10 U.S.C. § 1523 : Armed Forces — General Military Law — Posthumous Commissions And Warrants — Personnel — Posthumous Commissions And Warrants: Effect On Pay And Allowances Date: 10 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance because of a posthumous commission or warrant. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1523 10:491d. 34:285f. July 28, 1942, ch. 528, § 6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, § 1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177. The word “receive” is omitted as surplusage. The words “because of a posthumous commission or warrant” are substituted for the words “by virtue of any provision of sections 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title”, in 10:491d and 34:285f.
Historical and Revision Notes Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1523 10:491d. 34:285f. July 28, 1942, ch. 528, § 6, 56 Stat. 723; July 17, 1953, ch. 220, § 1(e) (1st 7 words), 67 Stat. 177. The word “receive” is omitted as surplusage. The words “because of a posthumous commission or warrant” are substituted for the words “by virtue of any provision of sections 491a–491d [285b–285d] and 612 [285e] of this title”, in 10:491d and 34:285f.