# 37 U.S.C. § 204: Entitlement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t37_s204

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 U.S.C. § 204
- **Heading:** Entitlement
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES > CHAPTER 3—BASIC PAY

## Text

a member of a uniformed service who is on active duty; and

( Pub. L. 87–649 , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 457 ; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 506(4) , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2919 ; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1012(b) , Sept. 24, 1983 , 97 Stat. 665 ; Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 531(b) , Oct. 1, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1063 ; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, § 604(b) , Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3875 ; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 631(a) , (b), Sept. 29, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1984 , 1985; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(b)(1) , (c), Apr. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 117 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1676(b)(1) , Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3019 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, § 702(c) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 371 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 513(f) , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1732 ; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title VI, § 665(a)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–168; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 513(d) , Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1093 ; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(c) , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2314 ; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 602 , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 779 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 601(b)(2) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 901 .)

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