Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 87–649, §1, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 451

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Chapter 1. Definitions

§101 · Definitions

In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title:

(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.

(2) The term “possessions” includes the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.

(3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.

(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

(5) The term “Secretary concerned” means—

(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;

(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;

(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force;

(D) the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;

(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and

(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.

(6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.

(7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—

(A) is a land force;

(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;

(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and

(D) is federally recognized.

(8) The term “Army National Guard of the United States” means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard.

(9) The term “Air National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—

(A) is an air force;

(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;

(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and

(D) is federally recognized.

(10) The term “Air National Guard of the United States” means the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose members are members of the Air National Guard.

(11) The term “officer” means commissioned or warrant officer.

(12) The term “commissioned officer” includes a commissioned warrant officer.

(13) The term “warrant officer” means a person who holds a commission or warrant in a warrant officer grade.

(14) The term “enlisted member” means a person in an enlisted grade.

(15) The term “grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.

(16) The term “rank” means the order of precedence among members of the uniformed services.

(17) The term “rating” means the name (such as “boatswain's mate”) prescribed for members of a uniformed service in an occupational field; “rate” means the name (such as “chief boatswain's mate”) prescribed for members in the same rating or other category who are in the same grade (such as chief petty officer or seaman apprentice).

(18) The term “active duty” means full-time duty in the active service of a uniformed service, and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.

(19) The term “active duty for a period of more than 30 days” means active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less.

(20) The term “active service” means service on active duty.

(21) The term “pay” includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.

(22) The term “inactive-duty training” means—

(A) duty prescribed for members of a reserve component by the Secretary concerned under section 206 of this title or any other law; and

(B) special additional duties authorized for members of a reserve component by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned and performed by them on a voluntary basis in connection with the prescribed training or maintenance activities of the units to which they are assigned;

and includes those duties when performed by members of a reserve component in their status as members of the National Guard, but does not include work or study in connection with a correspondence course of a uniformed service.

(23) The term “member” means a person appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, a uniformed service.

(24) The term “reserve component” means—

(A) the Army National Guard of the United States;

(B) the Army Reserve;

(C) the Naval Reserve;

(D) the Marine Corps Reserve;

(E) the Air National Guard of the United States;

(F) the Air Force Reserve;

(G) the Coast Guard Reserve; or

(H) the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service.

(25) The term “regular compensation” or “regular military compensation (RMC)” means the total of the following elements that a member of a uniformed service accrues or receives, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind every payday: basic pay, basic allowance for housing, quarters (including any variable housing allowance or station housing allowance), basic allowance for subsistence; and Federal tax advantage accruing to the aforementioned allowances because they are not subject to Federal income tax.

(26) The term “contingency operation” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 92–492, §3, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 810; Pub. L. 93–419, §1, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§506(1), 516(1), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2918, 2937; Pub. L. 96–579, §11, Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3368; Pub. L. 96–600, §3(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3494; Pub. L. 98–525, title IV, §414(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2520; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(1), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1233(f)(2), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §631(b), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1380; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1051(b)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2498; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, §1182(c)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1772; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(d)(1)(A), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782. 1772.

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Chapter 3. Basic Pay

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§201 · Pay grades: assignment to; general rules

(a) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned officers of the uniformed services (other than commissioned warrant officers) are assigned by the grade or rank in which serving to the following pay grades:

Pay grade	Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps	Navy, Coast Guard, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Public Health Service
O–10	General	Admiral	Assistant Secretary for Health.
O–9	Lieutenant general	Vice admiral	Surgeon General.
O–8	Major general	Rear admiral	Deputy Surgeon General. Assistant Surgeon General having rank of major general.
O–7	Brigadier general	Rear admiral (lower half)	Assistant Surgeon General having rank of brigadier general.
O–6	Colonel	Captain	Director grade.
O–5	Lieutenant colonel	Commander	Senior grade.
O–4	Major	Lieutenant commander	Full grade.
O–3	Captain	Lieutenant	Senior assistant grade.
O–2	1st lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Assistant grade.
O–1	2d lieutenant	Ensign	Junior assistant grade.

(b) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, warrant officers of the armed forces are assigned, by the warrant officer grade in which serving, to the following pay grades:

Pay Grade:	Warrant Officer Grade:
W–5	Chief Warrant Officer, W–5.
W–4	Chief Warrant Officer, W–4.
W–3	Chief Warrant Officer, W–3.
W–2	Chief Warrant Officer, W–2.
W–1	Warrant Officer, W–1.

(c) Unless entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to monthly basic pay at the lowest rate prescribed for pay grade E–4.

(d) Unless he is entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an aviation pilot of the Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve is entitled to monthly basic pay at the rate prescribed for pay grade E–5.

(e) Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d), enlisted members of the uniformed services shall, for the purpose of computing their basic pay, be distributed by the Secretary concerned in the various enlisted pay grades set forth in section 203 of this title. However, except as provided by section 307 of this title, an enlisted member may not be placed in pay grade E–8 or E–9 until he has completed at least 8 years or 10 years, respectively, of enlisted service computed under section 205 of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 88–132, §3(a), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 91–278, §3(1), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 95–79, title III, §302(a)(1), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 96–76, title III, §313(a), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§506(3), 516(2), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2918, 2937; Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, §405(c), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1106; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §932(d), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 98–557, §25(b)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2872; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, §514(d)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 629; Pub. L. 101–502, §5(k)(2), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §701(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §605, title XI, §1111(b), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1374, 1491.

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§202 · Pay grades: retired Coast Guard rear admirals (lower half)

An officer of the Coast Guard holding a permanent appointment in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) on the retired list, and who in time of war or national emergency has served satisfactorily on active duty for two years in that grade or in a higher grade, is entitled when on active duty to the basic pay of a rear admiral.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 454; Pub. L. 89–718, §50, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 90–130, §3(1), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 90–179, §7, Dec. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 548; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(2), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 92–451, §2, Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 757; Pub. L. 96–342, title X, §1004(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §401, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2904; Pub. L. 97–417, §3(a), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2087; Pub. L. 98–557, §25(b)(2)(A), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2872; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, §514(d)(2)(A), (B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 629.

§203 · Rates

(a) The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are those prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title or as otherwise prescribed by law.

(b) While serving as a permanent professor at the United States Military Academy or the United States Air Force Academy or as a member of the permanent commissioned teaching staff at the United States Coast Guard Academy, an officer who has over 36 years of service computed under section 205 of this title is, in addition to the pay and allowances to which he is otherwise entitled under this title, entitled to additional pay in the amount of $250 a month. This additional pay may not be used in the computation of retired pay.

(c) A cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy, or a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, is entitled to monthly cadet pay, or midshipman pay, at the rate of $558.04.

(d) The basic pay of a commissioned officer who is in pay grade O–1, O–2, or O–3 and who is credited with a total of over four years’ active service as a warrant officer or as a warrant officer and enlisted member shall be computed in the same manner as the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the same pay grade who has been credited with over four years’ active service as an enlisted member.

(e)(1) A student at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School who was selected to attend the preparatory school from civilian life is entitled to monthly student pay at the same rate as provided for cadets and midshipmen under subsection (c).

(2) A student at a preparatory school referred to in paragraph (1) who, at the time of the student's selection to attend the preparatory school, was an enlisted member of the uniformed services on active duty for a period of more than 30 days shall continue to receive monthly basic pay at the rate prescribed for the student's pay grade and years of service as an enlisted member.

(3) The monthly student pay of a student described in paragraph (1) shall be treated for purposes of the accrual charge for the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund established under section 1461 of title 10 in the same manner as monthly cadet pay or midshipman pay under subsection (c).

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 456; Pub. L. 88–132, §2, Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 210; Pub. L. 88–422, §1, Aug. 12, 1964, 78 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 89–132, §1, Aug. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 89–501, title III, §301, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 90–207, §1(1), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 91–278, §3(2), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 92–129, title II, §201, Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 92–455, §3, Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 761; Pub. L. 93–419, §2, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 95–79, title III, §302(a)(2), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 96–343, §6(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1127; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §102(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §902(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §601(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3874; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §601(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1092, as amended Pub. L. 100–202, §110(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–436; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §601(d), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1976; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §601(c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1445; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §603(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1678; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §601(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2779; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §602, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2540.

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§204 · Entitlement

(a) The following persons are entitled to the basic pay of the pay grade to which assigned or distributed, in accordance with their years of service computed under section 205 of this title—

(1) a member of a uniformed service who is on active duty; and

(2) a member of a uniformed service, or a member of the National Guard who is not a Reserve of the Army or the Air Force, who is participating in full-time training, training duty with pay, or other full-time duty, provided by law, including participation in exercises or the performance of duty under section 10302, 10305, 10502, or 12402 of title 10, or section 503, 504, 505, or 506 of title 32.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (a), under regulations prescribed by the President, the time necessary for a member of a uniformed service who is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days to travel from his home to his first duty station and from his last duty station to his home, by the mode of transportation authorized in his call or orders, is considered active duty.

(c) A member of the National Guard who is called into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less is entitled to basic pay from the date when he appears at the place of company rendezvous. However, this subsection does not authorize any expenditure before arriving at the place of rendezvous that is not authorized by law to be paid after arrival at that place.

(d) Full-time training, training duty with pay, or other full-time duty performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the National Guard, is active duty for the purposes of this section.

(e) A payment accruing under any law to a member of a uniformed service incident to his release from active duty or for his return home incident to that release may be paid to him before his departure from his last duty station, whether or not he actually performs the travel involved. If a member receives a payment under this subsection but dies before that payment would have been made but for this subsection, no part of that payment may be recovered by the United States.

(f) A cadet of the United States Military Academy or the United States Air Force Academy, or a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy, who, upon graduation from one of those academies, is appointed as a second lieutenant of the Army or the Air Force is entitled to the basic pay of pay grade O–1 beginning upon the date of his graduation.

(g)(1) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service is entitled to the pay and allowances provided by law or regulation for a member of a regular component of a uniformed service of corresponding grade and length of service whenever such member is physically disabled as the result of an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated—

(A) in line of duty while performing active duty;

(B) in line of duty while performing inactive-duty training (other than work or study in connection with a correspondence course of an armed force or attendance in an inactive status at an educational institution under the sponsorship of an armed force or the Public Health Service);

(C) while traveling directly to or from such duty or training; or

(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.

(2) In the case of a member who receives earned income from nonmilitary employment or self-employment performed in any month in which the member is otherwise entitled to pay and allowances under paragraph (1), the total pay and allowances shall be reduced by the amount of such income. In calculating earned income for the purpose of the preceding sentence, income from an income protection plan, vacation pay, or sick leave which the member elects to receive shall be considered.

(h)(1) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service who is physically able to perform his military duties, is entitled, upon request, to a portion of the monthly pay and allowances provided by law or regulation for a member of a regular component of a uniformed service of corresponding grade and length of service for each month for which the member demonstrates a loss of earned income from nonmilitary employment or self-employment as a result of an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated—

(A) in line of duty while performing active duty;

(B) in line of duty while performing inactive-duty training (other than work or study in connection with a correspondence course of an armed force or attendance in an inactive status at an educational institution under the sponsorship of an armed force or the Public Health Service);

(C) while traveling directly to or from such duty or training; or

(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.

(2) The monthly entitlement may not exceed the member's demonstrated loss of earned income from nonmilitary or self-employment. In calculating such loss of income, income from an income protection plan, vacation pay, or sick leave which the member elects to receive shall be considered.

(i)(1) The total amount of pay and allowances paid under subsections (g) and (h) and compensation paid under section 206(a) of this title for any period may not exceed the amount of pay and allowances provided by law or regulation for a member of a regular component of a uniformed service of corresponding grade and length of service for that period.

(2) Pay and allowances may not be paid under subsection (g) or (h) for a period of more than six months. The Secretary concerned may extend such period in any case if the Secretary determines that it is in the interests of fairness and equity to do so.

(3) A member is not entitled to benefits under subsection (g) or (h) if the injury, illness, disease, or aggravation of an injury, illness, or disease is the result of the gross negligence or misconduct of the member.

(4) Regulations with respect to procedures for paying pay and allowances under subsections (g) and (h) shall be prescribed—

(A) by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and

(B) by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(j) A member of the uniformed services who is entitled to medical or dental care under section 1074a of title 10 is entitled to travel and transportation allowances, or a monetary allowance in place thereof, for necessary travel incident to such care, and return to his home upon discharge from treatment.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §506(4), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2919; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, §1012(b), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 665; Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §531(b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §604(b), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3875; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §631(a), (b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984, 1985; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §701(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1676(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3019; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, §702(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 371; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, §513(f), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1732. 371.

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§205 · Computation: service creditable

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purpose of computing the basic pay of a member of a uniformed service, his years of service are computed by adding—

(1) all periods of active service as an officer, Army field clerk, flight officer, aviation midshipman, or enlisted member of a uniformed service;

(2) all periods during which he was enlisted or held an appointment as an officer, Army field clerk, or flight officer of—

(A) a regular component of a uniformed service;

(B) the Regular Army Reserve;

(C) the Organized Militia before July 1, 1916;

(D) the National Guard;

(E) the National Guard Reserve;

(F) a reserve component of a uniformed service;

(G) the Naval Militia;

(H) the National Naval Volunteers;

(I) the Naval Reserve Force;

(J) the Army without specification of component;

(K) the Air Force without specification of component;

(L) the Marine Corps Reserve Force;

(M) the Philippine Scouts; or

(N) the Philippine Constabulary;

(3) for a commissioned officer in service on June 30, 1922, all service that was then counted in computing longevity pay and all service as a contract surgeon serving full time;

(4) all periods during which he held an appointment as a nurse, reserve nurse, or commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, the Navy Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, or the Public Health Service, or a reserve component of any of them;

(5) all periods during which he was a deck officer or junior engineer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

(6) all periods that, under law in effect on January 10, 1962, were authorized to be credited in computing basic pay; and

(7) all periods while—

(A) on a temporary disability retired list, honorary retired list, or a retired list of a uniformed service;

(B) entitled to retired pay, retirement pay, or retainer pay, from a uniformed service or the Department of Veterans Affairs, as a member of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; or

(C) a member of the Honorary Reserve of the Officers’ Reserve Corps or the Organized Reserve Corps.

Except for any period of active service described in clause (1) and except as provided by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 1402 and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 1402a of title 10, a period of service described in clauses (2) through (7) that is performed while on a retired list, in a retired status, or in the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, may not be included to increase retired pay, retirement pay, or retainer pay. For the purpose of clause (5), periods during which a member was a deck officer or junior engineer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes periods during which a member was a deck officer or junior engineer in the Environmental Science Services Administration or the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

(b) A period of time may not be counted more than once under subsection (a).

(c) The periods of service authorized to be counted under subsection (a) shall, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, include service performed by a member of a uniformed service before he became 18 years of age.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a commissioned officer may not count in computing basic pay a period of service after October 13, 1964, that the officer performed concurrently as a member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, except for service that the officer performed on or after August 1, 1979, other than for training as an enlisted member of the Selected Reserve may be so counted. 1979.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a period of service described in paragraph (2) of a member who enlists in a reserve component may not be counted under this section.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following service:

(A) Service performed while a member of a reserve component under an enlistment under section 12103(b) or 12103(d) of title 10 before the member begins service on active duty under such section (including a period of active duty for training) unless the member performs inactive-duty training before beginning service on active duty or active duty for training;

(B) Service performed while a member of a reserve component under an enlistment under section 513 of title 10 (other than a period of active duty to which the member is ordered under chapter 1209 of title 10 or another provision of law).

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, §202(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), (b), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(3), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 93–545, §2, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1741; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §813(b)(3)(D), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §402, title V, §516(3), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2904, 2937; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §607(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2538; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, §501(c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1435; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, §517(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2407; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, §204(a)(1), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 102; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1676(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3019; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, §507(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2512; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, §1073(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1904. 2512.

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§206 · Reserves; members of National Guard: inactive-duty training

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, and to the extent provided for by appropriations, a member of the National Guard or a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service who is not entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title, is entitled to compensation, at the rate of 1/30 of the basic pay authorized for a member of a uniformed service of a corresponding grade entitled to basic pay—

(1) for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday;

(2) for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe; or

(3) for a regular period of instruction that the member is scheduled to perform but is unable to perform because of physical disability resulting from an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated—

(A) in line of duty while performing—

(i) active duty; or

(ii) inactive-duty training;

(B) while traveling directly to or from that duty or training (unless such injury, illness, disease, or aggravation of an injury, illness, or disease is the result of the gross negligence or misconduct of the member); or

(C) in line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.

(b) The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) for each uniformed service, the National Guard, and each of the classes of organization of the reserve components within each uniformed service, may be different. The Secretary concerned shall, for the National Guard and each of the classes of organization within each uniformed service, prescribe—

(1) minimum standards that must be met before an assembly for drill or other equivalent period of training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties may be credited for pay purposes, and those standards may require the presence for duty of officers and enlisted members in numbers equal to or more than a minimum number or percentage of the unit strength for a specified period of time with participation in a prescribed kind of training;

(2) the maximum number of assemblies or periods of other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, that may be counted for pay purposes in each fiscal year or in lesser periods of time; and

(3) the minimum number of assemblies or periods of other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties that must be completed in stated periods of time before the members of units or organizations can qualify for pay.

(c) A person enlisted in the inactive National Guard is not entitled to pay under this section.

(d) This section does not authorize compensation for work or study performed by a member of a reserve component in connection with correspondence courses of an armed force.

(e) A member of the National Guard or of a reserve component of the uniformed services may not be paid under this section for more than four periods of equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties performed during a fiscal year instead of the member's regular period of instruction or regular period of appropriate duty during that fiscal year.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1402(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2620; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §604(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3876; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §631(c), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, §702(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 371; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, §513(g), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1732. 371.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

§207 · Band leaders

(a) The leader of the Army Band is entitled to the basic pay of a captain in the Army.

(b) The leader of the United States Navy Band is entitled to the basic pay of a lieutenant in the Navy.

(c) A member of the Marine Corps who is appointed as director or assistant director of the United States Marine Band under section 6222 of title 10 is entitled, while serving thereunder, only to the basic pay of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his basic pay may not be less that to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment under that section.

(d) The leader of the Naval Academy Band is entitled to the basic pay of the grade the Secretary of the Navy prescribes. The second leader is entitled to the basic pay of a warrant officer, W–1.

(e) The director of the Coast Guard Band is entitled to the basic pay of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his basic pay may not be less than that to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment as director.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 89–189, §2, Sept. 17, 1965, 79 Stat. 820; Pub. L. 95–551, §3(b)(1), Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2069.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

[§208 · Repealed. Pub. L. 91–482, §1(b), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1082]

§209 · Members of precommissioning programs

(a) Except when on active duty, a member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who is selected for advance training under section 2104 of title 10 is entitled to a subsistence allowance of $150 a month beginning on the day he starts advanced training and ending upon the completion of his instruction under that section, but in no event shall any member receive such pay for more than 30 months. Subsistence allowance under this section may not be considered financial assistance requiring additional service within the meaning of the third sentence of section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1)).

(b) Except when on active duty, a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of title 10 is entitled to a monthly subsistence allowance in the amount provided in subsection (a). A member enrolled in the first two years of a four-year program is entitled to receive subsistence for a maximum of twenty months. A member enrolled in the advanced course is entitled to subsistence as prescribed for a member enrolled under section 2104 of title 10 as prescribed in subsection (a).

(c) Each cadet or midshipman in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, while he is attending training or practice cruises under chapter 103 of title 10 if the training or cruise is of at least four weeks duration and must be completed before the cadet or midshipman is commissioned, and each applicant for membership in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, while he is attending field training or practice cruises to satisfy the requirements of section 2104(b)(6)(B) of title 10 for admission to advanced training, is entitled, while so attending, to pay at the rate prescribed for cadets and midshipmen at the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies under section 203(c) of this title.

(d) Except when serving on active duty, a member who is enrolled in a Marine Corps officer candidate program which requires a baccalaureate degree as a prerequisite to being commissioned as an officer and who is not enrolled in a program established under chapter 103 of title 10 or an academy established under chapter 403, 603, or 903 of title 10 may be paid a subsistence allowance at the same rate as that prescribed by subsection (a) for a member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who is selected for advanced training under section 2104 of title 10.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, §202(2), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–51, §3, June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 173; Pub. L. 89–718, §51, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 92–171, §1, Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 95–79, title III, §302(a)(3), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §811(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1098; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(4), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 96–579, §8, Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3368; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, §1003(a)(4), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §633(d), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1987; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §653(d), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §603(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

§210 · Pay of senior enlisted members during terminal leave and while hospitalized

(a) A noncommissioned officer of an armed force who, immediately following the completion of service as the senior enlisted member of that armed force, is placed on terminal leave pending retirement shall be entitled, for not more than 60 days while in such status, to the rate of basic pay authorized for the senior enlisted member of that armed force.

(b) A noncommissioned officer of an armed force who is hospitalized and who, during or immediately before such hospitalization, completed service as the senior enlisted member of that armed force, shall continue to be entitled, for not more than 180 days while so hospitalized, to the rate of basic pay authorized for the senior enlisted member of that armed force.

