§ 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)
  • (1) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section is the lesser of—
    • (A) the amount currently allowed as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management; or
    • (B) estimated costs or actual costs as determined by periodic surveys conducted by the Department.
  • (2) During any fiscal year no officer shall receive more for the purchase of a uniform described in subsection (a) than the amount established under this subsection.
• (c) The allowance established under subsection (b) shall be paid at the beginning of a Department police officer’s employment for those appointed on or after October 1, 2010 . In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in the amount established under subsection (b) 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.