

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## SEC. 925 AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO PAY AND ALLOWANCES ###
(a)Definitions Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraphs
(3)and (4), by inserting “Space Force,” after “Marine Corps,” each place it appears; and ####
(2)in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting “and the Space Force” after “Air Force”. ###
(b)Basic Pay Rates ####
(1)Commissioned officers Footnote 2 of the table titled “COMMISSIONED OFFICERS” in section 601(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by inserting after “Commandant of the Marine Corps,” the following: “Chief of Space Operations,”. ####
(2)Enlisted members Footnote 2 of the table titled “ENLISTED MEMBERS” in section 601(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by inserting after “Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,” the following: “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,”. ###
(c)Pay Grades: Assignment to; General Rules Section 201(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “(a) For the purpose” and inserting “(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purpose”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned officers of the Space Force are assigned to the pay grades in the table in paragraph
(1)by grade or rank in the Air Force that is equivalent to the grade or rank in which such officers are serving in the Space Force.” > . ###
(d)Pay of Senior Enlisted Members Section 210(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (6); and ####
(2)by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph (5): > > #### “(5) > > The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force.” > . ###
(e)Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances ####
(1)Personal money allowance Section 414 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in subsection (a)(5), by inserting “Chief of Space Operations,” after “Commandant of the Marines Corps,”; and #####
(B)in subsection (b), by inserting “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,” after “the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,”. ####
(2)Clothing allowance: enlisted members Section 418(d) of such title is amended— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (4), by striking “or the Marine Corps” and inserting “the Marine Corps, or the Space Force”. ###
(f)Travel and Transportation Allowances: Parking Expenses Section 481i(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”. ###
(g)Leave ####
(1)Addition of space force Chapter 9 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting “Space Force,” after “Marines Corps,” each place it appears in the following provisions: #####
(A)Subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1) of section 501. #####
(B)Section 502(a). #####
(C)Section 503(a). ####
(2)Addition of regular space force Section 501(b)(5)(C) of such title is amended by striking “or Regular Marine Corps” and inserting “Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force”. ####
(3)Technical amendments Chapter 9 of such title is further amended as follows: #####
(A)In section 501(b)(1)— ######
(i)by striking “his” each place it appears and inserting “the member’s”; and ######
(ii)by striking “he” and inserting “the member”. #####
(B)In section 502— ######
(i)by striking “his designated representative” each place it appears and inserting “the Secretary’s designated representative”; ######
(ii)in subsection (a), by striking “he” each place it appears and inserting “the member”; and ######
(iii)in subsection (b), by striking “his” and inserting “the member’s”. ###
(h)Allotment and Assignment of Pay ####
(1)In general Subsections (a), (c), and
(d)of section 701 of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”. ####
(2)Technical amendments Such section 701 is further amended— #####
(A)in subsection (a), by striking “his” and inserting “the officer’s”; #####
(B)in subsection (b), by striking “his” and inserting “the person’s”; and #####
(C)in subsection (c), by striking “his pay, and if he does so” and inserting “the member’s pay, and if the member does so”. ####
(3)Heading The heading of such section 701 is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 701 Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force; contract surgeons” > . ####
(4)Table of sections **[**[37 U.S.C. 701](/us/usc/t37/s701)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 13 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 701 and inserting the following new item:" “701. Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force; contract surgeons.” ". ###
(i)Forfeiture of Pay ####
(1)Forfeiture for absence for intemperate use of alcohol or drugs #####
(A)In general Section 802 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”. #####
(B)Technical amendments Such section 802 is further amended by striking “his” each place it appears and inserting “the member’s”. ####
(2)Forfeiture when dropped from rolls #####
(A)In general Section 803 of such title is amended by striking “or the Air Force” and inserting “, the Air Force, or the Space Force”. #####
(B)Heading The heading of such section 803 is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 803 Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls” > . #####
(C)Table of sections **[**[37 U.S.C. 801](/us/usc/t37/s801)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 803 and inserting the following new item:" “803. Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls.” ". ###
(j)Effect on Pay of Extension of Enlistment Section 906 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting “Space Force,” after “Marine Corps,”. ###
(k)Administration of Pay ####
(1)Prompt payment required #####
(A)In general Section 1005 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “and of the Air Force” and inserting “, the Air Force, and the Space Force”. #####
(B)Heading The heading of such section 1005 is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 1005 Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required” > . #####
(C)Table of sections **[**[37 U.S.C. 1001](/us/usc/t37/s1001)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 803 and inserting the following new item:" “1005. Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required.” ". ####
(2)Deductions from pay #####
(A)In general Section 1007 of such title is amended— ######
(i)in subsections (b), (d), (f), and (g), by striking “or the Air Force” and inserting “, the Air Force, or the Space Force”; and ######
(ii)in subsection (e), by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”. #####
(B)Technical amendments Such section 1007 is further amended— ######
(i)in subsection (b), by striking “him” and inserting “the member”; ######
(ii)in subsection (d), by striking “his” each place it appears and inserting “the member’s”; and ######
(iii)in subsection (f)— ######
(I)by striking “his” and inserting “the officer’s”; and ######
(II)by striking “he” both places it appears and inserting “the officer”.
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Sec. 925
AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO PAY AND ALLOWANCES
U.S.C.§ 1009
U.S.C.§ 701
U.S.C.§ 801
U.S.C.§ 1001
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-364
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