(c) In this section, the term “senior enlisted member” means the following:

(1) The Sergeant Major of the Army.

(2) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

(3) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

(4) The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.

(5) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.

Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §606(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §603(a), (b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2540.

Chapter 5. Special and Incentive Pays

Chapter Referred to in Other Sections

§301 · Incentive pay: hazardous duty

(a) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subsection (b) or (c), for the performance of hazardous duty required by orders. In this subsection, the term “hazardous duty” means duty—

(1) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight as a crew member, as determined by the Secretary concerned, except for a member who is entitled to incentive pay under section 301a of this title;

(2) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight, not as a crew member under clause (1);

(3) involving parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty;

(4) involving the demolition of explosives as a primary duty, including training for that duty;

(5) inside a high- or low-pressure chamber;

(6) as a human acceleration or deceleration experimental subject;

(7) as a human test subject in thermal stress experiments;

(8) involving frequent and regular participation in flight operations on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier or of a ship other than an aircraft carrier from which aircraft are launched;

(9) involving frequent and regular exposure to highly toxic pesticides or involving laboratory work that utilizes live dangerous viruses or bacteria;

(10) involving (A) the servicing of aircraft or missiles with highly toxic fuels or propellants, (B) the testing of aircraft or missile systems (or components of such systems) during which highly toxic fuels or propellants are used, or (C) the handling of chemical munitions (or components of such munitions); or

(11) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight by a member who is serving as an air weapons controller crew member (as defined by the Secretary concerned) aboard an airborne warning and control system aircraft (as designated by such Secretary) and who is not entitled to incentive pay under section 301a of this title.

(b) For the performance of hazardous duty described in clause (1) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to monthly incentive pay as follows:

(c)(1) For the performance of hazardous duty described in clauses (2) through (10) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to $150 $110 a month. However, a member performing hazardous duty described in clause (3) of that subsection who also performs as an essential part of such duty parachute jumping in military free fall operations involving parachute deployment by the jumper without the use of a static line is entitled to $225 $165 a month.

(2)(A) For the performance of hazardous duty described in clause (11) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to monthly incentive pay based upon his years of service as an air weapons controller as follows:

Pay grade	Years of service as an air weapons controller
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12
O–7 and above	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200
O–6	225	250	300	325	350	350	350	350
O–5	200	250	300	325	350	350	350	350
O–4	175	225	275	300	350	350	350	350
O–3	150	125	156	188	206	350	350	350	350
O–2	150	125	156	188	206	250	300	300	300
O–1	150	125	156	188	206	250	250	250	250
W–4	200	225	275	300	325	325	325	325
W–3	175	225	275	300	325	325	325	325
W–2	150	200	250	275	325	325	325	325
W–1	150	150	100	125	150	175	325	325	325	325
E–9	200	225	250	275	300	300	300	300
E–8	200	225	250	275	300	300	300	300
E–7	175	200	225	250	275	275	275	300
E–6	156	175	200	225	250	250	250	300
E–5	150	125	156	175	188	200	200	200	250
E–4 and below	150	125	156	175	188	200	200	200	200
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	14	16	18	20	22	24	25
O–7 and above	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$150	$110
O–6	350	350	350	300	250	250	225
O–5	350	350	350	300	250	250	225
O–4	350	350	350	300	250	250	225
O–3	350	350	300	275	250	225	200
O–2	300	300	275	245	210	200	180
O–1	250	250	245	210	200	180	150
W–4	325	325	325	276	250	225	200
W–3	325	325	325	325	250	225	200
W–2	325	325	325	275	250	225	200
W–1	325	325	325	275	250	225	200
E–9	300	300	300	275	230	200	200
E–8	300	300	300	265	230	200	200
E–7	300	300	300	265	230	200	200
E–6	300	300	300	265	230	200	200
E–5	250	250	250	225	200	175	150
E–4 and below	200	200	200	175	150	150	150	125	125

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the years of service of a member as an air weapons controller shall be computed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, from the date the member begins training leading to a designation as an air weapons controller, but there shall be excluded from such computation any period of more than 90 days during which the member performs primary duties other than as an air weapons controller.

(d) In time of war, the President may suspend the payment of incentive pay for any hazardous duty described in subsection (a).

(e) A member is entitled to not more than two payments of incentive pay, authorized by this section, for a period of time during which he qualifies for more than one payment of that pay.

(f)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the President and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the National Guard, who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title, performs, under orders, any duty described in subsection (a) for members entitled to basic pay, he is entitled to an increase in compensation equal to 1/30 of the monthly incentive pay authorized by subsection (b) or (c), as the case may be, for the performance of that hazardous duty by a member of a corresponding grade who is entitled to basic pay. He is entitled to the increase for as long as he is qualified for it, for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which he is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday, or for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title. This subsection does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title for the entire month.

(2)(A) If in any calendar month a member performs duty as described in paragraph (1) and while entitled to basic pay also performs hazardous duty as described in the same clause of subsection (a) as constitutes the predicate for his entitlement under paragraph (1), the earned units of measuring entitlement for incentive pay under this section shall be combined. If the sum of units determined under the preceding sentence equals or exceeds the minimum standard prescribed by the President for entitlement to pay specified under subsections (b) and (c) for a member of corresponding grade who is entitled to basic pay for the entire relevant month, the member shall be entitled to an increase in compensation equal to 1/30 of the monthly incentive pay authorized by subsection (b) or (c) for the performance of that hazardous duty by a member of corresponding grade who is entitled to basic pay for the entire month.

(B) A member who qualifies for entitlement under this paragraph is entitled to the increase for each day in the relevant month in which he is entitled to basic pay pursuant to section 204 of this title or to compensation under section 206 of this title.

(C) In this paragraph, the term,

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 88–132, §§6–8, Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 215, 216; Pub. L. 89–149, §§1–3, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 585; Pub. L. 89–278, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 89–718, §52, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 92–436, title VI, §605, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 93–294, §2(1), (2), May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 96–343, §2(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(5), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 96–579, §3(a)–(c), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3360; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §111(a)–(c), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 992, 993; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §903(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §624(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2542; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §§635(a), 647(a), title XIII, §1303(b)(2), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 647, 655, 740; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, §1342(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3991; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(1), (e)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285, 286; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §614, title XI, §1111(d)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1377, 1492; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §615, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §614, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 361.

§301a · Incentive pay: aviation career

(a)(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to aviation career incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) for the frequent and regular performance of operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders.

(2) Aviation career incentive pay shall be restricted to regular and reserve officers who hold, or are in training leading to, an aeronautical rating or designation and who engage and remain in aviation service on a career basis.

(3) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, or the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to members under their respective jurisdiction, an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical officer) who is entitled to basic pay, holds an aeronautical rating or designation, and is qualified for aviation service under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) that is applicable to him. A flight surgeon or other medical officer who is entitled to basic pay, holds an aeronautical rating or designation, and is qualified for aviation service under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is not entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay but is entitled to monthly incentive pay in the amounts set forth in subsection (b) for the frequent and regular performance of operational flying duty.

(4) To be entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay, an officer must perform the prescribed operational flying duties (including flight training but excluding proficiency flying) for 8 of the first 12, and 12 of the first 18 years of the aviation service of the officer. However, if an officer performs the prescribed operational flying duties (including flight training but excluding proficiency flying) for at least 10 but less than 12 of the first 18 years of the aviation service of the officer, the officer will be entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay for the first 22 years of the officer's service as an officer. Entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases for an officer (other than a warrant officer) upon completion of 25 years of service as an officer (as computed under section 205 of this title), but such an officer in a pay grade below pay grade O–7 remains entitled to monthly incentive pay under subsection (b)(1) for the performance of operational flying duty.

(5) If upon completion of either 12 or 18 years of aviation service it is determined that an officer has failed to perform the minimum prescribed operational flying duty requirements during the prescribed periods of time, his entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases. For the needs of the service, the Secretary concerned may permit, on a case by case basis, an officer to continue to receive continuous monthly incentive pay despite the failure of the officer to perform the prescribed operational flying duty requirements during the prescribed periods of time so long as the officer has performed those requirements for not less than 6 years of aviation service. The Secretary concerned may not delegate the authority in the preceding sentence to permit the payment of incentive pay under this subsection. If at the completion of 12 years of aviation service entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases, entitlement to that pay may again commence at the completion of 18 years of aviation service upon completion of the minimum operational flying duty requirements, such pay to continue for a period of time as prescribed in accordance with this section. However, if entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases in the case of any officer at the completion of either 12 or 18 years of aviation service, such officer remains entitled to monthly incentive pay for the performance of subsequent operational or proficiency flying duties up to the maximum period of time prescribed in accordance with this section.

(6) In this section:

(A) The term “operational flying duty” means flying performed under competent orders by rated or designated members while serving in assignments in which basic flying skills normally are maintained in the performance of assigned duties as determined by the Secretary concerned, and flying performed by members in training that leads to the award of an aeronautical rating or designation.

(B) The term “proficiency flying duty” means flying performed under competent orders by rated or designated members while serving in assignments in which such skills would normally not be maintained in the performance of assigned duties.

(C) The term “officer” includes an individual enlisted, and designated, as an aviation cadet under section 6911 of title 10.

(b) A member who satisfies the requirements described in subsection (a) is entitled to monthly incentive pay as follows:

(1) For a member who is qualified under subsection (a):

Phase I

Years of aviation service (including flight training) as an officer:	Monthly rate
2 or less	$125
Over 2	156
Over 3	188
Over 4	206
Over 6	650

Phase II

Years of service as an officer:	Monthly rate:
Over 18	$585
Over 20	495
Over 22	385
Over 25	250

An officer is entitled to the rates in phase I of this table until he has completed 22 18 years of service as an officer, after which his entitlement is as prescribed by the rates in phase II, if he has completed at least 6 years of aviation service as an officer. However, if he has over 22 18 years of service as an officer, but not at least 6 years of aviation service as an officer, he continues to be subject to the rates set forth in phase I of the table that apply to an officer who has less than 6 years of aviation service as an officer. An officer in a pay grade above O–6 is entitled, until he completes 25 years of service as an officer, to be paid at the rates set forth in this table, except that an officer in pay grade O–7 may not be paid at a rate greater than $200 a month, and an officer in pay grade O–8, or above, may not be paid at a rate greater than $206 a month.

(2) For a warrant officer who is qualified under subsection (a):

Years of aviation service as an officer:	Monthly rate
2 or less	$125
Over 2	156
Over 3	188
Over 4	206
Over 6	650

For the purposes of clauses (1) and (2), the term “aviation service” means the service performed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, by an officer, and the years of aviation service are computed beginning with the effective date of the initial order to perform aviation service.

(c) In time of war, the President may suspend the payment of aviation career incentive pay.

(d) Under regulations prescribed by the President and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the National Guard, who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title, performs, under orders, duty described in subsection (a) for members entitled to basic pay, he is entitled to an increase in compensation equal to 1/30 of the monthly incentive pay authorized by subsection (b)(1) or (2), as the case may be, for the performance of that duty by a member of corresponding years of aviation or officer service, as appropriate, who is entitled to basic pay. Such member is entitled to the increase for as long as he is qualified for it, for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which he is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday, or for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title. This subsection does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

[(e) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672.]

(f) The Secretary of Defense shall submit annually to Congress a report specifying for the year covered by the report—

(1) the total number of officers who were determined under subsection (a)(5) to have failed to perform the minimum prescribed operational flying duty requirements;

(2) the number of those officers who continued to receive continuous monthly incentive pay despite their failure to perform the minimum prescribed operational flying duty requirements and the extent to which they failed to perform those requirements; and

(3) the reasons for the exercise of the authority under the second sentence of subsection (a)(5) in the case of each officer specified pursuant to paragraph (2).

Added Pub. L. 93–294, §2(3), May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 177; amended Pub. L. 94–273, §3(21), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 377; Pub. L. 96–343, §2(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1124; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(6), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §112(a), (b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 994; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §632(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3883; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(3), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §631(a)–(d), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1449, 1450; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, §204(c), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 102; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §616, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 362; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §615(a), (b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1787.

and

“Phase II

“Years of service as an officer:	“Monthly rate
“Over 22	585
“Over 23	495
“Over 24	385
“Over 25	250”.

362.

“TABLE

COLUMN 1	COLUMN 2	COLUMN 3
Number of years of aviation service	Number of years performing operational flying duty	Entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay through the following year of officer service
6 or more	At least 6 of the first 12 years of aviation service	18
6 or more	At least 9 but less than 11 of the first 18 years of aviation service	22
6 or more	At least 6 of the first 12 and at least 11 of the first 18 years of aviation service	25
At least 6 but less than 12	Less than 6 and subsequently completes 6 of the first 12 and 9 of the first 15 years of aviation service	18
At least 12 but less than 18	Less than 9 and subsequently completes 9 of the first 18 years of aviation service	22
At least 12 but less than 18	Less than 11 and subsequently completes 11 of the first 18 years of aviation service	25

whichever is greater. However, an officer who is promoted and assigned to pay grade O–7 or above during the 36-month period following the effective date of this Act [June 1, 1974] may not receive more than the rate which existed for that pay grade, as appropriate, prior to June 1, 1973.

§301b · Special pay: aviation career officers extending period of active duty

(a) Bonus Authorized.—An aviation officer described in subsection (b) who, during the period beginning on January 1, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1999, 1998, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in aviation service for at least one year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.

(b) Covered Officers.—An aviation officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—

(1) is entitled to aviation career incentive pay under section 301a of this title;

(2) is in an aviation specialty designated by the Secretary concerned (with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the case of the Secretary of a military department) as a critical aviation specialty;

(3) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–6;

(4) is qualified to perform operational flying duty;

(5) has completed at least six but less than 13 years of active duty; and

(6) has completed any active duty service commitment incurred for undergraduate aviator training.

(c) Amount of Bonus.—The amount of a retention bonus paid under this section may not be more than—

(1) $25,000 $12,000 for each year covered by the written agreement, if the officer agrees to remain on active duty to complete 14 years of commissioned service; or

(2) $12,000 $6,000 for each year covered by the written agreement, if the officer agrees to remain on active duty for one, two, or three one or two years.

(d) Proration.—The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and the amount of the bonus under subsection (c) may be prorated as long as such agreement does not extend beyond the date on which the officer making such agreement would complete 14 years of commissioned service.

(e) Payment of Bonus.—Upon the acceptance of a written agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed and may be paid by the Secretary in either a lump sum or installments.

(f) Additional Pay.—A retention bonus paid under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an officer is entitled.

(g) Repayment of Bonus.—(1) If an officer who has entered into a written agreement under subsection (a) and has received all or part of a retention bonus under this section fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to repay the United States, on a pro rata basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid under this section.

(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 5 years after the termination of a written agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after January 1, 1989.

(h) Regulations.—The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.

(i) Reports.—(1) Not later than February 15 of each year, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report analyzing the effect of the provision of retention bonuses to aviation officers during the preceding fiscal year on the retention of qualified aviators. Each report shall include—

(A) a comparison of the cost of paying bonuses to officers who enter into an agreement for the period referred to in subsection (c)(1) with the cost of paying bonuses to officers who enter into an agreement for a period referred to in subsection (c)(2); and

(B) a description of the increase in the retention of qualified aviators as a result of the program. program; and

(C) an examination of the desirability of targeting the retention bonus program toward officers in a critical aviation specialty rather than on the basis of experience or other criteria.

(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives copies of the reports submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1) with regard to the preceding fiscal year, together with such comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(j) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “aviation service” means the service performed by an officer holding an aeronautical rating or designation (except a flight surgeon or other medical officer).

(2) The term “aviation specialty” means a specific community of pilots identified by type of aircraft or weapon system or a specific community of other designated aeronautical officers so identified.

(3) The term “critical aviation specialty” means an aviation specialty in which there exists a shortage of officers on the date of designation under subsection (b).

(4) The term “operational flying duty” has the meaning given such term in section 301a(a)(6)(A) of this title.

Added Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §806(a)(i), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1095; amended Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §113, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §904(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §622(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §636, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 648; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §631(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3883; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §622(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1100; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §632(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1451; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §612(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(c), title X, §1054(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421, 2502; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §613(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(a), title XV, §1502(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359, 506; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§613(a), 616(a)–(d), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786, 1787. 2544.

§301c · Incentive pay: submarine duty

(a)(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of the naval service who is entitled to basic pay, and (A) holds (or is in training leading to) a submarine duty designator, (B) is in and remains in the submarine service on a career basis, and (C) meets the requirements of paragraph (3), is entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b).

(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of the naval service who is entitled to basic pay but is not entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay under paragraph (1) is entitled to submarine duty incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) for any period during which such member performs frequent an regular operational submarine duty (as defined in paragraph (5)) required by orders.

(3) To be entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay through 26 years of service (as computed under section 205 of this title, but excluding, in the case of an officer, periods as an enlisted member before initial appointment as an officer), a member must perform operational submarine duties for at least 6 of the first 12, and at least 10 of the first 18, years of his submarine service. However, if a member performs the prescribed operational submarine duties for at least 8 but less than 10 of the first 18 years of his submarine service, he is entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay for the first 22 years of his service (as computed under section 205 of this title, but excluding, in the case of an officer, periods as an enlisted member before initial appointment as an officer).

(4) If upon completion of either 12 or 18 year sof submarine service it is determined that a member has failed to perform the minimum prescribed operational submarine duty requirements during the prescribed periods of time, his entitlement to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay ceases. If entitlement to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay ceases upon completion of 12 years of submarine service, entitlement to that pay may again commence upon completion of 18 years of submarine service if the minimum operational submarine duty requirements have been met, and such pay shall continue for the period of time prescribed in accordance with this section. However, if entitlement to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay ceases in the case of any member at the completion of either 12 or 18 years of submarine service or 26 years of service (as computed under section 205 of this title, but excluding, in the case of an officer, periods as an enlisted member before initial appointment as an officer), such member shall be entitled to that pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) for the performance of subsequent operational submarine duty, or for the performance of service as a member of a submarine operational command staff, if such member's duties require serving on a submarine during underway operations.

(5) In this section:

(A) The term “operational submarine duty” means duty—

(i) while attached under competent orders to a submarine, while serving as an operator or crew member of an operational submersible (including an undersea exploration or research vehicle), while undergoing training preliminary to assignment to a nuclear-powered submarine, while undergoing rehabilitation after assignment to a nuclear-powered submarine, or, in the case of a member qualified in submarines, while attached as a member of a submarine operational command staff whose duties require serving on a submarine during underway operations—

(I) during one calendar month: 48 hours, except that hours served underway in excess of 48 as a member of a submarine operational command staff during any of the immediately preceding five calendar months and not already used to qualify for incentive pay may be applied to satisfy the underway time requirements for the current month;

(II) during any two consecutive calendar months when the requirements of subclause (I) of this clause have not been met: 96 hours; or

(III) during any three consecutive calendar months when the requirements of subclause (II) of this clause have not been met: 144 hours;

(ii) while receiving instruction to prepare for assignment to a submarine of advanced design, or

(iii) while receiving instruction to prepare for a position of increased responsibility on a submarine.

(B) The term “submarine service” means the service performed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, by a member, and the years of submarine service are computed beginning with the effective date of the initial order to perform submarine service.

(b) A member who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection (a) is entitled to monthly submarine duty incentive pay as follows:

ENLISTED MEMBERS

Pay grade	Years of service computed under section 205
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10
E–9	$225	$225	$225	$270	$295	$310	$315
E–8	225	225	225	250	270	295	310
E–7	225	225	225	250	255	265	275
E–6	155	170	175	215	230	245	255
E–5	140	155	155	175	190	195	195
E–4	80	95	100	170	175	175	175
E–3	80	90	100	170	175	175	90
E–2	75	90	90	90	90	90	90
E–1	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	12	14	16	18	20	22	26
E–9	$330	$345	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355
E–8	315	330	330	345	345	345	345
E–7	295	310	310	310	310	310	310
E–6	265	265	265	265	265	265	265
E–5	195	195	195	195	195	195	195
E–4	175	175	175	175	175	175	175
E–3	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
E–2	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
E–1	75	75	75	75	75	75	75

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Pay grade	Years of service computed under section 205
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10
O–10	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355
O–9	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–8	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–7	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–6	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–5	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–4	365	365	365	405	595	595	595
O–3	355	355	355	390	595	595	595
O–2	235	235	235	235	235	235	355
O–1	175	175	175	175	175	175	355
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	12	14	16	18	20	22	26
O–10	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355
O–9	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–8	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–7	355	355	540	535	535	410	355
O–6	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–5	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–4	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–3	595	595	595	595	595	595	595
O–2	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
O–1	355	355	355	355	355	355	355

WARRANT OFFICERS

Pay grade	Years of service computed under section 205
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10
W–5	$235	$310	$310	$355	$355	$355	$355
W–4	235	310	310	355	355	355	355
W–3	235	310	310	355	355	355	355
W–2	235	310	310	355	355	355	355
W–1	235	310	310	355	355	355	355
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	12	14	16	18	20	22	26
W–5	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355	$355
W–4	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
W–3	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
W–2	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
W–1	355	355	355	355	355	355	355

(c)(1) An officer who fails of selection for assignment as an executive officer or commanding officer of a submarine or who declines to serve in either such position may not be paid submarine duty incentive pay except for periods during which the officer is serving on a submarine during underway operations.

