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37 U.S.C. § 101

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United States · Title 37 — PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES · Status: effective

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37 U.S.C. § 101, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472296
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In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title: The term “Secretary concerned” means— The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that— The term “Air National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that— The term “inactive-duty training” means— The term “reserve component” means—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-419(H.R. 15406)1974-09-19
    An Act to amend title 37, United States Code, to refine the procedures for adjustments in military compensation, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-579(H.R. 7626)1980-12-23
    An act to amend title 37, United States Code, to improve certain special pay and allowance benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-600(H.R. 7694)1980-12-24
    An act to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian career employees of the Department of Defense who are residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the same relative rotation rights as apply to other career employees, to authorize the Delegates in Congress from Guam and the Virgin Islands to have two appointments at a time, rather than one appointment, to each of the service academies, and to authorize the establishment of a National Guard in Guam.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-525(H.R. 5167)1984-10-19
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-26(H.R. 1783)1987-04-21
    Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-456(H.R. 4481)1988-09-29
    National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-190(H.R. 2100)1991-12-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-484(H.R. 5006)1992-10-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
    House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-160(H.R. 2401)1993-11-30
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-85(H.R. 1119)1997-11-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-261(H.R. 3616)1998-10-17
    Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-107(S. 1438)2001-12-28
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-296(H.R. 5005)2002-11-25
    Homeland Security Act of 2002
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-314(H.R. 4546)2002-12-02
    Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
    House: 359–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Amended byPub. L. 119-60(S. 1071)2025-12-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
    House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally