Advance payments

§ 1006. Advance payments (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not more than three months’ pay may be paid in advance to a member of an armed force upon his permanent change of station. (b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of an armed force who is on duty at a distant station where the pay and emoluments to which he is entitled cannot be disbursed regularly, may be paid in advance. (c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an advance of pay to a member of an armed force who is on duty outside the United States, or other place designated by the President, of not more than two months’ basic pay may be made directly to his previously designated dependents who are ordered evacuated by competent authority. An advance of pay under this subsection is not subject to the conditions under which advances of pay may be made under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, and may be made only if all dependents of members of the armed forces are ordered evacuated from the place where the member’s dependents are located. (d) If a person to whom an advance of pay is made under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section dies or is separated from his armed force, before liquidation of that advance, the amount remaining unliquidated at the time of his death or separation shall be credited to the account of the disbursing officer concerned. However, the unliquidated amount remains a debt of that person or his estate to the United States. (e) As far as practicable, regulations for the administration of subsections (a)-(d) of this section shall be uniform for all of the armed forces. 76 Stat. 491 (f) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, an advance of pay or not more than three months’ pay may be made to an officer or the Coast Guard who is ordered to sea duty or to or from shore duty beyond the seas. In addition, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may direct such advances as he considers necessary and proper to members of the Coast Guard stationed at distant stations where the pay and emoluments to which they are entitled cannot be paid regularly.