(2) An enlisted member may not be paid continuous submarine duty incentive pay while serving ashore between submarine sea duty assignments unless the member has a sufficient period of enlistment (including any extension of an enlistment) remaining to be reassigned to submarine sea duty.

(d) Under regulations prescribed by the President and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when a member of the Naval Reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title, performs, under orders, duty on a submarine during underway operations, he is eligible for an increase in such compensation equal to one-thirtieth of the monthly incentive pay authorized by subsection (b) for the performance of that duty by a member of a corresponding grade and years of service who is entitled to basic pay. Such a member is eligible for the increase for each day served, for as long as he is qualified for it, during each regular period of appropriate duty.

Added Pub. L. 96–579, §3(d), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3360; amended Pub. L. 97–39, title VII, §701(a), (b), Aug. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §114, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §633(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(4), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §623(a), (b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 100–224, §5(a)(2), Dec. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 1538; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1233(l)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, §1111(d)(2), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492.

§301d · Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces

(a) Bonus Authorized.—(1) A medical officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.

(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $14,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service commitment.

(b) Eligible Officers.—This section applies to an officer of the armed forces who—

(1) is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer;

(2) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;

(3) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as described in section 302(g) of this title) or has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for medical education and training; and

(4) has completed initial residency training (or will complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which the officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).

(c) Refunds.—(1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro rata basis, of sums paid under this section if the officer who has received the payment fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in the agreement, as conditions and circumstances warrant.

(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code, that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after November 5, 1990.

Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1576; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502.

§301e · Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of the armed forces

(a) Bonus Authorized.—(1) A dental officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.

(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $14,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service commitment.

(b) Officers Automatically Eligible.—Subsection (a) applies to an officer of the armed forces who—

(1) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer;

(2) has a dental specialty in oral and maxillofacial surgery;

(3) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;

(4) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as described in section 302b(g) of this title) or has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for dental education and training; and

(5) has completed initial residency training (or will complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which the officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).

(c) Extension of Bonus to Other Dental Officers.—At the discretion of the Secretary of the military department concerned, the Secretary may enter into a written agreement described in subsection (a)(1) with a dental officer who does not have the dental specialty specified in subsection (b)(2), and pay a retention bonus to such an officer as provided in this section, if the officer otherwise satisfies the eligibility requirements specified in subsection (b). The Secretaries shall exercise the authority provided in this section in a manner consistent with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(d) Refunds.—(1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro rata basis, of sums paid under this section if the officer who has received the payment fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in the agreement, as conditions and circumstances warrant.

(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code, that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.

Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §617(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1788.

§302 · Special pay: medical officers of the armed forces

(a) Variable, Additional, and Board Certification Special Pay.—(1) An officer who is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer and who is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year is entitled to special pay in accordance with this subsection.

(2) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade below pay grade O–7 is entitled to variable special pay at the following rates:

(A) $1,200 per year, if the officer is undergoing medical internship training.

(B) $5,000 per year, if the officer has less than six years of creditable service and is not undergoing medical internship training.

(C) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but less than eight years of creditable service.

(D) $11,500 per year, if the officer has at least eight but less than ten years of creditable service.

(E) $11,000 per year, if the officer has at least ten but less than twelve years of creditable service.

(F) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least twelve but less than fourteen years of creditable service.

(G) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least fourteen but less than eighteen years of creditable service.

(H) $8,000 per year, if the officer has at least eighteen but less than twenty-two years of creditable service.

(I) $7,000 per year, if the officer has twenty-two or more years of creditable service.

(3) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade above pay grade O–6 is entitled to variable special pay at the rate of $7,000 per year.

(4) Subject to subsection (c), an officer entitled to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) is entitled to additional special pay of $15,000 for any twelve-month period during which the officer is not undergoing medical internship or initial residency training.

(5) An officer who is entitled to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) and who is board certified is entitled to additional special pay at the following rates:

(A) $2,500 per year, if the officer has less than ten years of creditable service.

(B) $3,500 per year, if the officer has at least ten but less than twelve years of creditable service.

(C) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least twelve but less than fourteen years of creditable service.

(D) $5,000 per year, if the officer has at least fourteen but less than eighteen years of creditable service.

(E) $6,000 per year, if the officer has eighteen or more years of creditable service.

(b) Incentive Special Pay.—(1) Subject to subsection (c) and paragraph (2) and under regulations prescribed under section 303a(a) of this title, an officer who is entitled to variable special pay under subsection (a)(2) may be paid incentive special pay for any twelve-month period during which the officer is not undergoing medical internship or initial residency training. No payment to an officer under this subsection may exceed $16,000 for any twelve-month period beginning in fiscal year 1990, $22,000 for any twelve-month period beginning in fiscal year 1991, $29,000 for any twelve-month period beginning in fiscal year 1992, and $36,000 for any twelve-month period beginning after fiscal year 1992.

(2) An officer is not eligible for incentive special pay under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary concerned has determined that such officer is qualified in the medical profession.

(c) Active-Duty Agreement.—(1) An officer may not be paid additional special pay under subsection (a)(4) or incentive special pay under subsection (b) for any twelve-month period unless the officer first executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special pay.

(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 303a(a) of this title, the Secretary of the military department concerned may terminate at any time an officer's entitlement to the special pay authorized by subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1). If such entitlement is terminated, the officer concerned is entitled to be paid such special pay only for the part of the period of active duty that he served, and he may be required to refund any amount in excess of that entitlement.

(d) Regulations.—Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 303a(a) of this title shall include standards for determining—

(1) whether an officer is undergoing medical internship or initial residency training for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(4), and (b)(1); and

(2) whether an officer is board certified for purposes of subsection (a)(5).

(e) Frequency of Payments.—Special pay payable to an officer under paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (a) shall be paid monthly. Special pay payable to an officer under subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) shall be paid annually at the beginning of the twelve-month period for which the officer is entitled to such payment.

(f) Refund for Period of Unserved Obligated Service.—An officer who voluntarily terminates service on active duty before the end of the period for which a payment was made to such officer under subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount paid to such officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total period for which the payment was made.

(g) Determination of Creditable Service.—For purposes of this section, creditable service of an officer is computed by adding—

(1) all periods which the officer spent in medical internship or residency training during which the officer was not on active duty; and

(2) all periods of active service in the Medical Corps of the Army or Navy, as an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer, or as a medical officer of the Public Health Service.

(h) Reserve Medical Officers Special Pay.—(1) A reserve medical officer described in paragraph (2) is entitled to special pay at the rate of $450 a month for each month of active duty.

(2) A reserve medical officer referred to in paragraph (1) is a reserve officer who—

(A) is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer; and

(B) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of less than one year.

(i) Effect of Discharge in Bankruptcy.—A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under subsection (c)(2) or (f). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1985.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 464; Pub. L. 88–2, §5, Mar. 28, 1963, 77 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 88–132, §4, Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 89–718, §53, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1122; Pub. L. 90–40, §5, June 30, 1967, 81 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 92–129, title I, §104, Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 93–64, title II, §201, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 93–274, §1(1), May 6, 1974, 88 Stat. 94; Pub. L. 96–284, §2(a), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 587; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §415, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2906; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §640, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, §§1342(d), 1343(b)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3991, 3995; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, §716(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1113; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §702(a)–(f), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1468, 1469; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §612, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577.

§302a · Special pay: optometrists

(a) Regular Special Pay.—Each of the following officers is entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month of active duty:

(1) A commissioned officer—

(A) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, or Regular Air Force who is designated as an optometry officer; or

(B) who is an optometry officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service.

(2) A commissioned officer—

(A) of a Reserve component of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who is designated as an optometry officer; or

(B) who is an optometry officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service,

who is on active duty as a result of a call or order to active duty for a period of at least one year.

(3) A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed, from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the Army, Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.

(b) Retention Special Pay.—(1) Under regulations prescribed under section 303a(a) of this title, an officer described in paragraph (2) may be paid retention special pay of not more than $6,000 for any twelve-month period during which the officer is not undergoing an internship or initial residency training.

(2) An officer referred to in paragraph (1) is an officer of a uniformed service who—

(A) is entitled to special pay under subsection (a);

(B) has completed any initial active-duty service commitment incurred for education and training; and

(C) is determined by the Secretary concerned to be qualified as an optometrist.

(3) An officer may not be paid retention special pay under paragraph (1) for any twelve-month period unless the officer first executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special pay.

(4) The Secretary concerned may terminate at any time the eligibility of an officer to receive retention special pay under paragraph (1). If such eligibility is terminated, the officer concerned shall receive such special pay only for the part of the period of active duty that the officer served and may be required to refund any amount in excess of that amount.

Added Pub. L. 92–129, title II, §202(a), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 357; amended Pub. L. 93–64, title II, §202, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 95–114, §2, Sept. 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §801(b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 96–284, §4(a), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §617(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1578; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §614(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544.

§302b · Special pay: dental officers of the armed forces

(a) Variable, Additional, and Board Certification Special Pay.—(1) An officer who—

(A) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer; and

(B) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year,

is entitled to special pay in accordance with this subsection.

(2) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade below pay grade O–7 is entitled to variable special pay at the following rates:

(A) $3,000 per year, if the officer is undergoing dental internship training or has less than three years of creditable service.

(B) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least three but less than six years of creditable service and is not undergoing dental internship training.

(C) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but less than eight 10 years of creditable service.

(D) $12,000 $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least

eight but less than 12 years of creditable service.(E) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12

10 but less than 14 years of creditable service.

(F) $9,000 (E) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service.

(G) $8,000 (F) $3,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.

(3) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade above pay grade O–6 is entitled to variable special pay at the rate of $7,000 $1,000 per year.

(4) Subject to subsection (b), an officer entitled to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) is entitled to additional special pay for any 12-month period during which the officer is not undergoing dental internship or residency training. Such additional special pay shall be paid at the following rates:

(A) $4,000 per year, if the officer has less than three years of creditable service.

(B) $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least three but less than 10 14 years of creditable service.

(C) $15,000 $8,000 per year, if the officer has 10 at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service.(D) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 18 or more years of creditable service.

(5) An officer who is entitled to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) and who is board certified is entitled to additional special pay at the following rates:

(A) $2,500 per year, if the officer has less than 10 years of creditable service.

(B) $3,500 per year, if the officer has at least 10 but less than 12 years of creditable service.

(C) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service.

(D) $5,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service.

(E) $6,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.

(b) Active-Duty Agreement.—(1) An officer may not be paid additional special pay under subsection (a)(4) for any 12-month period unless the officer first executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special pay.

(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 303a(a) of this title, the Secretary of the military department concerned may terminate at any time an officer's entitlement to the special pay authorized by subsection (a)(4). If such entitlement is terminated, the officer concerned is entitled to be paid such special pay only for the part of the period on active duty that the officer served, and the officer may be required to refund any amount in excess of that entitlement.

(c) Regulations.—Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 303a(a) of this title shall include standards for determining—

(1) whether an officer is undergoing internship or residency training for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(4); and

(2) whether an officer is board certified for purposes of subsection (a)(5).

(d) Frequency of Payments.—Special pay payable to an officer under paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (a) shall be paid monthly. Special pay payable to an officer under subsection (a)(4) shall be paid annually at the beginning of the 12-month period for which the officer is entitled to such payment.

(e) Refund for Period of Unserved Obligated Service.—An officer who voluntarily terminates service on active duty before the end of the period for which a payment was made to such officer under subsection (a)(4) shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount paid to such officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total period for which the payment was made.

(f) Effect of Discharge in Bankruptcy.—A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 shall not release a person from an obligation to reimburse the United States required under the terms of an agreement described in subsection (b) if the final decree of the discharge in bankruptcy was issued within a period of five years after the last day of a period which such person had agreed to serve on active duty. This subsection applies to a discharge in bankruptcy in any proceeding which begins after September 30, 1985.

(g) Determination of Creditable Service.—For purposes of this section, creditable service of an officer is computed by adding—

(1) all periods which the officer spent in dental internship or residency training during which the officer was not on active duty; and

(2) all periods of active service in the Dental Corps of the Army or Navy, as an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer, or as a dental officer of the Public Health Service.

(h) Reserve Dental Officers Special Pay.—(1) A reserve dental officer described in paragraph (2) is entitled to special pay at the rate of $350 a month for each month of active duty, including active duty in the form of annual training, active duty for training, and active duty for special work.

(2) A reserve dental officer referred to in paragraph (1) is a reserve officer who—

(A) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer; and

(B) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of less than one year.

Added Pub. L. 93–274, §1(2), May 6, 1974, 88 Stat. 94; amended Pub. L. 96–284, §4(b), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §639(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §615(a), (b), (e), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2545, 2547; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §618, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1789. 2547.

§302c · Special pay: psychologists and nonphysician health care providers

(a) Public Health Service Corps.—A member who is—

(1) an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service and is designated as a psychologist; and

(2) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology,

is entitled to special pay, as provided in subsection (b).

(b) Rate of Special Pay.—The rate of special pay to which an officer is entitled pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—

(1) $2,000 per year, if the officer has less than 10 years of creditable service;

(2) $2,500 per year, if the officer has at least 10 but less than 12 years of creditable service;

(3) $3,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service;

(4) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service; or

(5) $5,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.

(c) Army, Navy, and Air Force Psychologists.—The Secretary of Defense may provide special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—

(1) is an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force;

(2) is designated as a psychologist; and

(3) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

(d) Nonphysician Health Care Providers.—The Secretary concerned may authorize the payment of special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—

(1) is an officer in the Medical Services Corps of the Army or Navy, a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force, an officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps, an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, or an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service;

(2) is a health care provider (other than a psychologist);

(3) has a postbaccalaureate degree; and

(4) is certified by a professional board in the officer's specialty.

Added Pub. L. 100–140, §2(a), Oct. 26, 1987, 101 Stat. 830; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §704(a), (b)(1), (c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §618(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1579; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(a)(2)(A), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §611, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2420; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §617, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 362; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §614(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, §1073(c)(5), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1904. 2544.

§302d · Special pay: accession bonus for registered nurses

(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.—(1) A person who is a registered nurse and who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1999, 1998, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer and remain on active duty for a period of not less than four years may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.

(2) The amount of an accession bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $5,000.

(b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.—A person may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if—

(1) the person, in exchange for an agreement to accept an appointment as an officer, received financial assistance from the Department of Defense to pursue a baccalaureate degree; or

(2) the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain licensed as a registered nurse.

(c) Agreement.—The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the uniformed service concerned, the person executing the agreement will be assigned to duty, for the period of obligated service covered by the agreement, as an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, or an officer designated as a nurse in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

(d) Repayment.—(1) An officer who receives a payment under subsection (a) and who fails to become and remain licensed as a registered nurse during the period for which the payment is made shall refund to the United States an amount equal to the full amount of such payment.

(2) An officer who voluntarily terminates service on active duty before the end of the period agreed to be served under subsection (a) shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount paid to the officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total period agreed to be served.

(3) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) or (2) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or this subsection. This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after November 29, 1989.

Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §705(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1471; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §613(a), title XIV, §1484(d)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577, 1716; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(g), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §611(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 2543.

§302e · Special pay: nurse anesthetists

(a) Special Pay Authorized.—(1) An officer described in subsection (b)(1) who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1999, 1998, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of one year or more may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid incentive special pay in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for any 12-month period.

(2) The Secretary concerned shall determine the amount of incentive special pay to be paid to an officer under paragraph (1). In determining that amount, the Secretary concerned shall consider the period of obligated service provided for in the agreement under that paragraph.

(b) Covered Officers.—(1) An officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—

(A) is an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, or an officer designated as a nurse in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service;

(B) is a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist; and

(C) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may extend the special pay authorized under subsection (a) to officers of the armed forces who serve in a nursing specialty (other than as nurse anesthetists) that—

(A) is designated by the Secretary as critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements); and

(B) requires postbaccalaureate education and training.

(c) Termination of Agreement.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, the Secretary concerned may terminate an agreement entered into under subsection (a). Upon termination of an agreement, the entitlement of the officer to special pay under this section and the agreed upon commitment to active duty of the officer shall end. The officer may be required to refund that part of the special pay corresponding to the unserved period of active duty.

(d) Payment.—Special pay payable to an officer under subsection (a) shall be paid annually at the beginning of the 12-month period for which the officer is to receive that payment.

(e) Repayment.—(1) An officer who voluntarily terminates service on active duty before the end of the period agreed to be served under subsection (a) shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount paid to the officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total period agreed to be served.

(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or this subsection. This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after November 29, 1989.

Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §706(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1472; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §§613(b), 614(a), (b), 618(c)(1), title XIV, §1484(d)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577, 1578, 1579, 1716; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(a)(2)(B), (b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(i), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §611(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 2543.

§302f · Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained health care officers

(a) Eligible for Special Pay.—A health care officer described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title (whichever applies) notwithstanding any requirement in those sections that—

(1) the call or order of the officer to active duty be for a period of not less than one year; or

(2) the officer execute a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year.

(b) Health Care Officers Described.—A health care officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of the armed forces who is otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title and who—

(1) is a reserve officer on active duty (other than for training) under a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days but less than one year;

(2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under section 12305 of title 10, or is recalled to active duty under section 688 of title 10 for a period of more than 30 days; or

(3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period of less than one year at a time when—

(A) officers are involuntarily retained on active duty under section 12305 of title 10; or

(B) the Secretary of Defense determines (pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary) that special circumstances justify the payment of special pay under this section.

(c) Monthly Payments.—Payment of special pay pursuant to this section may be made on a monthly basis. The officer shall refund any amount received under this section in excess of the amount that corresponds to the actual period of active duty served by the officer.

(d) Special Rule for Reserve Medical Officer.—While a reserve medical officer receives a special pay under section 302 of this title by reason of subsection (a), the officer shall not be entitled to special pay under subsection (h) of that section.

Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §634(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1381; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1501(d)(4)(A), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 500.

§302g · Special pay: Selected Reserve health care professionals in critically short wartime specialties

(a) Special Pay Authorized.—An officer of a reserve component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to serve in the Selected Reserve of an armed force for a period of not less than one year nor more than three years, beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of special pay under this section, may be paid special pay at an annual rate not to exceed $10,000.

(b) Eligible Officers.—An officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer in a health care profession who is qualified in a specialty designated by regulations as a critically short wartime specialty.

(c) Time for Payment.—Special pay under this section shall be paid annually at the beginning of each twelve-month period for which the officer has agreed to serve.

(d) Refund Requirement.—An officer who voluntarily terminates service in the Selected Reserve of an armed force before the end of the period for which a payment was made to such officer under this section shall refund to the United States the full amount of the payment made for the period on which the payment was based.

(e) Inapplicability of Discharge in Bankruptcy.—A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person receiving special pay under the agreement from the debt arising under the agreement.

(f) Termination of Agreement Authority.—No agreement under this section may be entered into after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §614(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 360; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §611(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785. 2543.

§302h · Special pay: accession bonus for dental officers

(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.—(1) A person who is a graduate of an accredited dental school and who, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, and ending on September 30, 2002, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer of the armed forces and remain on active duty for a period of not less than four years may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.

(2) The amount of an accession bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $30,000.

(b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.—A person may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if—

(1) the person, in exchange for an agreement to accept an appointment as an officer, received financial assistance from the Department of Defense to pursue a course of study in dentistry; or

(2) the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain certified and licensed as a dentist.

(c) Agreement.—The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the armed service concerned, the person executing the agreement will be assigned to duty, for the period of obligated service covered by the agreement, as an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer.

(d) Repayment.—(1) An officer who receives a payment under subsection (a) and who fails to become and remain certified or licensed as a dentist during the period for which the payment is made shall refund to the United States an amount equal to the full amount of such payment.

(2) An officer who voluntarily terminates service on active duty before the end of the period agreed to be served under subsection (a) shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount paid to the officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total period agreed to be served.

(3) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) or (2) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or this subsection. This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after the date of the enactment of this section.

Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §615(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2545.

§303 · Special pay: veterinarians

Each of the following officers is entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month of active duty:

(1) A commissioned officer—

(A) of the Regular Army who is in the Veterinary Corps;

(B) of the Regular Air Force who is designated as a veterinary officer; or

(C) who is a veterinary officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service.

(2) A commissioned officer—

(A) of a Reserve component of the Army who is in the Veterinary Corps of the Army;

(B) of a Reserve component of the Air Force, of the Army or the Air Force without specification of component, or of the National Guard, who is designated as a veterinary officer of the Army or the Air Force, as the case may be; or

(C) who is a veterinary officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service,

who is on active duty as a result of a call or order to active duty for a period of at least one year.

(3) A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed, from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the Army, the Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 88–2, §5, Mar. 28, 1963, 77 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 90–40, §5, June 30, 1967, 81 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 92–129, title I, §104, Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 93–64, title II, §203, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 95–114, §3, Sept. 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §801(b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 96–284, §4(c), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(3), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, §1232, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§303a · Special pay: health professionals; general provisions

(a) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, shall prescribe regulations for the administration of sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title.

