§ 903. — Uniform allowance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC903]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 9--SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON PROPERTY UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
Sec. 903. Uniform allowance
(a) The Secretary may pay an allowance under this section for the
purchase of uniforms to any Department police officer who is required to
wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(b) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under
this section--
(1) may be based on estimated average costs or actual costs;
(2) may vary by geographic regions; and
(3) except as provided in subsection (c), may not exceed $200 in
a fiscal year for any police officer.
(c) The amount of an allowance under this section may be increased
to an amount up to $400 for not more than one fiscal year in the case of
any Department police officer. In the case of a person who is appointed
as a Department police officer on or after January 1, 1990, an allowance
in an amount established under this subsection shall be paid at the
beginning of such person's employment as such an officer. In the case of
any other Department police officer, an allowance in an amount
established under this subsection shall be paid upon the request of the
officer.
(d) A police officer who resigns as a police officer less than one
year after receiving an allowance in an amount established under this
section shall repay to the Department a pro rata share of the amount
paid, based on the number of months the officer was actually employed as
such an officer during the twelve-month period following the date on
which such officer began such employment or the date on which the
officer submitted a request for such an allowance, as the case may be.
(e) An allowance may not be paid to a Department police officer
under this section and under section 5901 of title 5 for the same fiscal
year.
(Added Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 398.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 903 was renumbered section 2303 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in
section 218(c) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-83,
Sec. 2(a).
