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5 U.S.C. 5538: Nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard

Created in 2009 by the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 37 U.S.C. 910.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 inserted "section 12304b of title 10 or" after "under" in introductory provisions. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–117 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b), which read as follows: (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010) Law text · (b)

    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.