(b) Special pay authorized under sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title is in addition to any other pay or allowance to which an officer is entitled. The amount of special pay to which an officer is entitled under any of such sections may not be included in computing the amount of any increase in pay authorized by any other provision of this title or in computing retired pay, separation pay, severance pay, or readjustment pay.

(c) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review every two years of the special pay for health professionals authorized by sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title.

Added Pub. L. 96–284, §5(a), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 592; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §506(6), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2919; Pub. L. 100–140, §2(b)(1), Oct. 26, 1987, 101 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §§705(b), 706(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1472, 1473; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §611(d), title XIII, §1322(c)(2), title XIV, §1484(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577, 1672, 1716; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(3), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §614(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §615(c)(3), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2546.

§303b · Waiver of board certification requirements

(a) Certification Interrupted by Contingency Operation.—A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) who completes the board certification or recertification requirements specified in section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title before the end of the period established for the member in subsection (c) shall be paid special pay under the applicable section for active duty performed during the period beginning on the date on which the member was assigned to duty in support of a contingency operation and ending on the date of that certification or recertification if the Secretary of Defense determines that the member was unable to schedule or complete that certification or recertification earlier because of that duty.

(b) Eligible Members Described.—A member of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) is a member who—

(1) is a medical or dental officer or a nonphysician health care provider;

(2) has completed any required residency training; and

(3) was, except for the board certification requirement, otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title during a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.

(c) Period for Certification.—The period referred to in subsection (a) for completion of board certification or recertification requirements with respect to a member of the armed forces is the 180-day period (extended for such additional time as the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate) beginning on the date on which the member is released from the duty to which the member was assigned in support of a contingency operation.

Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §635(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1382.

§304 · Special pay: diving duty

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to special pay, in the amount set forth in subsection (b), for periods during which the member—

(1) is assigned by orders to the duty of diving;

(2) is required to maintain proficiency as a diver by frequent and regular dives; and

(3) actually performs diving duty.

(b) Special pay payable under subsection (a) shall be paid at a rate of not more than $200 a month, in the case of an officer, and at a rate of not more than $300 a month, in the case of an enlisted member.

(c) A member may be paid special pay under this section and incentive pay under section 301 of this title for the same period of service only if the member is assigned by orders to a hazardous duty described in section 301(a) of this title in addition to diving duty. However, if a member is paid special pay under this section, the member is not entitled to more than one payment of incentive pay under section 301 of this title.

(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of a uniformed service who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title performs diving duty, pursuant to orders, such member is entitled to an increase in compensation equal to 1/30 of the monthly special pay prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the performance of diving duty by a member of comparable diving classification who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title. Such member is entitled to the increase—

(A) for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday; or

(B) for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title.

(2) This subsection does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

(e) In time of war, the President may suspend the payment of diving duty pay.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §115, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §624(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1103; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§305 · Special pay:

hardship duty location pay(a) Special Pay Authorized.—A while on duty at certain places(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c), under regulations prescribed by the President, an enlisted member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay may may, while on duty at a designated place outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, be paid special pay under this section at a monthly rate not to exceed $300 while the member is on duty at a location in the United States or outside the United States designated by the Secretary of Defense as a hardship duty location.

(b) Exception for Certain Members Serving in Certain Locations.—Appropriations of the Department of Defense may not be paid, as hardship duty location pay under subsection (a), to a member of a uniformed service who is a resident of a State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, a possession, or a foreign country and who is serving in that State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, that possession, or that foreign country, as the case may be.

(c) Exception for Members Receiving Career Sea Pay.—A member receiving special pay under section 305a of this title may not be paid hardship duty location pay under subsection (a) for the same period of service.

(d) Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the provision of hardship duty location pay under subsection (a), including the specific monthly rates at which the special pay will be available.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 88–132, §12(a), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 217; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(4), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §804(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §619(a)–(c)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1789, 1790.

at the following monthly rates:

(b) Appropriations of the Department of Defense may not be paid, as foreign duty pay under subsection (a), to a member of a uniformed service who is a resident of a State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, a possession, or a foreign country and who is serving in that State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, that possession, or that foreign country, as the case may be.

(c) A member receiving special pay under section 305a of this title may not be paid special pay under this section for the same period of service.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 88–132, §12(a), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 217; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(4), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §804(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

Pay grade	Monthly rate
E–9	$22.50
E–8	22.50
E–7	22.50
E–6	20.00
E–5	16.00
E–4	13.00
E–3	9.00
E–2	8.00
E–1	8.00.”	8.00

§305a · Special pay: career sea pay

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled, while on sea duty, to special pay at the applicable rate under subsection (b).

(b) The monthly rates for special pay under subsection (a) are as follows:

ENLISTED MEMBERS

Pay grade	Years of sea duty
	1 or less	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5
E–4	$50	$60	$120	$150	$160	$160
E–5	50	60	120	150	170	315
E–6	100	100	120	150	170	315
E–7	100	100	120	175	190	350
E–8	100	100	120	175	190	350
E–9	100	100	120	175	190	350
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	6	7	8	9	10	11
E–4	$160	$160	$160	$160	$160	$160
E–5	325	350	350	350	350	350
E–6	325	350	350	365	365	365
E–7	350	375	390	400	400	410
E–8	350	375	390	400	400	410
E–9	350	375	390	400	400	410
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	12	13	14	16	18
E–4	$160	$160	$160	$160	$160
E–5	350	350	350	350	350
E–6	380	395	410	425	450
E–7	420	450	475	500	500
E–8	420	450	475	500	520
E–9	420	450	475	520	520

WARRANT OFFICERS

Pay grade	Years of sea duty
	1 or less	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5
W–1	$130	$135	$140	$150	$170	$175
W–2	150	150	150	150	170	260
W–3	150	150	150	150	170	270
W–4	150	150	150	150	170	290
W–5	150	150	150	150	170	290
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	6	7	8	9	10	11
W–1	$200	$250	$270	$300	$325	$325
W–2	265	265	270	310	340	340
W–3	280	285	290	310	350	375
W–4	310	310	310	310	350	375
W–5	310	310	310	310	350	375
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	12	14	16	18	20
W–1	$340	$360	$375	$375	$375
W–2	375	400	400	400	400
W–3	400	425	425	450	450
W–4	400	450	450	500	500
W–5	400	450	450	500	500

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Pay grade	Years of sea duty
	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8	Over 9
O–1	$150	$160	$185	$190	$195	$205	$215
O–2	150	160	185	190	195	205	215
O–3	150	160	185	190	195	205	215
O–4	185	190	200	205	215	220	220
O–5	225	225	225	225	230	245	250
O–6	225	230	230	240	255	265	280
	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over	Over
	10	11	12	14	16	18	20
O–1	$225	$225	$240	$250	$260	$270	$280
O–2	225	225	240	250	260	270	280
O–3	225	225	240	260	270	280	290
O–4	225	225	240	270	280	290	300
O–5	260	265	265	285	300	315	340
O–6	290	300	310	325	340	355	380

(c) Under regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to career sea pay under this section who has served 36 consecutive months of sea duty (other than an enlisted member in a pay grade above E–4 with more than five years of sea duty) is entitled to a career sea pay premium of $100 a month for the thirty-seventh consecutive month and each subsequent consecutive month of sea duty served by such member.

(d)(1) In this section, the term “sea duty” means duty performed by a member—

(A) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship ship, ship-based staff, or ship-based aviation unit and—

(i) while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is accomplished while under way;

(ii) while serving as a member of the off-crew of a two-crewed submarine; or

(iii) while serving as a member of a tender-class ship (with the hull classification of submarine or destroyer); or

(B) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship or ship-based staff and while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is normally accomplished while in port, but only during a period that the ship is away from its homeport.

(2)

The Secretary concerned may designate duty performed by a member while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is accomplished either while under way or in port as “sea duty” for purposes of this section, even though the duty is performed while the member is permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship-based staff or other unit not covered by paragraph (1).(3)

For the purpose of determining the years of sea duty with which a member may be credited for purposes of this section, the term “sea duty” also includes duty performed after December 31, 1988, by a member while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship or ship-based staff and while serving on a ship on which the member would be entitled, during a period that the ship is away from its homeport, to receive sea pay by reason of paragraph (1)(B).

(4) (3) A ship shall be considered to be away from its homeport for purposes of this subsection when it is—

(A) at sea; or

(B) in a port that is more than 50 miles from its homeport.

Added Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §804(a)(1), (2), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1620; amended Pub. L. 96–343, §3(a), (b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1124; Pub. L. 96–579, §4(a), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3364; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §116, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 97–295, §3(1), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §623(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2541; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §634(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 647; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §621(a)–(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1097, 1099; Pub. L. 100–224, §5(a)(1), Dec. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 1538; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1233(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2057; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §653(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, §1111(d)(3), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §618, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 362; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §620, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1790. 362.

§306 · Special pay: officers holding positions of unusual responsibility and of critical nature

(a) The Secretary concerned may designate positions of unusual responsibility which are of a critical nature to an armed force under his jurisdiction and may pay special pay, in addition to other pay prescribed by law, to an officer of an armed force who is entitled to the basic pay of pay grade O–6 or below and who is performing the duties of such a position, at the following monthly rates:

Pay Grade	Monthly Rate
O–6	$150
O–5	100
O–4 and below	50

(b) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the criteria and circumstances under which officers of an armed force under his jurisdiction are eligible for special pay under this section and, when he considers it necessary, may abolish that special pay.

(c) Not more than 5 percent of the number of officers on active duty (other than for training) in an armed force in each of the pay grades O–3 and below, and not more than 10 percent of the number of officers on active duty in an armed force in pay grade O–4, O–5, or O–6, may be paid special pay under this section.

(d) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(e) This section does not apply to a person who is entitled to special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, or 303 of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 466; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96–284, §6, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, §202(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2242; Pub. L. 97–322, title I, §116, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1586; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5205, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5074.

§306a · Special pay: members assigned to international military headquarters

Not more than nine members of the armed forces, including members detailed to international military headquarters, may be paid pay and allowances at rates referred to in section 625(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(d)).

Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1402(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621.

§307 · Special pay: special duty assignment pay for enlisted members

(a) An enlisted member who is entitled to basic pay and is performing duties which have been designated under subsection (b) as extremely difficult or as involving an unusual degree of responsibility in a military skill may, in addition to other pay or allowances to which he is entitled, be paid special duty assignment pay at a monthly rate not to exceed $275. In the case of a member who is serving as a military recruiter and is eligible for special duty assignment pay under this subsection on account of such duty, the Secretary concerned may increase the monthly rate of special duty assignment pay for the member to not more than $375.

(b) The Secretary concerned shall determine which enlisted members under his jurisdiction are to be paid special duty assignment pay under subsection (a). He shall also designate those skills within each armed force under his jurisdiction for which special duty assignment pay is authorized and shall prescribe the criteria under which members of that armed force are eligible for special duty assignment pay in each skill. He may increase, decrease, or abolish such pay for any skill.

(c) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §623(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2541; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §619(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 363.

§308 · Special pay: reenlistment bonus

(a)(1) A member of a uniformed service who—

(A) has completed at least twenty-one months of continuous active duty (other than for training) but not more than fourteen years of active duty;

(B) is qualified in a military skill designated as critical by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as service in the Navy;

(C) is not receiving special pay under section 312a of this title; and

(D) reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment in a regular component of the service concerned for a period of at least three years;

may be paid a bonus as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) The bonus to be paid under paragraph (1) may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:

(A) The amount equal to the product of—

(i) ten times the monthly rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled at the time of the discharge or release of the member; and

(ii) the number of years (or the monthly fractions thereof) of the term of reenlistment or extension of enlistment, not to exceed six.

(B) $45,000.

(3) Any portion of a term of reenlistment or extension of enlistment of a member that, when added to the total years of service of the member at the time of discharge or release, exceeds 16 years may not be used in computing a bonus under paragraph (2)(A).

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), a member who agrees to train and reenlist for service in a military skill which, at the time of that agreement, is designated as critical, may be paid the bonus approved for that skill, at the rate in effect at the time of agreement, upon completion of training and qualification in that skill, if otherwise qualified under this subsection and even if that skill is no longer designated as critical at the time the member becomes eligible for payment of the bonus.

(b)(1) Bonus payments authorized under this section may be paid in either a lump sum or in installments. If the bonus is paid in installments, the initial payment shall be not less than 50 percent of the total bonus amount.

(2) Of the bonuses paid under this section to members of a uniformed service during a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent may exceed $20,000.

(c) For the purpose of computing the reenlistment bonus in the case of an officer with prior enlisted service who may be entitled to a bonus under subsection (a), the monthly basic pay of the grade in which he is enlisted, computed in accordance with his years of service computed under section 205 of this title, shall be used instead of the monthly basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his release from active duty as an officer.

(d)(1) A member who voluntarily, or because of his misconduct, does not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to him under this section or a member who is not technically qualified in the skill for which a bonus was paid to him under this section (other than a member who is not qualified because of injury, illness, or other impairment not the result of his own misconduct) shall refund that percentage of the bonus that the unexpired part of his additional obligated service is of the total reenlistment or extension period for which the bonus was paid.

(2) If a refund is not required under paragraph (1) in the case of a member who fails to complete a term of enlistment, the Secretary of Defense with respect to the armed forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may decline to make any payment of a bonus installment under this section that is due to be paid to the member after the date on which the member fails to complete the term of enlistment for which the bonus is being paid. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe the circumstances under which bonus installments may be terminated under this paragraph.

(e) For the purposes of determining the eligibility of a member for a bonus under this section and of computing the amount of that bonus—

(1) any period of enlistment (including any extension of an enlistment) (A) that is incurred by the member for the purpose of continuing to qualify for continuous submarine duty incentive pay under section 301c of this title, and (B) for which no bonus is otherwise payable; or

(2) any unserved period of two years or less of an extension of an enlistment for which no bonus has been paid or for which no bonus is otherwise payable under this section,

may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment (or as part of an immediately subsequent voluntary extension of an enlistment).

(f) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(g) No bonus shall be paid under this section with respect to any reenlistment, or voluntary extension of an active-duty enlistment, in the armed forces entered into after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 89–132, §3, Aug. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 547; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 93–277, §2(1), May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 119; Pub. L. 95–57, §1, June 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §802(a)(1), (b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §804(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 96–579, §3(f), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3364; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §117(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 97–276, title I, §131, Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1197; Pub. L. 97–377, title I, §101(c) [title VII, §798], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1865; Pub. L. 98–14, §1, Mar. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §621, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §631(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §§625(a), 626(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §611(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1445; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §615(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1578; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §613(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §613(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 2544.

§308a · Special pay: enlistment bonus

(a) Notwithstanding section 514(a) of title 10 or any other law, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least four years in a skill designated as critical, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least four years in a skill designated as critical, may be paid a bonus in an amount prescribed by the appropriate Secretary, but not more than $12,000. The bonus shall be paid in periodic installments, as determined by the appropriate Secretary, except that the first installment may not exceed $7,000 and the remainder shall be paid in equal periodic installments which may not be paid less frequently than once every 3 months.

(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a person who voluntarily, or because of his misconduct, does not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to him under this section or a member who is not technically qualified in the skill for which a bonus was paid to him under this section (other than a person who is not qualified because of injury, illness, or other impairment not the result of his own misconduct) shall refund that percentage of the bonus that the unexpired part of his enlistment is of the total enlistment period for which the bonus was paid.

(c) No bonus shall be paid under this section with respect to any enlistment or extension of an initial period of active duty in the armed forces made after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 92–129, title II, §203(a), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 358; amended Pub. L. 93–64, title II, §204, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 93–277, §2(2), May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 120; Pub. L. 95–57, §2, June 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §802(b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §804(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §117(b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 97–276, title I, §131, Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1197; Pub. L. 97–377, title I, §101(c) [title VII, §798], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1865; Pub. L. 98–14, §1, Mar. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §621(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §612(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1445; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 2544.

§308b · Special pay: reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve

(a) Authority and Eligibility Requirements.—An An enlisted member of a reserve component who—

(1) has completed less than 14 ten years of total military service; and

(2) reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment for a period of three years or for a period of six years in a designated military skill, or in a designated unit, as determined by the Secretary concerned, in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force;

may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).

(b)

Bonus Amounts; Payment.—(1) The amount of a bonus under this section may not exceed—

(A) $5,000, in the case of a member who reenlists or extends an enlistment for a period of six years;

(B) $2,500, in the case of a member who, having never received a bonus under this section, reenlists or extends an enlistment for a period of three years; and

(C) $2,000, in the case of a member who, having received a bonus under this section for a previous three-year reenlistment or extension of an enlistment, reenlists or extends the enlistment for an additional period of three years.

(2) Any bonus payable under this section shall be disbursed in one initial payment of The bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be—

(1) an initial payment of—

(A)

an amount not to exceed

one-half of the total amount of the bonus and subsequent periodic partial payments of the balance of the bonus. The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the amount of each partial payment and the schedule for making the partial payments.

(c) Condition on Eligibility; Limitation on Number of Bonuses.—(1) To be eligible for a second bonus under this section in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1)(C), a member must—

(A) enter into the subsequent reenlistment or extension of an

$1,250, in the case of a member who reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment for a period of three

years not later than the date on which the enlistment or extension for which the first bonus was paid would expire; and

(B) still satisfy the designated skill or unit requirements required under subsection (a)(2).

(2) A member may not years; or

(B) an amount not to exceed $2,500, in the case of a member who reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment for a period of six years; and

(2) a subsequent payment of not to exceed $416.66 upon the completion of each year of the period of such reenlistment or extension of enlistment during which such member has satisfactorily participated in training with his unit.

(c) No member shall

be paid more than one six-year bonus or two three-year bonuses bonus under this section.

(d) Repayment of Bonus.—A member who receives a bonus A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training with his unit during a term of enlistment for which a bonus is being paid to him under this section and who fails, during the period for which the bonus was paid, to serve satisfactorily in the element of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the same ratio shall refund an amount equal to the amount

of the bonus paid to the member as the period that the member failed to serve satisfactorily bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.(e) Regulations.—This by which the amount of such bonus exceeds the product of—

(1) the number of months during that term of enlistment during which such member participated satisfactorily in training with his unit; and

(2) $69.44.

(e) This

section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(f) Termination of Authority.—No No bonus may be paid under this section to any enlisted member who, after September 30, 1999, 1998, reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment in a reserve component.

Added Pub. L. 95–79, title IV, §403(a)(1), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 330; amended Pub. L. 95–485, title IV, §403, Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1614; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §805(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 97–295, §3(2), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §643(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §§613, 652(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446, 1461; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §612(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §611(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §611(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§611(b), 621, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785, 1790. 2543.

§308c · Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Selected Reserve

(a) Any person who enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a term of enlistment of not less than six years, is a graduate of a secondary school, and has never previously served in an armed force may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).

(b) The amount and method of payment of a bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c), except that the amount of such bonus may not exceed $5,000 and—

(1) an amount not to exceed one-half of the bonus may be paid upon completion of the initial active duty for training of such person; and

(2) the remainder of the bonus may be paid in periodic installments or in a lump sum, as determined by the Secretary concerned.

(c) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(d) A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training with his unit during a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been paid to him under this section shall refund an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus which has been paid to him as the unexpired part of such term of enlistment bears to the total length of such term of enlistment.

(e) No bonus may be paid under this section to any enlisted member who, after September 30, 1999, 1998, enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force.

(f) The total amount of expenditures under this section may not exceed $37,024,000 during fiscal year 1994.

Added Pub. L. 95–485, title IV, §404(a), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1614; amended Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §805(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 97–22, §11(b)(1), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §642, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §§613, 652(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446, 1461; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(5), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §612(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §611(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §611(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §611(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785. 2543.

§308d · Special pay: enlisted members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an enlisted member who is assigned to a high priority unit of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force, as designated under subsection (b), and who performs inactive duty for training for compensation under section 206 of this title with such unit may be paid compensation, in addition to the compensation to which the member is otherwise entitled, in an amount not to exceed $10 for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least four hours, including any such instruction or duty performed on a Sunday or holiday.

(b) The Secretary concerned may designate a unit, for the purposes of subsection (a) and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, as a high priority unit if that unit has experienced, or reasonably might be expected to experience, critical personnel shortages. The Secretary may vacate a designation made under this subsection at any time he considers the designation no longer necessary.

(c) Additional compensation may not be paid under this section for inactive duty performed after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, §505(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1437; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §612(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(e), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §613(d), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §611(d), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785. 2543.

§308e · Special pay: bonus for reserve affiliation agreement

(a) The Secretary concerned Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department may pay a bonus for reserve affiliation to any person—

(1) who—

(A) is serving on active duty, has 180 days or less remaining of his active duty obligation, and upon discharge or release from active duty upon the completion of such active duty obligation will have a reserve service obligation under section 651 of title 10 or under section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1)); or

(B) has served on active duty for any period of time, was discharged or released from such active duty under honorable conditions, and is serving a period of reserve service obligation under section 651 of title 10 or section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1)); and

(2) who meets the requirements of subsection (b).

