§ 415. Uniform allowance: officers; initial allowance

• (a) Subject to subsection (b), an officer of an armed force is entitled to an initial allowance of not more than $400 as reimbursement for the purchase of required uniforms and equipment—
  • (1) upon first reporting for active duty (other than for training) for a period of more than 90 days;
  • (2) upon completing at least 14 days of active duty as a member of a reserve component;
  • (3) upon completing 14 periods, each of which was of at least two hours’ duration, of inactive-duty training as a member of the Ready Reserve; or
  • (4) upon reporting for the first period of active duty required by section 2121(c) of title 10 as a member of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program.
• (b) An officer who has received an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance under any other law is not entitled to an initial allowance under subsection (a).
• (c) An allowance of $250 for uniforms and equipment may be paid to each commissioned officer of the Public Health Service who is—
  • (1) on active duty or on inactive duty training status; and
  • (2) required by directive of the Surgeon General to wear a uniform.