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

CHAPTER 77— POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS

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

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 152310:491d.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.