(b) To be eligible to receive a bonus for reserve affiliation under this section, a person must—

(1) be eligible for reenlistment or for an extension of his active duty service;

(2) have completed satisfactorily any term of enlistment or period of obligated active duty service;

(3) hold and be qualified in a military specialty designated for by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this section in the regulations prescribed under subsection (f); section;

(4) have a grade for which there is a vacancy in the reserve component in which the person is to become a member;

(5) not be affiliating in a reserve component to become a Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard technician;

(6) enter into a written agreement with the Secretary concerned to serve as a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for the period of obligated reserve service such person has remaining or, if such person is on active duty, will have remaining at the time of his discharge or release from active duty; and

(7) meet all the other requirements for becoming a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force.

(c)(1) The amount of the bonus paid to any person under this section shall be an amount determined by multiplying up to $50 as determined by the Secretary concerned times the number of months of reserve obligation such person has remaining or, if such person is on active duty, will have remaining at the time of his discharge or release from active duty.

(2) In the case of a person who has, or at the time of discharge or release from active duty will have, eighteen months or less reserve service obligation remaining, the Secretary concerned may pay the total amount of the bonus at the time such person signs a reserve affiliation agreement under this section. In the case of a person who has, or at the time of discharge or release from active duty will have, more than eighteen months of such service remaining, the Secretary concerned may pay one-half of the bonus at the time such person signs a reserve affiliation agreement under this section and the remaining one-half on the date of the sixth anniversary of such person's original enlistment or call to active duty.

(3) In lieu of the procedures set out in paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned may pay the bonus in monthly installments in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary. Monthly payments under this paragraph shall begin after the first month of satisfactory service of the person and are payable only for those months in which the person serves satisfactorily. Satisfactory service shall be determined under the regulations prescribed under subsection (f). regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(d)(1) A person who signs a reserve affiliation agreement under this section and who fails during the period covered by such agreement to serve satisfactorily in the Selected Reserve in which such person agrees to serve shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid to such person as the period which such person failed to satisfactorily serve bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.

(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1980.

(e) No bonus may be paid under this section to any person for a reserve obligation agreement entered into after September 30, 1999.

(f) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(g) The authority in subsection (a) does not apply to the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

1998.

Added Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §805(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1093; amended Pub. L. 97–86, title V, §505, Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1109; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §645(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 654; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §613, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §611(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §611(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(e), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§611(e), 623, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785, 1793. 2543.

§308f · Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Army

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, a person—

(1) who is a high school graduate (or has received a high school education equivalency certificate);

(2) whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is at or above the fiftieth percentile; and

(3) who enlists in the Army for a period of at least 3 years in a skill designated as critical,

may be paid a bonus in an amount prescribed by the Secretary of the Army not to exceed $4,000. The bonus may be paid in a lump sum or in equal periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary of the Army.

(b)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, a person who voluntarily, or because of his misconduct, does not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to him under this section, or a person who is not technically qualified in the skill for which a bonus was paid to him under this section (other than a person who is not qualified because of injury, illness, or other impairment not the result of his own misconduct), shall refund to the United States that percentage of the bonus that the unexpired part of his enlistment is of the total enlistment period for which the bonus was paid.

(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1981.

(c) No bonus may be paid under this section with respect to an enlistment in the Army after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §117(c)(1), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 98–14, §2, Mar. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §621(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §613(e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §613(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786. 2544.

§308g · Special pay: bonus for enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve

(a) An eligible person who enlists in a combat or combat support skill of an element (other than the Selected Reserve) of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a term of enlistment of not less than six years, and who has not previously served in an armed force, may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).

(b) Eligibility for and the amount and method of payment of a bonus under this section shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (g), except that the amount of such a bonus may not exceed $1,000.

(c) A bonus may not be paid under this section for a term of enlistment to any person who fails to complete satisfactorily initial active duty for training or who, upon completion of initial active duty for training, elects to serve the remainder of the term of enlistment in the Selected Reserve or in an active component of an armed force.

(d) A person who receives a bonus payment under this section and who fails during the period for which the bonus was paid to serve satisfactorily in the element of the Ready Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid to such person as the period which such person failed to serve satisfactorily bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.

(e) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under subsection (d) is, for all purposes, a debt owed to the United States.

(f) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an enlistment for which a bonus was paid under this section does not discharge the person receiving such bonus payment from the debt arising under subsection (d). This subsection applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 24, 1983.

(g) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(h) A bonus may not be paid under this section to any person for an enlistment after September 30, 1992.

Added Pub. L. 98–94, title X, §1011(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 663; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §646(a)(1), title XIII, §1303(b)(3), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 654, 740; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §613, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§308h · Special pay: bonus for reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve

(a)(1) An eligible person who is or has been a member of an armed force and who reenlists, enlists, or voluntarily extends an enlistment in a combat or combat support skill of an element (other than the Selected Reserve) of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a period of three years, or for a period of six years, beyond any other period the person is obligated to serve may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).

(2) A bonus may not be paid under this section to a person who has failed to complete satisfactorily any original term of enlistment in the armed forces.

(b)(1) Eligibility for and the amount and method of payment of a bonus under this section shall be determined under regulations to be prescribed under subsection (f).

(2) The amount of a bonus under this section—

(A) may not exceed $1,500, in the case of a person who enlists for a period of six years; and

(B) may not exceed $750 in the case of a person who enlists for a period of three years.

(3) A bonus paid under this section shall be paid as follows:

(A) In the case of a bonus under paragraph (2)(A)—

(i) $500 shall be paid at the time of the reenlistment, enlistment, or extension of enlistment for which the bonus is paid; and

(ii) the remainder shall be paid in equal annual increments.

(B) In the case of a bonus under paragraph (2)(B), the amount of the bonus shall be paid in equal annual increments.

(c) A person who receives a bonus payment under this section and who fails during the period for which the bonus was paid to serve satisfactorily in the Ready Reserve shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid to such person as the period which such person failed to serve satisfactorily bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.

(d) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under subsection (c) is, for all purposes, a debt owed to the United States.

(e) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of a reenlistment, enlistment, or extension for which a bonus was paid under this section does not discharge the person receiving such bonus payment from the debt arising under subsection (c). This subsection applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 24, 1983.

(f)(1) This section shall be administered under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(2) Regulations under this section may require that as a condition of receiving a bonus under this section the person receiving the bonus agree to participate in an annual muster of the Reserves, or in active duty for training, as may be required by the Secretary concerned.

(g) A bonus may not be paid under this section to any person for a reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of an enlistment after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 98–94, title X, §1011(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 663; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title V, §552(f)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2532; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §646(a)–(c), title XIII, §1303(b)(3), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 654, 740; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §613, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §612(d), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §611(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §611(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(f), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §611(f), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785. 2543.

§308i · Special pay: prior service enlistment bonus

(a) Authority and Eligibility Requirements.—(1) (a)(1) A person who is a former enlisted member of an armed force who enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a period of three or six years in a critical military skill designated for such a bonus by the Secretary concerned and who meets the requirements of paragraph (2) may be paid a bonus as prescribed in subsection (b).

(2) A bonus may only be paid under this section to a person who—

(A) has completed his military service obligation but has less than 14 10 years of total military service;

(B) has received an honorable discharge at the conclusion of military service;

(C) is not being released from active service for the purpose of enlistment in a reserve component;

(D) is projected to occupy a position as a member of the Selected Reserve in a specialty in which—

(i) the person successfully served while a member on active duty; and

(ii) the person attained a level of qualification while a member on active duty commensurate with the grade and years of service of the member; and

(E) and(D) has not previously been paid a bonus (except under this section) for enlistment, reenlistment, or extension of enlistment in a reserve component.

(b)

Bonus Amounts; Payment.—(1) The amount of a bonus under this section may not exceed—

(A) $5,000, in the case of a person who enlists for a period of six years;

(B) $2,500, in the case of a person who, having never received a bonus under this section, enlists for a period of three years; and

(C) $2,000, in the case of a person who, having received a bonus under this section for a previous three-year enlistment, reenlists or extends the enlistment for an additional period of three years.

(2) Any bonus payable under this section shall be disbursed in one initial payment of The bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be—

(1) an initial payment of—

(A)

an amount not to exceed

one-half of the total amount of the bonus and subsequent periodic partial payments of the balance of the bonus. The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the amount of each partial payment and the schedule for making the partial payments.

(c) Condition on Eligibility; Limitation on Number of Bonuses.—(1) To be eligible for a second bonus under this section in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1)(C), a person must—

(A) enter into a reenlistment or extension of an enlistment

$1,250, in the case of a member who enlists for a period of three

years not later than the date on which the enlistment for which the first bonus was paid would expire; and

(B) still satisfy the eligibility requirements under subsection (a).

(2) A person years; or

(B) an amount not to exceed $2,500, in the case of a member who enlists for a period of six years; and

(2) a subsequent payment of an amount not to exceed $416.66 upon the completion of each year of the period of such reenlistment or extension of enlistment during which such member has satisfactorily participated in unit training.

(c) A member

may not be paid more than one

six-year bonus or two three-year bonuses under this section.(d) Repayment of Bonus.—(1) bonus under this section and may not be paid a bonus under this section unless the specialty associated with the position the member is projected to occupy is a specialty in which the member successfully served while on active duty and attained a level of qualification commensurate with the member's grade and years of service.(d)

A person who receives a bonus payment under this section and who fails during the period for which the bonus was paid to serve satisfactorily in the element of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the same relation to the amount of the bonus paid to such person as the period that such person failed to serve satisfactorily bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.

(2) (e) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) subsection (d) is, for all purposes, a debt owed to the United States.

(3) (f) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e), (h), the Secretary concerned may remit or cancel the whole or any part of an obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under

paragraph (1).(4) subsection (d).(g)

A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an enlistment for which a bonus was paid under this section shall not discharge the person receiving such bonus payment from the debt arising under

paragraph (1). This subsection (e) Regulations.—This subsection (d). This subsection applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1985.(h) This

section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(f) Termination of Authority.—No (i) No bonus may be paid under this section to any person for an enlistment after September 30, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §644(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; amended Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(4), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §613, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §612(d), title XI, §1136, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421, 2541; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §612(e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §611(e), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §611(e), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §611(g), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§611(g), 622, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785, 1791. 2543.

[§309 · Repealed. Pub. L. 96–107, title IV, §404(a)(1), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 808]

§310 · Special pay: duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a uniformed service may be paid special pay at the rate of $150 for any month in which he was entitled to basic pay and in which he—

(1) was subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;

(2) was on duty in an area in which he was in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines and in which, during the period he was on duty in that area, other members of the uniformed services were subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;

(3) was killed, injured, or wounded by hostile fire, explosion of a hostile mine, or any other hostile action; or

(4) was on duty in a foreign area in which he was subject to the threat of physical harm or imminent danger on the basis of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions.

A member covered by clause (3) who is hospitalized for the treatment of his injury or wound may be paid special pay under this section for not more than three additional months during which he is so hospitalized.

(b) A member may not be paid more than one special pay under this section for any month. A member may be paid special pay under this section in addition to any other pay and allowances to which he may be entitled.

(c) Any determination of fact that is made in administering this section is conclusive. Such a determination may not be reviewed by any other officer or agency of the United States unless there has been fraud or gross negligence. However, the determination may be changed on the basis of new evidence or for other good cause.

Added Pub. L. 88–132, §9(a)(1), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 216; amended Pub. L. 89–132, §4, Aug. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 547; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §905(a), (b)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 636, 637; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §638(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(6), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §§611(a), 613, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1376, 1377.

[§311 · Repealed. Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §639(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 651]

§312 · Special pay: nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service

(a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—

(1) is entitled to basic pay;

(2) has the current technical qualification for duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(3) executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants for a period of three, four, or five years, so long as the new period of obligated active service does not extend beyond the end of 26 years of commissioned service, in addition to any other period of obligated active service,

may, upon the acceptance by the Secretary or his designee of the written agreement, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid a sum of money not to exceed $15,000 $12,000 for each year of the active-service agreement. The Secretary of the Navy shall determine annually the necessity for continuance of the special pay and the rate of special pay per year for such active-service agreements accepted within each 12-month period. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary or his designee, the total amount payable shall be paid in equal annual installments over the length of the contract, commencing at the expiration of any existing period of obligated active service. The Secretary (or his designee) may accept an active service agreement under this section not more than one year in advance of the end of an officer's existing period of obligated active service under such an agreement. In such a case, the amount of the special pay may be paid commencing with the date of acceptance of the agreement, with the number of installments being equal to the number of years covered by the contract plus one.

(b) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed in those regulations, refunds, on a pro rata basis, of sums paid pursuant to this section may be required if the officer having received the payment fails to complete the full period of active duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants which he agreed to serve.

(c) Nothing in this section shall alter or modify the obligation of a regular officer to perform active service at the pleasure of the President. Completion of the additional period of active service under this section shall in no way obligate the President to accept a resignation submitted by a regular officer.

(d)(1) An officer who is performing obligated service under an agreement under subsection (a) may, if the amount that may be paid under such subsection is higher than at the time the officer executed such agreement, execute a new agreement under that subsection. The period of such an agreement shall be a period equal to or exceeding the original period of the officer's existing agreement, so long as the period of obligated active service under the new agreement does not extend beyond the end of 26 years of commissioned service. If a new agreement is executed under this subsection, the existing active-service agreement shall be cancelled, effective on the day before an anniversary date of that agreement after the date on which the amount that may be paid under this section is increased.

(2) This subsection shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.

(e) The provisions of this section shall be effective only in the case of officers who, on or before September 30, 1999, 1998, execute the required written agreement to remain in active service.

Added Pub. L. 91–20, §1(1), June 3, 1969, 83 Stat. 12; amended Pub. L. 92–581, §1(1), (2), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 94–356, §2, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(8), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 96–579, §2(a), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3359; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §632(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §614(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(g), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(e), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§613(d), 624(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786, 1793. 2544.

§312a · Special pay: nuclear-trained and qualified enlisted members

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an enlisted member of the naval service who—

(1) is entitled to basic pay;

(2) is currently qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(3) has completed at least six, but not more than ten, years of active duty and executes, when eligible, a reenlistment agreement for not less than two years;

may upon acceptance of the reenlistment agreement by the Secretary of the Navy or his designee, be paid a bonus not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years or the monthly fractions thereof of additional obligated service, not to exceed six years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount.

(b) Bonus payments authorized under this section may be paid in either a lump sum or in installments.

(c) An amount paid to a member under subsection (a) is in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled and does not count against the limitation prescribed by section 308(a) of this title concerning the total amount of reenlistment bonus that may be paid.

(d) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, refunds, on a pro rata basis, of sums paid under subsection (a) may be required, and further payments terminated, if the member who has received the payment fails to complete his reenlistment contract or fails to maintain his technical qualification for duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.

(e) Provisions of this section shall be effective only in the cases of members who, on or before June 30, 1975, execute the required written agreement to remain in active service.

Added Pub. L. 92–581, §1(3), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1277; amended Pub. L. 97–295, §3(3), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§312b · Special pay: nuclear career accession bonus

(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an individual who is selected for officer naval nuclear power training and who executes a written agreement to participate in a program of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants may be paid a bonus not to exceed $10,000 $8,000 upon acceptance by the Secretary of the written agreement. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary, the amounts payable upon selection for training and upon completion of training, respectively, as determined under subsection (b), shall become fixed.

(2) Under such regulations, and subject to such exceptions, as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, an individual who has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under this subsection, who has been paid a bonus under this subsection, and who fails to commence or satisfactorily complete the nuclear power training specified in the agreement shall be required to refund such bonus.

(b) The Secretary of the Navy shall determine annually the total amount of the bonus to be paid under this section and of that amount the portions that are to be paid—

(1) upon selection for officer naval nuclear power training; and

(2) upon successful completion, as a commissioned officer, of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.

(c) The provisions of this section shall be effective only in the case of officers who, on or before September 30, 1999, 1998, have been accepted for training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.

Added Pub. L. 94–356, §3, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 901; amended Pub. L. 96–579, §2(b), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3359; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §119, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 997; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §632(b), title XIII, §1303(b)(4), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 644, 740; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §614(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(7), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(h), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2784; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(f), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(e), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§613(e), 624(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786, 1793. 2544.

§312c · Special pay: nuclear career annual incentive bonus

(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—

(A) is entitled to basic pay;

(B) is not above the pay grade O–6;

(C) has completed his initial obligated active service as an officer;

(D) has, as a commissioned officer, successfully completed training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(E) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;

may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $12,000 $10,000 for each nuclear service year.

(2) In order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise technically qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year.

(3) The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled for a nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he—

(A) was not on active duty;

(B) was not technically qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;

(C) was performing obligated service as the result of an active-service agreement executed under section 312 of this title; or

(D) was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a while serving in a billet other than a billet that required the officer—

(i) be technically qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(ii) be qualified for the performance of operational flying duties.

(b)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—

(A) is entitled to basic pay;

(B) is not above the pay grade O–6;

(C) has, as an enlisted member, received training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(D) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;

may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $5,500 $4,500 for each nuclear service year.

(2) In order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise technically qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year.

(3) The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he—

(A) was not in an assignment involving the direct supervision, operation, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;

(B) was performing obligated service as the result of an active-service agreement executed under section 312 of this title; or

(C) was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a while serving in a billet other than a billet—

(i) involving the direct supervision, operation, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and

(ii) that required the officer be qualified for the performance of operational flying duties.

(c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who is not on active duty on the last day of a nuclear service year or who, on or before the last day of a nuclear service year, loses his technical qualifications or advances from the pay grade of O–6 to a higher pay grade may be paid a bonus in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) on a pro rata basis, if otherwise qualified, unless termination of active duty or loss of technical qualifications was voluntary or was the result of his own misconduct.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a “nuclear service year” is any fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1999. 1998.

Added Pub. L. 94–356, §3, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 901; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(9), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 96–579, §2(c), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3359; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §632(c), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 645; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, §1322(c)(8), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §613(i), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2784; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §613(g), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §613(f), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§613(f), 624(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786, 1793. 2544.

[§313 · Repealed. Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §414(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2906]

§314 · Special pay or bonus: pay: qualified enlisted members extending duty at designated locations overseas

(a) Covered Members.—This section applies with respect to Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an enlisted member of an armed force who—

(1) is entitled to basic pay;

(2) has a specialty that is designated by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section;

(3) has completed a tour of duty (as defined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) at a location outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia that is designated by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section; and

(4) at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement to extend that tour for a period of not less than one

year.(b) Special Pay or Bonus Authorized.—Upon the acceptance by the Secretary concerned year;is entitled, upon acceptance

of the agreement providing for an extension of the tour of duty of an enlisted member described in subsection (a), the member is entitled, at the election of such extension by the Secretary concerned, to

either—

(1) special pay in monthly installments in an amount prescribed by the Secretary, but not to exceed $80 per month; or

(2) an annual bonus in an amount

special pay for duty performed during the period of the extension at a rate of not more than $80 per month, as prescribed by the

Secretary, but not to exceed $2,000 per year.

(c) Selection and Payment of Special Pay or Bonus.—Not later than the date on which the Secretary concerned accepts an agreement described in subsection (a)(4) providing for the extension of a member's tour of duty, the Secretary concerned shall notify the member regarding whether the member will receive special pay or a bonus under this section. The payment rate for the special pay or bonus shall be fixed at the time of the agreement and may not be changed during the period of the extended tour of duty. The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under this section either in a lump sum or installments.

(d) Repayment of Bonus.—(1) A member who, having entered into a written agreement to extend a tour of duty for a period under subsection (a), receives a bonus payment under subsection (b)(2) for a 12-month period covered by the agreement and ceases during that 12-month period to perform the agreed tour of duty shall refund to the United States the unearned portion of the bonus. The unearned portion of the bonus is the amount by which the amount of the bonus paid to the member exceeds the amount determined by multiplying the amount of the bonus paid by the percent determined by dividing 12 into the number of full months during which the member performed the duty in the 12-month period.

(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the obligation of a member to reimburse the United States under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that conditions and circumstances warrant the waiver.

(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of the agreement does not discharge the member signing the agreement from a debt arising under the agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.

(e) Effect of Rest and Recuperative Absence.—A Secretary concerned.(b) A

member who elects to receive one of the benefits specified in section 705(b) rest and recuperative absence or transportation at Government expense, or any combination thereof, under section 705 of title 10 as part of the extension of a tour of duty is not entitled to the special pay authorized by subsection (b)(1) for the period of the extension of duty for which the benefit under such section is provided. this section for the period of extension of duty for which the rest and recuperative absence or transportation is authorized.

Added Pub. L. 96–579, §5(a)(1), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3366; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §641(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §625(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1794. 652.

§315 · Special pay: engineering and scientific career continuation pay

(a) In this section, the term “engineering or scientific duty” means service performed by an officer—

(1) that requires an engineering or science degree; and

(2) that requires a skill designated (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces, by the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Public Health Service) as critical and as a skill in which there is a critical shortage of officers in the uniformed service concerned.

