{"data":{"id":"us/37-u.s.c.-419","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 U.S.C. § 419","heading":"Civilian clothing allowance","body":"Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer of an armed force who is assigned to a permanent duty station at a location outside the United States may be paid a civilian clothing allowance in such amount as the Secretary shall determine under regulations if such officer is required to wear civilian clothing all or a substantial portion of the time in the performance of the officer’s official duties. A clothing allowance under this section is in addition to any uniform allowance to which an officer is otherwise entitled under this title.","path":["Title 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES","CHAPTER 7—ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES"],"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":"3c9a31f4a8350c412ca6bebfbf572382e750064369d09dd9470cf0147c5a534e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/37-u.s.c.-418","next":"us/37-u.s.c.-420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}