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The law › Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services › Chapter 7

37 U.S.C. 403b: Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-337. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (i)

How it got here

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "5 percent" for "8 percent" in second sentence and "may prescribe" for "shall prescribe" in third sentence. Law text · (c)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation". Law text · (i)
  • Pub. L. 107–314 struck out par. (6) which read as follows: "The term 'continental United States' means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia." Law text · (i)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.