(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an officer of a 

(1) is entitled to basic pay;

(2) is below the pay grade of O–7;

(3) holds a degree in engineering or science from an accredited college or university;

(4) has been certified by the Secretary concerned as having the technical qualifications for detail to engineering or scientific duty;

(5) has completed at least three but less than nineteen years of engineering or scientific duty as an officer; and

(6) executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for detail to engineering or scientific duty for at least one year, but not more than four years;

may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid, in addition to all other compensation to which the officer is entitled, an amount not to exceed $3,000 multiplied by the number of years, or monthly fraction thereof, of obligated service to which the officer agrees under the agreement. The total amount payable may be paid in a lump sum or in equal periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary concerned.

(c)(1) An officer who does not serve on active duty for the entire period for which he has been paid under subsection (b) shall refund that percentage of the payment that the unserved part of the period is of the total period for which the payment was made. Nothing in this subsection shall alter or modify the obligation of a regular officer to perform active service at the pleasure of the President. Completion by a regular officer of the total period of obligated service specified in an agreement under subsection (b) does not obligate the President to accept a resignation submitted by that officer.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), and obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in part, a refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary concerned determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United States.

(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1981.

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §120(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 998; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §637(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 648; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§316 · Special pay: foreign language proficiency pay

(a) A member of the uniformed services—

(1) who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title;

(2) who has been certified by the Secretary concerned within the past 12 months to be proficient in a foreign language identified by the Secretary concerned as being a language in which it is necessary to have personnel proficient because of national defense or public health considerations; and

(3) who—

(A) is qualified in a uniformed services specialty requiring such proficiency;

(B) received training, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, designed to develop such proficiency;

(C) is assigned to duties requiring such a proficiency; or

(D) is proficient in a foreign language for which the uniformed service may have a critical need (as determined by the Secretary concerned),

may be paid special pay under this section in addition to any other pay or allowance to which the member is entitled.

(b) The monthly rate for special pay under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary concerned and may not exceed $100.

(c)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, when a member of a reserve component who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title meets the requirements for special pay authorized in subsection (a), except the requirement prescribed in subsection (a)(1), the member may be paid an increase in compensation equal to one-thirtieth of the monthly special pay authorized under subsection (b) for a member who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

(2) A member eligible for increased compensation under paragraph (1) shall be paid such increase—

(A) for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, in which he is engaged for at least two hours, including instruction received or duty performed on a Sunday or holiday; and

(B) for each period of performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary concerned may prescribe.

(3) This subsection does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

(d) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and by the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §634(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3884; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §616(a), (b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2547.

§316a · Waiver of certification requirement

(a) Certification Interrupted by Contingency Operation.—(1) A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) shall be paid special pay under section 316 of this title for the active duty performed by that member during the period described in paragraph (2) if—

(A) the member was assigned to duty in connection with a contingency operation;

(B) the Secretary concerned (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense) determines that the member was unable to schedule or complete the certification required for eligibility for the special pay under that section because of that duty;

(C) except for not meeting the certification requirement in that section, the member was otherwise eligible for that special pay for that active duty; and

(D) the member completes the certification requirement specified in that section before the end of the period established for the member in subsection (c).

(2) The period for which a member may be paid special pay for active duty pursuant to paragraph (1) is the period beginning on the date on which the member was assigned to the duty referred to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph and ending on the date of the member's certification referred to in subparagraph (D) of that paragraph.

(b) Eligible Member Described.—A member of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) is a member who meets the requirement referred to in section 316(a)(3) of this title.

(c) Period for Certification.—The period referred to in subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) with respect to a member of the armed forces is the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the member was released from the duty referred to in that subsection. The Secretary concerned may extend that period for a member in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §636(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1382.

§317 · Special pay: officers in critical acquisition positions extending period of active duty

(a) Bonus Authorized.—An officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in a critical acquisition position for at least one year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.

(b) Covered Officers.—An officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who—

(1) is a member of an Acquisition Corps selected to serve in, or serving in, a critical acquisition position designated under section 1733 of title 10; and

(2) is eligible to retire, or is assigned to such position for a period that will extend beyond the date on which the officer will be eligible to retire, under any provision of law.

(c) Amount of Bonus.—The amount of a bonus paid under this section for each year a member agrees to remain on active duty may not be more than 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay paid to the member at the time the member executes a written agreement under this section.

(d) Payment of Bonus.—Upon the acceptance of a written agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed and may be paid by the Secretary in either a lump sum or installments.

(e) Additional Pay.—A bonus paid under this section is in addition to other pay and allowances to which an officer is entitled.

(f) Repayment of Bonus.—(1) If an officer who has entered into a written agreement under subsection (a) and who has received all or part of a bonus under this section fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to repay the United States, on a pro rata basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid under this section.

(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.

(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 5 years after the termination of a written agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after January 1, 1991.

(g) Period of Commitment.—The period of active duty agreed upon by an officer in a written agreement under this section is in addition to any other service commitment of the officer, except that any period of active duty agreed upon in a written agreement under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 1734 of title 10 by the officer may be counted concurrently with the commitment under this section.

(h) Regulations.—The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.

Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, §1203(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1656.

Chapter 7. Allowances

§401 · Definitions

(a) Dependent Defined.—In this chapter, the term “dependent”, with respect to a member of a uniformed service, means the following persons:

(1) The spouse of the member.

(2) An unmarried child of the member who—

(A) is under 21 years of age;

(B) is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child's support; or

(C) is under 23 years of age, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher education approved by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subparagraph, and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child's support.

(3) A parent of the member if—

(A) the parent is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the parent's support;

(B) the parent has been so dependent for a period prescribed by the Secretary concerned or became so dependent due to a change of circumstances arising after the member entered on active duty; and

(C) the dependency of the parent on the member is determined on the basis of an affidavit submitted by the parent and any other evidence required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(4) An unmarried person who—

(A) is placed in the legal custody of the member as a result of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States (or Puerto Rico or a possession of the United States) for a period of at least 12 consecutive months;

(B) either—

(i) has not attained the age of 21;

(ii) has not attained the age of 23 years and is enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary concerned; or

(iii) is incapable of self support because of a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while the person was considered a dependent of the member or former member under this paragraph pursuant to clause (i) or (ii);

(C) is dependent on the member for over one-half of the person's support;

(D) resides with the member unless separated by the necessity of military service or to receive institutional care as a result of disability or incapacitation or under such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned may by regulation prescribe; and

(E) is not a dependent of a member under any other paragraph.

(b) Other Definitions.—For purposes of subsection (a):

(1) The term “child” includes—

(A) a stepchild of the member (except that such term does not include a stepchild after the divorce of the member from the stepchild's parent by blood);

(B) an adopted child of the member, including a child placed in the home of the member by a placement agency (recognized by the Secretary of Defense) in anticipation of the legal adoption of the child by the member; and

(C) an illegitimate child of the member if the member's parentage of the child is established in accordance with criteria prescribed in regulations by the Secretary concerned.

(2) The term “parent” means—

(A) a natural parent of the member;

(B) a stepparent of the member;

(C) a parent of the member by adoption;

(D) a parent, stepparent, or adopted parent of the spouse of the member; and

(E) any other person, including a former stepparent, who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least five years before the member became 21 years of age.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 469; Pub. L. 93–64, title I, §§103, 104, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(7), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §621, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1377; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §631(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1683; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VII, §701(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2797.

§402 · Basic allowance for subsistence

(a) Entitlement to Allowance.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or Except as otherwise provided by law, each member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence as set forth in this section.

(2) (b)(1) An enlisted member is not entitled to the basic allowance for

subsistence during basic training.

(b) Rates of Allowance Based on Food Costs.—(1) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be the amount that is halfway between the following amounts, which are determined by the Secretary of Agriculture as of October 1 of the preceding year:

(A) The amount equal to the monthly cost of a moderate-cost food plan for a male in subsistence, on a daily basis, of one of the following types—

(A) when rations in kind are not available;

(B) when permission to mess separately is granted; and

(C) when assigned to duty under emergency conditions where no messing facilities of

the United States

who is between 20 and 50 years of age.

(B) The amount equal to the monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the United States who is between 20 and 50 years of age.

(2) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an officer for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be the amount equal to the monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence in effect for officers for the preceding year, increased by the same percentage by which the rate of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members for the preceding year is increased effective on such January 1.

(c) Advance Payment.—The are available.(2) The

allowance to an enlisted member member, when authorized, may be paid in advance for a period of not more than three months.

(d) Special Rule for Members Authorized to Mess Separately.—(1) In An enlisted member is entitled to the allowance while on an authorized leave of absence, while confined in a hospital, or while performing travel under orders away from his designated post of duty other than field duty or sea duty. The allowance for an enlisted member who is authorized to receive the basic allowance for subsistence under this subsection is at the rate prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title or as otherwise prescribed by law.

(3) Unless he is entitled to basic pay under chapter 3 of this title, an enlisted member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the National Guard, is entitled, in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, to rations in kind, or a part thereof, when the instruction or duty periods, described in section 206(a) of this title, total at least eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned may provide an enlisted member who could be provided rations in kind under the preceding sentence with a commutation when rations in kind are not available.

(4) In the case of enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who, when present at their permanent duty station, reside without dependents in Government quarters, the Secretary concerned may not provide a basic allowance for subsistence to more than 12 percent of such members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. The Secretary concerned may exceed such percentage if the Secretary determines that compliance would increase costs to the Government, would impose financial hardships on members otherwise entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence, or would reduce the quality of life for such members. This paragraph shall not apply to members described in the first sentence when the members are not residing at their permanent duty station. The Secretary concerned shall achieve the percentage limitation specified in this paragraph as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, but in no case later than September 30, 1996.

(c) An officer of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is, at all times, entitled to the basic allowances for subsistence at the monthly rate prescribed in accordance with section 1009 of this title. An aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to the same basic allowance for subsistence as is provided for an officer of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, respectively.

(d) Under regulations and in areas prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, Defense and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, an enlisted member

described in paragraph (2) is entitled to not more than the pro rata allowance established under subsection (b)(1) for each meal the member buys from a source other than a messing facility of the United States.(2) An enlisted member referred to in paragraph (1) is a member

who is granted permission to mess separately separately, and whose duties require the member him to buy at least one meal from a source other than a messing facility of the United

States.

(e) Policies on Use of Dining and Messing Facilities.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall prescribe policies regarding use of dining and field messing facilities of the uniformed services.

(f) Regulations.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall States, is entitled to not more than the pro rata allowance authorized for each such meal for an enlisted member when rations in kind are not available.(e)(1) The President may

prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. Before prescribing the regulations, the Secretary shall consult with each Secretary concerned.

(2) The regulations shall include the specific rates of basic allowance for subsistence required by subsection (b).

section, including definitions of the terms “field duty” and “sea duty” for purposes of subsection (b)(2).

(2) For purposes of subsection (b)(2), a member shall not be considered to be performing travel under orders away from his designated post of duty if such member—

(A) is an enlisted member serving his first tour of active duty;

(B) has not actually reported to a permanent duty station pursuant to orders directing such assignment; and

(C) is not actually traveling between stations pursuant to orders directing a change of station.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 470; Pub. L. 89–444, §2(2), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 93–419, §3(1)–(5), Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §411, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2905; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §908(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §605, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 98–557, §17(d), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(5), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §602(a)–(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 356, 357; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §602(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1771. 357.

§403 · Basic allowance for

housing(a) General Entitlement.—(1) quarters(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for housing quarters at the monthly rates prescribed under this section or another provision of law with regard to the applicable component of the basic allowance for housing. The amount of the basic allowance for housing for a member will vary in accordance with section 1009 of this title or as otherwise prescribed by law, according to the pay grade in which the member he is assigned or distributed for basic pay purposes, the dependency status of the member, and the geographic location of the member. The basic allowance for housing purposes. The allowance authorized by this section may be paid in advance.

(2) A member of a uniformed service with dependents is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing quarters as a member with dependents unless the member makes a an annual certification to the Secretary concerned indicating the status of each dependent of the member. The certification shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(b) Basic Allowance for Housing Inside the United States.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall determine the costs of adequate housing in a military housing area in the United States for all members of the uniformed services entitled to a basic allowance for housing in that area. The Secretary shall base the determination upon the costs of adequate housing for civilians with comparable income levels in the same area.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the monthly amount of a basic allowance for housing for an area of the United States for a member of a uniformed service is equal to the difference between—

(A) the monthly cost of adequate housing in that area, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the member; and

(B) 15 percent of the national average monthly cost of adequate housing in the United States, as determined by the Secretary, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the member.

(3) The rates of basic allowance for housing shall be reduced as necessary to comply with this paragraph. The total amount that may be paid for a fiscal year for the basic allowance for housing under this subsection is the product of—

(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for such allowance for the preceding fiscal year (as adjusted under paragraph (5)); and

(B) a fraction—

(i) the numerator of which is the index of the national average monthly cost of housing for June of the preceding fiscal year; and

(ii) the denominator of which is the index of the national average monthly cost of housing for June of the fiscal year before the preceding fiscal year.

(4) An adjustment in the rates of the basic allowance for housing under this subsection as a result of the Secretary's redetermination of housing costs in an area shall take effect on the same date as the effective date of the next increase in basic pay under section 1009 of this title or other provision of law.

(5) In making a determination under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year, the amount authorized to be paid for the preceding fiscal year for the basic allowance for housing shall be adjusted to reflect changes during the year for which the determination is made in the number, grade distribution, geographic distribution in the United States, and dependency status of members of the uniformed services entitled to the allowance from the number of such members during the preceding fiscal year.

(6) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains uninterrupted eligibility to receive a basic allowance for housing within an area of the United States, the monthly amount of the allowance for the member may not be reduced as a result of changes in housing costs in the area, changes in the national average monthly cost of housing, or the promotion of the member.

(7) In the case of a member without dependents who is assigned to duty inside the United States, the location or the circumstances of which make it necessary that the member be reassigned under the conditions of low-cost or no-cost permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, the member may be treated as if the member were not reassigned if the Secretary concerned determines that it would be inequitable to base the member's entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the cost of housing in the area to which the member is reassigned.

(c) Basic Allowance for Housing Outside the United States.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe an overseas basic allowance for housing for a member of a uniformed service who is on duty outside of the United States. The Secretary shall establish the basic allowance for housing under this subsection on the basis of housing costs in the overseas area in which the member is assigned.

(2) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains uninterrupted eligibility to receive a basic allowance for housing in an overseas area and the actual monthly cost of housing for the member is not reduced, the monthly amount of the allowance in an area outside the United States may not be reduced as a result of changes in housing costs in the area or the promotion of the member. The monthly amount of the allowance may be adjusted to reflect changes in currency rates.

(d) Basic Allowance for Housing When Dependents Are Unable To Accompany Member.—(1) A member of a uniformed service with dependents who is on permanent duty at a location described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a family separation basic allowance for housing under this subsection at a monthly rate equal to the rate of the basic allowance for housing established under subsection (b) or the overseas basic allowance for housing established under subsection (c), whichever applies to that location, for members in the same grade at that location without dependents.

(2) A permanent duty location referred to in paragraph (1) is a location—

(A) to which the movement of the member's dependents is not authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title, and the member's dependents do not reside at or near the location; and

(B) at which quarters of the United States are not available for assignment to the member.

(3) In the case of a member with dependents who is assigned to duty at a location or under circumstances that, as determined by the Secretary concerned, require the member's dependents to reside at a different location, the member shall receive a basic allowance for housing, as provided in subsection (a) or (b), as if the member were assigned to duty in the area in which the dependents reside, regardless of whether the member resides in quarters of the United States or is also entitled to a family separation basic allowance for housing by reason of paragraph (1).

(4) The family separation basic allowance for housing under this subsection shall be in addition to any other allowance or per diem that the member is otherwise entitled to receive under this title. A member may receive a basic allowance for housing under both paragraphs (1) and (3).

(e) Effect of Assignment to Quarters.—(1) (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service appropriate to the service, appropriate to his grade, rank, or rating of the member and adequate for the member and dependents of the member, himself, and his dependents, if with dependents, is not entitled to a basic allowance for

housing.(2) A quarters.(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (j), a

member without dependents who is in a pay grade above pay grade E–6 and who is assigned to quarters in of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service, appropriate to the his grade or rank of the member and adequate for the member, himself, may elect not to occupy those quarters and instead to receive the basic allowance for housing prescribed for the member's quarters prescribed for his pay grade by this section.

(3) A Subject to the provisions of subsection (j), a member without dependents who is in pay grade E–6 and who is assigned to quarters of the United States that do not meet the minimum adequacy standards established by the Secretary Department of Defense for members in such pay grade, or to a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service that does not meet such standards, may elect not to occupy such quarters or facility and instead to receive the basic allowance for housing quarters prescribed for the member's pay grade

under this section.

(4) The Secretary concerned may deny the right to make an election under paragraph (2) or (3) if the Secretary determines that the exercise of such an election would adversely affect a training mission, military discipline, or military readiness.

(5) A member with dependents who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service may be paid the basic allowance for housing if, because of orders of competent authority, the dependents are prevented from occupying those quarters.

(f) Ineligibility During Initial Field Duty or Sea Duty.—(1) by this section.(c)(1)

A member of a uniformed service without dependents who makes a permanent change of station for assignment to a unit conducting field operations is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing quarters while on that initial field duty unless the commanding officer of the member his commanding officer certifies that the member was necessarily required to procure quarters at the member's his expense.

(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a member of a uniformed service without dependents who is in a pay grade below pay grade E–6 is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing while the member quarters while he is on sea duty.

(B) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary may authorize the payment of a basic allowance for housing quarters to a member of a uniformed service without dependents who is serving in pay grade E–5 and is assigned to sea duty. In prescribing regulations under this subparagraph, the Secretary concerned shall consider the availability of quarters for members serving in pay grade E–5.

(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, two members of the uniformed services in a pay grade below pay grade E–6 who are married to each other, have no other dependents, and are simultaneously assigned to sea duty are jointly entitled to one basic allowance for housing quarters during the period of such simultaneous sea duty. The amount of the allowance shall be based on the without dependents rate for the pay grade of the senior member of the couple. However, this subparagraph shall not apply to a couple if one or both of the members are entitled to a basic allowance for housing quarters under subparagraph (B).

(3) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, shall prescribe regulation 

(g) Reserve Members.—(1)

(d)(1) A member of a uniformed service who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service may not be denied the basic allowance for quarters if, because of orders of competent authority, his dependents are prevented from occupying those quarters.

(2) A member of a reserve component without dependents who is called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or a retired member without dependents who is ordered to active duty under section 688(a) of title 10 in support of a contingency operation, operation (other than a member who is authorized transportation of household goods under section 406 of this title as part of that call or order) may not be denied a basic allowance for housing quarters if, because of that call or order, the member is unable to continue to occupy a residence—

(A) which is maintained as the primary residence of the member at the time of the call or order; and

(B) which is owned by the member or for which the member is responsible for rental payments.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the member is authorized transportation of household goods under section 406 of this title as part of the call or order to active duty described in such paragraph.

(3) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a rate of basic allowance for housing to be paid to a member of a reserve component while the member serves on active duty under a call or order to active duty specifying a period of less than 140 days, unless the call or order to active duty is in support of a contingency operation.

(h) Rental of Public Quarters.—Notwithstanding (e) Notwithstanding any other law (including those restricting the occupancy of housing facilities under the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States by members, and their dependents, of the armed forces above specified grades, or by members, and their dependents, dependents of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service), a member of a uniformed service, and the dependents of the member, his dependents, may be accepted as tenants in, and may occupy on a rental basis, any of those housing facilities, other than public quarters constructed or designated for assignment to an and occupancy without charge by such a member and the dependents of the member, member, and his dependents, if any. Such a member may not, because of his occupancy under this subsection, be deprived of any money allowance to which the member he is otherwise entitled for the rental of quarters.

(i) Temporary Housing Allowance While in Travel or Leave Status.—A (f) A member of a uniformed service without dependents who is in a pay grade E–4 (4 or more years of service) or above (four or more years’ service), or above, is entitled to a temporary basic allowance for housing (at a rate determined by the Secretary of Defense) while the member quarters while he is in a travel or leave status between permanent duty stations, including time granted as delay en route enroute or proceed time, when the member he is not assigned to quarters of the United States.

(j) Aviation Cadets.—The eligibility of an (g) An aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard for a is entitled to the same basic allowance for housing shall be determined as if the aviation cadet were quarters as a member of the uniformed services in pay grade E–4.

(k) Administration.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

(2) The Secretary concerned may make such determinations as may be necessary to administer this section, including determinations of dependency and relationship. When warranted by the circumstances, the Secretary concerned may reconsider and change or modify any such determination. The authority of the Secretary concerned under this subsection may be delegated. Any determination made under (h) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may make any determination necessary to administer this section with regard to a member of the uniformed services enlisted members, including determinations of dependency and relationship, and may, when warranted by the circumstances, reconsider and change or modify any such determination. This authority may be redelegated by the Secretary concerned or his designee. Any determination made under this section with regard to enlisted members is final and is not subject to review by any accounting officer of the United States or a court, unless there is fraud or gross negligence.

(3)

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the basic allowance for quarters to which an enlisted member may be entitled as a member with dependents shall not, for such period as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, be contingent on the right of such member to receive pay.

