10 USC § 1412 - Administrative provisions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1412"
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title: "10 USC § 1412 - Administrative provisions"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1412"
section_name: "Administrative provisions"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–348, title I, § 105, July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 691; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 632(a), (b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4240.)"
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# § 1412. Administrative provisions

**(a)** **Rounding.—** Amounts computed under this chapter, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.

**(b)** **Payment Date.—** Amounts of retired pay and retainer pay due a retired member of the uniformed services shall be paid on the first day of each month beginning after the month in which the right to such pay accrues.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–348, title I, § 105, July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 691; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 632(a), (b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4240.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2011—, substituted “Administrative provisions” for “Rounding to next lower dollar” in section catchline.

, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2011 Amendment

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