{"data":{"id":"us/37-u.s.c.-1016","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 U.S.C. § 1016","heading":"Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay","body":"(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall make available contemporaneously with each pay statement provided to a member of the Armed Forces, for each type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on the statement, a brief and plain-language description of—(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which a pay, allowance, or deduction is made; (2) the purpose of a pay, allowance, or deduction; (3) the criteria for determining eligibility of members for a pay, allowance, or deduction; and (4) possible changes in the eligibility of the member for a pay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances under which a pay, allowance, or deduction may be suspended or modified or may expire. (b) Requirements.—The descriptions required to be made available with a pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be—(1) published on a website accessible by a member and printable with the pay statement of the member; and (2) presented in language easily understood by individuals without specialized knowledge of military finance, accounting, or law.","path":["Title 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES","CHAPTER 19—ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc37@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:29Z","sha256":"50bb57b0273706ca0eeda381ef996158ea462ffbfcbe2635cb95e07e43f89786","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-u.s.c.-1015","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}