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

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title: "10 USC § 1523 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1523"
section_name: "Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances"
chapter_number: 77
chapter_name: "POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.)"
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# § 1523. Posthumous commissions and warrants: effect on pay and allowances

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

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1523 | 10:491d.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.