(j)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section, including definitions of the terms “field duty” and “sea duty”.

(2) The Secretary concerned may deny the right to make an election under subsection (b) if he determines that the exercise of such an election would adversely affect a training mission, military discipline, or military readiness.

(k) Parking facilities (including utility connections) provided members of the uniformed services for house trailers and mobile homes not owned by the Government shall not be considered to be quarters for the purposes of this section or any other provision of law. Any fees fee established by the Government for the use of such a facility shall be established in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of maintenance, services, and utilities and to amortize the cost of construction of the facility over the 25-year period beginning with the completion of such construction.

(l) Temporary Continuation of Allowance for Dependents of Members Dying on Active Duty.—(1) (l)(1) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, may allow the dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies on active in line of duty and whose dependents are occupying family housing provided by the Department of Defense, or by the Department of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard, other than on a rental basis on the date of the member's death to continue to occupy such housing without charge for a period of 180 days.

(2) The Secretary concerned may pay a basic allowance for housing (at the rate that is payable for members of the same grade and dependency status as the deceased member for the area where the dependents are residing) an allowance for quarters to the dependents of a member of the uniformed services who dies while on active in line of duty and whose

dependents—(A)

dependents are not occupying a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service on the date of the member's

death;(B)

death or are occupying such housing on a rental basis on such

date; or(C)

date, or whose dependents vacate such housing sooner than 180 days after the date of the member's death.

(3) The amount of the allowance for quarters shall be the same amount that would be payable to the deceased member under sections 403, 403a, and 405 of this title if the member had not died. The payment of the allowance under paragraph (2) an allowance for quarters under this subsection shall terminate 180 days after the date of the member's death.

(m) Members Paying Child Support.—(1) A member of a uniformed service with dependents may not be paid a basic allowance for housing at the with dependents rate solely by reason of the payment of child support by the member if—

(A) the member is assigned to a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service; or

(B) the member is assigned to sea duty, and elects not to occupy assigned quarters for unaccompanied personnel, unless the member is in a pay grade above E–4.

(2) A member of a uniformed service assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction (m)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the case of a member of a uniformed service who is

not otherwise authorized a basic allowance for housing and who pays child support is entitled to the basic allowance for housing differential, except for months for which the amount payable for the child support is less than the rate of the differential. Payment of a basic allowance for housing differential does not affect any entitlement of the member to a partial allowance for quarters under subsection (n).

(3) The basic allowance for housing differential to which a member is entitled under paragraph (2) is the amount equal to the difference between—

(A) the rate of the basic allowance for quarters (with dependents) for the member's pay grade, as such rate was in effect on December 31, 1997, under this section (as in effect on that date); and

(B) the rate of the basic allowance for quarters (without dependents) for the member's pay grade, as such rate was in effect on December 31, 1997, under this section (as in effect on that date).

(4) Whenever the rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed services are increased, the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing differential computed under paragraph (3) shall be increased by the average percentage increase in the rates of basic pay. The effective date of the increase shall be the same date as the effective date of the increase in the rates of basic pay.

(5) In the case of two members, who have one or more common dependents (and no others), who are not married to each other, and one of whom pays child support to the other, the amount of the basic allowance for housing paid to each member under this section shall be reduced in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The total amount of the basic allowances for housing paid to the two members may not exceed the sum of the amounts of the allowance to which each member would be otherwise entitled under this section.

(n) Partial Allowance for Members Without Dependents.—(1) A member

assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service without dependents who is not entitled to receive and who is authorized a basic allowance for housing under subsection (b), (c), or (d) is entitled to a partial quarters solely by reason of the member's payment of child support, the amount of the basic allowance for

housing at a rate determined by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2).(2) The rate of the partial

quarters to which the member is entitled shall be equal to the difference between the basic allowance for housing is the partial rate of the quarters applicable to the member's grade, rank, or rating at the with-dependent rate and the applicable basic allowance for quarters for the member's pay grade as such partial rate was in effect on December 31, 1997, under section 1009(c)(2) of this title (as such section was in effect on such date). at the without-dependent rate.

(2) A member of a uniformed service shall not be entitled to a basic allowance for quarters solely by reason of the payment of child support if the monthly rate of that child support is less than the amount of the basic allowance for quarters computed for the member under paragraph (1).

(3) The application of this subsection to a member of a uniformed service shall not affect the entitlement of that member to a basic allowance for quarters at a partial rate under section 1009(c) of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 470; Pub. L. 88–132, §10, Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 89–718, §§49(a)(1), 54, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121, 1122; Pub. L. 90–207, §1(3), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 651; Pub. L. 92–129, title II, §204, Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 93–64, title I, §105, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 93–419, §3(6), Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 96–343, §4(a)(1), (2), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(10), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 96–579, §§6(a)–(c), 7, Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3367, 3368; Pub. L. 97–22, §11(b)(2), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §907(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §§602(c), 604(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2534, 2537; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §§604(a), 605(a), title VIII, §809(b), title XIII, §1303(b)(6), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 638, 681, 740; Pub. L. 99–227, §1, Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1745; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §§602(a), 604(a), 632(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1373, 1374, 1380; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §604(a), (b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §§603(a), 604(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 357, 358; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §§604(a)–(c), 605, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2540, 2541; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1775. 2541.

“E–4	$81.60	$121.50
E–3	72.30	105.00
E–2	63.90	105.00
E–1	60.00	105.00”
for former provisions reading:
“E–4 (over 4 years’ service)	81.60	121.50
E–4 (4 years’ or less service)	45.00	45.00
E–3	45.00	45.00
E–2	45.00	45.00
E–1	45.00	45.00”

“Pay grade	Without dependents	With dependents
O–10	$160.20	$201.00
O–9	160.20	201.00
O–8	160.20	201.00
O–7	160.20	201.00
O–6	140.10	170.10
O–5	130.20	157.50
O–4	120.00	145.05
O–3	105.00	130.05
O–2	95.10	120.00
O–1	85.20	110.10
W–4	120.00	145.05
W–3	105.00	130.05
W–2	95.10	120.00
W–1	85.20	110.10
E–9	85.20	120.00
E–8	85.20	120.00
E–7	75.00	114.90
E–6	70.20	110.10
E–5	70.20	105.00
E–4 (over 4 years’ service)	70.20	105.00
E–4 (4 years’ or less service)	45.00	45.00
E–3	45.00	45.00
E–2	45.00	45.00
E–1	45.00	45.00”

“Pay grade	Without dependents	With dependents
O–10	$171.00	$136.80
O–9	171.00	136.80
O–8	171.00	136.80
O–7	171.00	136.80
O–6	136.80	119.70
O–5	136.80	102.60
O–4	119.70	94.20
O–3	102.60	85.50
O–2	94.20	77.10
O–1	85.50	68.40
W–4	119.70	94.20
W–3	102.60	85.50
W–2	94.20	77.10
W–1	85.50	68.40
E–9	67.50	45.00
E–8	67.50	45.00
E–7	67.50	45.00
E–6	67.50	45.00
E–5	67.50	45.00
E–4 (7 or more years’ service creditable under section 205)	67.50	45.00
E–4 (less than 7 years’ service creditable under section 205)	45.00	45.00
E–3	45.00	45.00
E–2	45.00	45.00
E–1	45.00	45.00”

[§403a · Repealed. Pub. L. 105–85,

“ ‘Pay Grade	Without Dependents		With Dependents
	Full Rate	Partial Rate
Commissioned officers:
O–10	$537.30	$50.70	$660.90
O–9	537.30	50.70	660.90
O–8	537.30	50.70	660.90
O–7	537.30	50.70	660.90
O–6	493.20	39.60	599.40
O–5	465.30	33.00	552.30
O–4	426.60	26.70	504.90
O–3	345.30	22.20	420.90
O–2	278.10	17.70	360.90
O–1	238.50	13.20	323.70
Warrant officers:
W–4	391.20	25.20	453.90
W–3	330.30	20.70	405.90
W–2	297.00	15.90	379.50
W–1	251.40	13.80	330.90
Enlisted members:
E–9	315.30	18.60	429.90
E–8	292.20	15.30	400.50
E–7	249.30	12.00	372.60
E–6	221.40	9.90	337.80
E–5	204.90	8.70	300.30
E–4	177.60	8.10	259.50
E–3	172.50	7.80	238.50
E–2	146.40	7.20	238.50
E–1	133.50	6.90	238.50’.

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§403a · Variable housing allowance

(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a member of a uniformed service entitled to basic allowance for quarters is entitled to a variable housing allowance under this section whenever assigned to duty in an area of the United States which is a high housing cost area with respect to that member. A member with dependents who is assigned to an unaccompanied tour of duty outside the United States is entitled to a variable housing allowance while serving that tour of duty for any period during which the member's dependents reside in an area of the United States where, if the member were assigned to duty in that area, the member would be entitled to receive a variable housing allowance. The allowance authorized by this section may be paid in advance.

(2) In the case of a member with dependents—

(A) who is assigned to duty inside the United States the location or the circumstances of which make it necessary that his dependents reside at another location; and

(B) whose dependents reside in an area of the United States where, if the member were assigned to duty in that area, the member would be entitled to receive a variable housing allowance at a rate other than the rate to which the member is entitled (if at all) in the area of his duty assignment,

the member may be paid a variable housing allowance as if he were assigned to duty in the area in which his dependents reside if the Secretary concerned determines (under regulations prescribed under subsection (e)) that it would be inequitable to base the member's entitlement to, and amount of, variable housing allowance on the area to which the member is assigned.

(3) In the case of a member with dependents—

(A) who is assigned to an unaccompanied tour of duty in Alaska or Hawaii; and

(B) who would, if his duty station were outside the United States, be entitled to a family separation allowance under section 427(a) of this title,

the member may be paid a variable housing allowance at the rate applicable to a member without dependents serving in the same grade and at the same location. Payment of a variable housing allowance under this paragraph shall be in addition to any allowance or per diem to which the member otherwise may be entitled under this title.

(4) In the case of a member with dependents—

(A) who is assigned to duty inside the United States;

(B) who is authorized to receive the basic allowance for quarters at the rate established for a member with dependents solely by reason of the payment of child support by the member; and

(C) who is not assigned to a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service,

the member may be paid a variable housing allowance at the rate applicable to a member without dependents serving in the same grade and at the same location.

(5)(A) In the case of a member described in subparagraph (B) who is assigned to duty away from the member's principal place of residence (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), the member shall be considered to be assigned to duty at that residence for the purpose of determining the entitlement of the member to a variable housing allowance under this section.

(B) A member referred to in subparagraph (A) is a member of a uniformed service who—

(i) is a member of a reserve component called or ordered to active duty (other than for training) or is a retired member ordered to active duty under section 688(a) of title 10; and

(ii) is not authorized transportation of household goods under section 406 of this title from the member's principal place of residence to the place of that duty assignment.

(b) A member of a uniformed service may not be paid a variable housing allowance—

(1) in the case of a member who makes a change in permanent duty station, for the number of days that travel is authorized between permanent duty stations (under regulations prescribed under subsection (e));

(2) in the case of a member with dependents who is authorized the basic allowance for quarters at the rate established for a member with dependents solely by reason of the payment of child support by the member, if—

(A) the member is assigned to a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service;

(B) the member (i) is assigned to duty outside the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii, and (ii) is authorized a station housing allowance under section 405 of this title; or

(C) the member is assigned to sea duty and elects not to occupy assigned quarters for unaccompanied personnel, unless the member is in a pay grade above E–4;

(3) in the case of a member of a reserve component, while on active duty under a call or order to active duty specifying a period of less than 140 days, unless the call or order to active duty is in support of a contingency operation; or

(4) unless the member makes an annual certification (in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe) to the Secretary concerned identifying the housing costs of the member.

(c)(1) The monthly amount of a variable housing allowance under this section for a member of a uniformed service with respect to an area is equal to the greater of the following amounts:

(A) An amount equal to the difference between—

(i) the median monthly cost of housing in that area for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as that member; and

(ii) 80 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as that member.

(B) An amount equal to the difference between—

(i) the adequate housing allowance floor determined by the Secretary of Defense for all members of the uniformed services in that area entitled to a variable housing allowance under this section; and

(ii) the monthly basic allowance for quarters for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as that member.

(2) The rates of variable housing allowance shall be reduced as necessary to comply with subsection (d).

(3) The effective date of any adjustment in rates of variable housing allowance because of a redetermination of median monthly costs of housing under paragraph (1)(A) or the minimum amount of a variable housing allowance under paragraph (1)(B) shall be the same as the effective date of the next increase after such redetermination in the basic allowances for quarters. However, so long as a member of a uniformed service retains uninterrupted eligibility to receive a variable housing allowance within an area and the member's certified housing costs are not reduced (as indicated by certifications provided by the member under subsection (b)(4)), the monthly amount of a variable housing allowance under this section for the member within that area may not be reduced as a result of systematic adjustments required by changes in housing costs within that area.

(4) For the purposes of this section, an area shall be considered to be a high housing cost area with respect to a member of a uniformed service whenever the median monthly cost of housing in that area for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as that member exceeds 80 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as that member.

(5) Any reduction required under paragraph (2) and any determination of median monthly costs of housing or minimum amount of a variable housing allowance under this subsection shall be made under regulations prescribed under subsection (e).

(6)(A) The monthly variable housing allowance that would otherwise be paid to a member under this section shall be reduced by an amount equal to one-half of the amount (if any) by which—

(i) the total monthly housing allowance prescribed for members of the same grade as such member who are assigned to duty in the same area as such member (or in the same area in which the dependents of the member reside, as appropriate), exceeds

(ii) the monthly housing costs of the member in the area in which the member is assigned to duty (or in the area in which the dependents of the member reside, as appropriate).

(B) In subparagraph (A), the term “total monthly housing allowance” means, in the case of any member, the sum of—

(i) the monthly basic allowance for quarters to which the member is entitled; and

(ii) the monthly variable housing allowance prescribed for the same grade as such member for the area in which the member is assigned to duty (or in the area in which the dependents of the member reside, as appropriate).

(7)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the Secretary of Defense shall establish an adequate housing allowance floor for members of the uniformed services in an area as a selected percentage, not to exceed 85 percent, of the cost of adequate housing in that area based on an index of housing costs selected by the Secretary of Defense from among the following:

(i) The fair market rentals established annually by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 8(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(1)).

(ii) An index developed in the private sector that the Secretary of Defense determines is comparable to the fair market rentals referred to in clause (i) and is appropriate for use to determine the adequate housing allowance floor.

(B) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this paragraph in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(d)(1) The total amount that may be paid for a fiscal year for the variable housing allowance authorized members of the uniformed services by this section is the product of—

(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for such allowance for the preceding fiscal year (as adjusted under paragraph (3)); and

(B) a fraction—

(i) the numerator of which is the military housing cost index for October of the preceding fiscal year; and

(ii) the denominator of which is the military housing cost index for October of the fiscal year before the preceding fiscal year.

(2) The military housing cost index is the housing component of the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor), as adjusted under regulations prescribed under subsection (e). Such regulations may assign weights to the elements of that housing component other than those assigned by the Secretary of Labor in order more appropriately to reflect the distribution of elements of housing costs of members of the uniformed services.

(3) In making a determination under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the amount authorized to be paid for the preceding fiscal year for the variable housing allowance shall be adjusted to reflect changes during the year for which the determination is made in the number, grade distribution, and dependency status of members of the uniformed services entitled to variable housing allowance from the number of such members during the preceding fiscal year. In addition, the total amount determined under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted to ensure that sufficient amounts are available to allow payment of any additional amounts of variable housing allowance necessary as a result of the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (c) and the second sentence of paragraph (3) of that subsection. Adjustments under this paragraph shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (e).

(e)(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

(2) Any regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not allow—

(A) an increase in the variable housing allowance rate for a pay grade in an area solely to prevent the variable housing allowance rate for a lower pay grade in that area from exceeding such rate; or

(B) a failure to lower the variable housing allowance rate for a pay grade in an area in accordance with a decrease in housing costs for such pay grade in that area determined on the basis of the annual certifications of housing costs of members of the uniformed services receiving a variable housing allowance for that area.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to regulations prescribed with respect to any pay grade in an area for which available data describe fewer than 50 persons in the pay grade.

(f) The monthly rate of a variable housing allowance for members of the uniformed services in the same pay grade and dependency status in an area may not be reduced pursuant to subsection (c)(2), a redetermination of median monthly costs of housing under that subsection, or any other law to the extent that the total amount of monthly basic pay, basic allowance for quarters, basic allowance for subsistence, and variable housing allowance for that grade and status is reduced, as a result of such a reduction in variable housing allowance, below the monthly total of those items of pay and allowances for the month preceding the effective date of the most recent increase in the rate of basic pay for that grade.

Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §602(d)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2534; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §§602(a)–(d), 604(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 636–638; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(8), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §603(c)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1781] §602(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1445; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §602, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1575; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §§603, 604(b), 633, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1373, 1374, 1381; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §604, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §605(a)(1), (b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §§604(d), 606(a)–(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2541, 2542.

§403b · Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States

(a) Payment Authorized.—The Secretary concerned may pay a cost-of-living allowance to the eligible members of a uniformed service under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

(b) Eligible Members.—The following members are eligible to receive a cost-of-living allowance under this section:

(1) A member assigned to a high cost area in the continental United States.

(2) A member assigned to an unaccompanied tour of duty outside the continental United States if the primary dependent of the member resides in a high cost area in the continental United States.

(3) A member assigned to duty in the continental United States if the Secretary of the uniformed service concerned determines that—

(A) the primary dependent of the member must reside in a high cost area in the continental United States by reason of the member's duty location or other circumstances; and

(B) it would be inequitable for the member's eligibility for the allowance to be determined on the basis of the duty location of the member.

(c) High Cost Area Defined.—An area is a high cost area for a fiscal year for purposes of this section if the uniformed services cost of living for that area for the base period exceeds the average cost of living in the continental United States for such base period by at least the threshold percentage. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall establish the threshold percentage, except that the threshold percentage may not be less than 8 percent. The administering Secretaries shall prescribe a higher threshold percentage to be applied for a fiscal year when it is necessary to do so in order to ensure that the total amount of the payments of the cost-of-living allowance made to members of the uniformed services under this section for such fiscal year does not exceed the total amount available to all uniformed services for that fiscal year for paying such allowance.

(d) Amount of Allowance.—The cost-of-living allowance that may be paid to a member for a high cost area for a fiscal year shall be the amount that is equal to the product of—

(1) the amount of the average spendable income determined applicable for the regular military compensation level of such member under subsection (g); and

(2) the percentage equal to the excess of—

(A) the percentage by which the uniformed services cost of living for the member's high cost area for the base period exceeds the average cost of living in the continental United States for such base period, over

(B) the threshold percentage applicable to such fiscal year under subsection (c).

(e) Limitation to One Allowance.—If primary dependents of a member reside separately in different high cost areas—

(1) the member may be paid only one cost-of-living allowance under this section; and

(2) the cost-of-living allowance payable to the member shall be the highest of the amounts computed under this section for such high cost areas.

(f) Service Not Covered.—(1) A cost-of-living allowance may not be paid a member under this section for the days authorized for travel of the member in connection with a permanent change of duty station.

(2) A member of a reserve component is not eligible for a cost-of-living allowance under this section unless the member is on active duty under a call or order to active duty that—

(A) specifies a period of 140 days or more; or

(B) states that the call or order to active duty is in support of a contingency operation.

(g) Average Spendable Income.—The Secretary of Defense shall determine, using a methodology and assumptions that the Secretary considers appropriate, the amounts of average spendable income of members of the uniformed services for various ranges of regular military compensation. For purposes of this subsection, spendable income is the total amount of regular military compensation that is available for purchase of goods and services after allocation of amounts for taxes, insurance, housing, gifts and contributions, and savings.

(h) Joint Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense and the other administering Secretaries shall jointly prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(i) Other Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “primary dependent”, with respect to a member, means—

(A) the member's spouse; or

(B) in the case of an unmarried member, a dependent described in paragraph (2) or (4) of section 401(a) of this title.

(2) The term “cost of living” means a price index selected by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, from among the following indices:

(A) The Consumer Price Index (all items–United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(B) Any other index developed in the private sector that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, determines is comparable to the Consumer Price Index and is appropriate for use for purposes of this section.

(3) The term “uniformed services cost of living” means the price index selected as described in paragraph (2) and adjusted as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, considers appropriate to reflect variations between expenses of members of the uniformed services (as offset by the basic allowance for subsistence) and the corresponding expenses of persons not members of the uniformed services with regard to the following:

(A) Nonhousing costs (including costs of transportation, goods, and services, taking into consideration savings attributable to use of such military facilities as commissary stores and exchange stores).

(B) Average income tax paid.

(C) Cost of health care.

(4) The term “base period”, with respect to a fiscal year, means the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the year in which such fiscal year begins.

(5) The term “administering Secretaries” means the following:

(A) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy).

(B) The Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(C) The Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(D) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service.

(6) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.

Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §602(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2779.

