37 USC § 420 - Allowances while participating in international sports

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t37/s420"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "37 USC § 420 - Allowances while participating in international sports"
title_number: 37
title_name: "PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES"
section_number: "420"
section_name: "Allowances while participating in international sports"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478, § 419; Pub. L. 89–718, § 64, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; renumbered § 420, Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 603(d)(1)(C), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 626(h)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2629.)"
---


# § 420. Allowances while participating in international sports

**(a)** Section 717 of title 10 does not authorize the payment of allowances at higher rates than those provided for participation in military activities not covered by that section.

**(b)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances under section 452 of this title for any period during which his expenses for travel or transportation are being paid by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by section 717 of title 10.

**(c)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service who has no dependents is not entitled to the basic allowances for subsistence and housing authorized by sections 402 and 403 of this title for a period during which he is subsisted and quartered by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by section 717 of title 10.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478, § 419; Pub. L. 89–718, § 64, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; renumbered § 420, Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 603(d)(1)(C), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 626(h)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2629.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 419(a)419(b)419(c) | 37:256a(a).37:256a(b).37:256a(c). | Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 307; added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 11, 72 Stat. 1556. |

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 420 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (b).  substituted “section 452” for “sections 474–481”.

2013—Subsec. (b). , made technical amendment to directory language of . See 2011 Amendment note below.

2011—Subsec. (b). , as amended by , substituted “474–481” for “404–411”.

1997—Subsec. (c).  substituted “housing” for “quarters”.

1966— substituted “” for “” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

, , , provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective , and as if included in  as enacted.

### Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.