37 USC § 1003 - Assimilation of pay and allowances

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identifier: "/us/usc/t37/s1003"
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title: "37 USC § 1003 - Assimilation of pay and allowances"
title_number: 37
title_name: "PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES"
section_number: "1003"
section_name: "Assimilation of pay and allowances"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490; 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)(8), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2630.)"
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# § 1003. Assimilation of pay and allowances

Chapters 3 and 5 and sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453 of this title apply equally to persons who are not serving as members of a uniformed service but whose pay or allowances, or both, are assimilated under law or a regulation prescribed under law, to the pay or allowances, or both, of commissioned officers, warrant officers, or enlisted members of any grade, rank, or rating in any uniformed service.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490; 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)(8), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2630.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1003 | 37:309. | Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 509; restated May 19, 1952, ch. 310, § 3, 66 Stat. 80. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022— substituted “sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453” for “sections 402–403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414”.

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

2011—, as amended by , substituted “402–403b, 474–477” for “402–407” and “479–481” for “409–411”.

## 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.