§404 · Travel and transportation allowances: general

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) and under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service is entitled to travel and transportation allowances for travel performed or to be performed under orders, without regard to the comparative costs of the various modes of transportation—

(1) upon a change of permanent station, or otherwise, or when away from his designated post of duty regardless of the length of time he is away from that post;

(2) upon appointment, call to active duty, enlistment, or induction, from his home or from the place from which called or ordered to active duty to his first station;

(3) upon separation from the service, placement on the temporary disability retired list, release from active duty, or retirement, from his last duty station to his home or the place from which he was called or ordered to active duty, whether or not he is or will be a member of a uniformed service at the time the travel is or will be performed;

(4) when away from home to perform duty, including duty by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States, as the case may be, in his status as a member of the National Guard, for which he is entitled to, or has waived, pay under this title; and

(5) when not on active duty, if assigned to a Reserve school, and attending a reserve training meeting for the purpose of performing duties as an instructor at such meeting, if such meeting is 100 or more miles from the site at which the member would attend paid drills of the Reserve school to which he is assigned.

(b)(1) The Secretaries concerned may prescribe—

(A) the conditions under which travel and transportation allowances are authorized, including advance payments thereof; and

(B) the allowances for the kinds of travel, but not more than the amounts authorized in this section.

(2) In prescribing such conditions and allowances, the Secretaries concerned shall provide that a member who is performing travel under orders away from his designated post of duty and who is authorized a per diem under clause (2) of subsection (d) shall be paid for the meals portion of that per diem in a cash amount at a rate that is not less than the rate established under section 1011(a) of this title for meals sold to members. The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to a member on field duty or sea duty (as defined in regulations prescribed under section 402(e)  of this title) or a member of a unit with respect to which the Secretary concerned has determined that unit messing is essential to the accomplishment of the unit's training and readiness.

(c)(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned and as provided in paragraph (2), a member who—

(A) is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10;

(B) is retired with pay under any other law, or, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty with no single break therein or more than 90 days, is discharged with separation pay or severance pay or is involuntarily released from active duty with separation pay or readjustment pay; or

(C) is involuntarily separated from active duty during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990,

may, not later than one year from the date he is so retired, placed on that list, involuntarily separated, discharged, or released, except as prescribed in regulations by the Secretaries concerned, select his home for the purposes of the travel and transportation allowances authorized by subsection (a).

(2) A member authorized under paragraph (1) to select a home for the purposes of such allowances may select as his home—

(A) any place within the United States;

(B) the place outside the United States from which the member was called or ordered to active duty to his first duty station; or

(C) any other place.

However, if the member selects as his home a place other than a place described in clause (A) or (B) of the preceding sentence, the travel and transportation allowances authorized by subsection (a) may not exceed the allowances which would be payable if the place selected as his home were in the United States (other than Hawaii or Alaska).

(d)(1) The travel and transportation allowances authorized for each kind of travel may not be more than one of the following:

(A) Transportation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or, under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, when travel by privately owned conveyance is authorized or approved as more advantageous to the Government, a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation, at the rates provided in section 5704 of title 5.

(B) Transportation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a monetary allowance as provided in subparagraph (A), plus a payment in lieu of subsistence as provided in paragraph (2) in an amount sufficient to meet normal and necessary expenses in the area to which travel is performed.

(C) A mileage allowance at a rate per mile prescribed by the Secretaries concerned and based on distances established under subparagraph (A).

(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service entitled to travel and transportation allowances under subsection (a) is entitled to any of the following:

(A) A per diem allowance at a rate not to exceed that established by the Secretaries concerned.

(B) Reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of official travel not to exceed an amount established by the Secretaries concerned.

(C) A combination of payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).

(3) A per diem allowance or maximum amount of reimbursement established for purposes of paragraph (2) shall be established, to the extent feasible, by locality.

(4) For travel consuming less than a full day, the payment prescribed by regulation under paragraph (2) shall be allocated in such manner as the Secretaries concerned prescribe.

(e) A member who is on duty with, or is undergoing training for, the Air Mobility Command, the Marine Corps Transport Squadrons, the Fleet Tactical Support Squadrons, the Naval Aircraft Ferrying Squadrons, or any other unit determined by the Secretary concerned to be performing duties similar to the duties performed by such command or squadrons, and who is away from his permanent station, may be paid a per diem in lieu of subsistence in an amount not more than the amount to which he would be entitled if he were performing travel in connection with temporary duty without, in either case, the issuance of orders for specific travel.

(f)(1) The travel and transportation allowances authorized under this section for a member who is separated from the service or released from active duty may be paid or provided only for travel actually performed.

(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a member who is separated from the service or released from active duty and who—

(i) on the date of his separation from the service or release from active duty, has not served on active duty for a period of time equal to at least 90 percent of the period of time for which he initially enlisted or otherwise initially agreed to serve; or

(ii) is separated from the service or released from active duty under other than honorable conditions, as determined by the Secretary concerned;

may be provided travel and transportation under this section only by transportation in kind by the least expensive mode of transportation available or by a monetary allowance that does not exceed the cost to the Government of such transportation in kind.

(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to a member—

(i) who is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10;

(ii) who is separated from the service or released from active duty for a medical condition affecting the member, as determined by the Secretary concerned;

(iii) who is separated from the service or released from active duty because the period of time for which the member initially enlisted or otherwise initially agreed to serve has been reduced by the Secretary concerned and is separated or released under honorable conditions;

(iv) who is discharged under section 1173 of title 10; or

(v) who is involuntarily separated from active duty during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990.

(3) For purposes of entitlement to per diem in place of subsistence under subsection (d)(2), a member shall not be considered under subsection (a)(1) to be performing travel under orders away from his designated post of duty if such member—

(A) is an enlisted member serving his first tour of active duty;

(B) has not actually reported to a permanent duty station pursuant to orders directing such assignment; and

(C) is not actually traveling between stations pursuant to orders directing a change of station.

(g)(1)

(g) In the case of an enlisted member who is in a travel status and not entitled to receive per diem in lieu of subsistence for any day (or portion of a day) because the member is furnished meals in a Government mess, the member may not be paid a basic allowance for subsistence for such day (or portion of such day) that the member is furnished meals in a Government mess.

(h)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a member of the armed forces accompanying a Member of Congress or a congressional employee on official travel may be authorized reimbursement for actual travel and transportation expenses incurred for such travel.

(2) The reimbursement authorized in paragraph (1) may be paid—

(A) at a rate that does not exceed the rate approved for official congressional travel; and

(B) only when the travel of the member is directed or approved by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned.

(3) In this subsection:

(A) The term “Member of Congress” means a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

(B) The term “congressional employee” means an employee of a Member of Congress or an employee of Congress.

(h) (i) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service entitled to travel and transportation allowances under subsection (a) is entitled to reimbursement for parking fees, ferry fares, and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls actually incurred incident to such travel.

(i)(1) (j)(1) In the case of a member of a reserve component performing active duty for training or inactive-duty training who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation allowances in connection with such duty under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may reimburse the member for housing service charge expenses incurred by the member in occupying transient government housing during the performance of such duty.

(2) Any payment or other benefit under this subsection shall be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned.

(3) The Secretary may pay service charge expenses under paragraph (1) out of funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the reserve component concerned.

(j) (k) In this section, the term “involuntarily separated” has the meaning given that term in section 1141 of title 10.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 89–680, §1(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 89–718, §§55, 56, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1122, 1123; Pub. L. 90–168, §3, Dec. 1, 1967, 81 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 91–183, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 840; Pub. L. 94–296, §1, May 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 584; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §807(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1096; Pub. L. 96–343, §5(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §121(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §908(b), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 98–525, title V, §533(g), title VI, §613(a), title XIV, §1402(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2528, 2539, 2621; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §612(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 639; Pub. L. 99–500, §101(c) [title IX, §9073], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–113, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(c) [title IX, §9073], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–113; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §614(a), title XIII, §1343(b)(2), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3879, 3995; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(a), (d)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284, 285; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §617(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1096; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §621(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, §503(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1558; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1)–(3), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §624, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2423; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §561(l)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1668; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §§621, 622, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2784; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §621, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 363; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XII, §1252, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2698; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §602(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1772. 2698.

§404a · Travel and transportation allowances: temporary lodging expenses

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is ordered to make a change of permanent station—

(1) from any duty station to a duty station in the United States (other than Hawaii or Alaska); or

(2) from a duty station in the United States (other than Hawaii or Alaska) to a duty station outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska;

shall be paid or reimbursed for subsistence expenses actually incurred by the member and the member's dependents while occupying temporary quarters incident to that change of permanent station. In the case of a change of permanent station described in clause (1), the period for which such expenses are to be paid or reimbursed may not exceed 10 days. In the case of a change of permanent station described in clause (2), the period for which such expenses are to be paid or reimbursed may not exceed five days and such payment or reimbursement may be provided only for expenses incurred before leaving the United States (other than Hawaii or Alaska).

(b) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall prescribe average daily subsistence rates for purposes of this section for the member and for each dependent. Such rates may not exceed the maximum per diem rates prescribed under section 404(d) of this title for the area where the temporary quarters are located.

(c) A member may not be paid or reimbursed more than $110 a day under this section.

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §122(a)(1), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1002; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §613(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 640; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §621, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2422; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §621(a), (b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1682.

§405 · Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska

(a) Without regard to the monetary limitations of this title, the Secretaries concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem, considering all elements of the cost of living to members of the uniformed services under their jurisdiction and their dependents, including the cost of quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses, to such a member who is on duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, whether or not he is in a travel status. However, dependents may not be considered in determining the per diem allowance for a member in a travel status.

(b) A station housing allowance may be prescribed under this section for a member who is on duty outside of the United States without regard to costs other than housing costs and may consist of the difference between basic allowance for quarters and applicable housing cost. A station housing allowance may not be prescribed under this section for a member who is on duty in Hawaii or Alaska. A station housing allowance prescribed under this section may be paid in advance.(c) Housing cost and allowance may be disregarded in prescribing a station cost of living allowance under this section.

(c)(1) (d)(1) In the case of a member of the uniformed services authorized to receive a per diem allowance under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may make a lump-sum payment for nonrecurring expenses—

(A) incurred by the member in occupying private housing outside of the United States; and

(B) authorized or approved under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(2) Nonrecurring expenses for which a member may be reimbursed under paragraph (1) may include losses sustained by the member on the refund of a rental deposit (or other deposit made by the member to secure housing) as a result of fluctuations in the relative value of the currencies of the United States and the foreign country in which such housing is located.

(3) The Secretary concerned shall recoup the full amount of a refunded deposit referred to in paragraph (2) that was paid by the United States, including any gain resulting from a fluctuation in currency values referred to in that paragraph.

(4) Expenses for which payments are made under this subsection may not be considered for purposes of determining the per diem allowance of the member under subsection (a).

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 473; Pub. L. 89–718, §57, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 91–486, Oct. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 96–107, title VIII, §807(a), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §602(e), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2536; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(8), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §622(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §622(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1683; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(c)(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1781. 1683.

§405a · Travel and transportation allowances: departure allowances

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, when dependents of members of the uniformed services are authorized or ordered to depart by competent authority, they may be authorized such allowances as the Secretary concerned determines necessary to offset the expenses incident to the departure. Allowances authorized by this section are in addition to those authorized by any other section of this title. Such allowances may be paid in advance. For the purposes of this section, a dependent “authorized or ordered to depart by competent authority” includes—

(1) a dependent who is present at or in the vicinity of the member's duty station when the departure of dependents is authorized or ordered by competent authority and who actually moved to an authorized safe haven designated by that authority, whether such safe haven is at or in the vicinity of the member's duty station or elsewhere;

(2) a dependent who resides at or in the vicinity of a former duty station of the member following the assignment of the member elsewhere or who resides at or in the vicinity of a duty station (other than the duty station of the member) incident to orders in connection with an unaccompanied tour of duty of the member, if a departure of dependents is authorized or ordered by competent authority from the duty station at which or in the vicinity of which the dependent resides and the dependent actually moves to an authorized safe haven designated by that authority;

(3) a dependent who established a household at or in the vicinity of the member's duty station but who is temporarily absent therefrom for any reason when departure of dependents is authorized or ordered by competent authority; and

(4) a dependent who was authorized to join the member and who departed from his former place of residence incident to joining the member but who, as a result of the departure of dependents, is diverted to a safe haven designated by competent authority or is authorized to travel to a place the dependent may designate, even though he was in the United States when the departure was authorized or ordered.

(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, each member whose dependents are covered by subsection (a) is entitled to have one motor vehicle that is owned by the member (or a dependent of the member) and is for the personal use of the member or his dependents, transported at the expense of the United States to a designated place for the use of the dependents. When the dependents are permitted to rejoin the member, the vehicle may be transported at the expense of the United States to his permanent duty station.

Added Pub. L. 89–26, §1(1), May 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 116; amended Pub. L. 89–608, §2, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 851; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §2303(e), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2165; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §§121(c), 123, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1002, 1003; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, §1343(b)(3), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3995; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §625(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2424; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §622(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 363.

§406 · Travel and transportation allowances: dependents; baggage and household effects

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of a uniformed service who is ordered to make a change of permanent station is entitled to transportation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation, plus a per diem, for the member's dependents at rates prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, but not more than the rate authorized under section 404(d) of this title.

(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a member who—

(i) is separated from the service or released from active duty; and

(ii) on the date of his separation from the service or release from active duty, has not served on active duty for a period of time equal to at least 90 percent of the period of time for which he initially enlisted or otherwise initially agreed to serve,

may be provided transportation under this subsection for his dependents only by transportation in kind by the least expensive mode of transportation available or by a monetary allowance that does not exceed the cost to the Government of such transportation in kind.

(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to a member—

(i) who is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10;

(ii) who is separated from the service or released from active duty for a medical condition affecting the member, as determined by the Secretary concerned;

(iii) who is separated from the service or released from active duty because the period of time for which the member initially enlisted or otherwise initially agreed to serve has been reduced by the Secretary concerned and is separated or released under honorable conditions;

(iv) who is discharged under section 1173 of title 10; or

(v) who is involuntarily separated from active duty during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990.

(3) The allowances authorized under this subsection may be paid in advance.

(4) In this section, the term “involuntarily separated” has the meaning given that term in section 1141 of title 10.

(b)(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in connection with a change of temporary or permanent station, a member is entitled to transportation (including packing, crating, drayage, temporary storage, and unpacking) of baggage and household effects, or reimbursement therefor, within the weight allowances listed in subparagraph (C), without regard to the comparative costs of the various modes of transportation. Temporary storage in excess of 180 days may be authorized.

(B) Subject to uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, in the case of a permanent change of station in which the Secretary concerned has authorized transportation of a motor vehicle under section 2634 of title 10 (except when such transportation is authorized from the old duty station to the new duty station), the member is entitled to a monetary allowance for transportation of that motor vehicle—

(i) from the old duty station to—

(I) the customary port of embarkation which is nearest the old duty station if delivery of the motor vehicle to the port of embarkation is not made in conjunction with the member's travel to the member's port of embarkation; or

(II) the customary port of embarkation which is nearest to the member's port of embarkation if delivery of the motor vehicle to the port of embarkation is made in conjunction with the member's travel to the member's port of embarkation;

whichever is most cost-effective for the Government considering all operational, travel, and transportation requirements incident to such change of station; and

(ii) from the customary port of debarkation which has been designated by the Government as most cost-effective for the Government considering all operational, travel, and transportation requirements incident to such change of station to the new duty station.

Such monetary allowance shall be established at a rate per mile that does not exceed the rate established under section 404(d)(1) of this title. If clause (i)(I) applies to the transportation by the member of a motor vehicle from the old duty station, the monetary allowance under this subparagraph shall also cover return travel to the old duty station by the member or other person transporting the vehicle. In the case of transportation described in clause (ii), the monetary allowance shall also cover travel from the new duty station to the port of debarkation to pick up the vehicle.

(C) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the weight allowance in pounds to which a member is entitled under subparagraph (A) is determined in accordance with the following table:

Pay Grade	Without Dependents	With Dependents
O–10 to O–6	18,000	18,000
O–5	16,000	17,500
O–4	14,000	17,000
O–3	13,000	14,500
O–2	12,500	13,500
O–1	10,000	12,000
W–5	16,000	17,500
W–4	14,000	17,000
W–3	13,000	14,500
W–2	12,500	13,500
W–1	10,000	12,000
E–9	12,000	14,500
E–8	11,000	13,500
E–7	10,500	12,500
E–6	8,000	11,000
E–5	7,000	9,000
E–4	7,000	8,000
E–4	3,500	7,000
E–3	2,000	5,000
E–2	1,500	5,000
E–1	1,500	5,000

(D) In connection with the change of temporary or permanent station of a member in a pay grade below pay grade O–6, the Secretary concerned may authorize a higher weight allowance than the weight allowance determined under subparagraph (C) for the member if the Secretary concerned determines that the application of the weight allowance determined under such subparagraph would result in significant hardship to the member or the dependents of the member. An increase in weight allowance under this subparagraph may not result in a weight allowance exceeding the weight allowance specified in subparagraph (C) for pay grades O–6 to O–10. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subparagraph.

(E) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, cadets at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United States Coast Guard Academy, and midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy shall be entitled, in connection with temporary or permanent station change, to transportation of baggage and household effects as provided in subparagraph (A). The weight allowance for cadets and midshipmen is 350 pounds.

(2) The transportation and allowances authorized under paragraph (1) may be paid or provided to a member upon his separation from the service or release from active duty only if the member applies for the transportation and allowances not later than 180 days after the date of his separation or release from active duty. If a member to whom this paragraph applies has been authorized nontemporary storage under subsection (d), the 180-day period shall not begin until such authorization for nontemporary storage expires. This paragraph does not apply to a member to whom subsection (g)(1) applies.

(c) The allowances and transportation authorized by subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to those authorized by sections 403(c), 404, 404 and 405 of this title and are—

(1) subject to such conditions and limitations;

(2) for such grades, ranks, and ratings; and

(3) to and from such places;

prescribed by the Secretaries concerned. Transportation of the household effects of a member may not be made by commercial air carrier at an estimated over-all cost that is more than the estimated over-all cost of the transportation thereof by other means, unless an appropriate transportation officer has certified in writing to his commanding officer that those household effects to be so transported are necessary for use in carrying out assigned duties, or are necessary to prevent undue hardship and other means of transportation will not fill those needs. However, not more than 1,000 pounds of unaccompanied baggage may be transported by commercial air carrier, without regard to the preceding sentence, under regulations prescribed under the authority of the Secretary of Defense.

(d) The nontemporary storage of baggage and household effects may be authorized in facilities of the United States, or in commercial facilities when it is considered to be more economical to the United States. However, the weight of baggage and household effects stored, plus the weight of the baggage and household effects transported, in connection with a change of station may not be more than the maximum weight limitations in regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned when it is not otherwise fixed by law. In the event a member's baggage and household effects exceed such maximum weight limitation, the Secretary concerned, if requested to do so by the member, may pay the costs for the nontemporary storage of that excess weight and collect the amount paid from the member's pay and allowances, or collect the amount in such other manner as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate. The nontemporary storage of baggage and household effects may not be authorized for a period longer than one year from the date the member concerned is separated from the service, retired, placed on the temporary disability retired list, discharged, or released from active duty, except as prescribed in regulations by the Secretaries concerned for a member who, on that date, or at any time during the one-year period following that date, is confined in a hospital, or is in its vicinity, undergoing medical treatment; or in the case of a member who—

(1) is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10; or

(2) is retired with pay under any other law, or, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty with no single break therein of more than 90 days, is discharged with separation pay or severance pay or is involuntarily released from active duty with separation pay or readjustment pay.

Except in the case of a member who, on the date of his separation, discharge, or release, or at any time during the one-year period following that date, is confined in a hospital, or is in its vicinity, undergoing medical treatment, the cost of the storage, for the period that exceeds one year, shall be paid by the member.

(e) When orders directing a change of permanent station for the member concerned have not been issued, or when they have been issued but cannot be used as authority for the transportation of his dependents, baggage, and household effects, the Secretaries concerned may authorize the movement of the dependents, baggage, and household effects and prescribe transportation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a monetary allowance in place thereof (as the case may be), plus a per diem, as authorized under subsection (a) or (b). This subsection may be used only under unusual or emergency circumstances, including those in which—

(1) the member is performing duty at a place designated by the Secretary concerned as being within a zone from which dependents should be evacuated;

(2) orders which direct the member's travel in connection with temporary duty do not provide for return to the permanent station or do not specify or imply any limit to the period of absence from his permanent station; or

(3) the member is serving on permanent duty at a station outside the United States, in Hawaii or Alaska, or on sea duty.

(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, transportation for dependents, baggage, and household effects of a member, plus a per diem for the member's dependents, is authorized if he dies while entitled to basic pay under chapter 3 of this title.

(g)(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member who—

(A) is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10;

(B) is retired with pay under any other law, or, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty with no single break therein of more than 90 days, is discharged with separation pay or severance pay or is involuntarily released from active duty with separation pay or readjustment pay; or

(C) is involuntarily separated from active duty during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990,

is, not later than one year from the date he is so retired, placed on that list, involuntarily separated, discharged, or released, except as prescribed in regulations by the Secretaries concerned, entitled to transportation for his dependents, baggage, and household effects to the home selected under section 404(c) of this title, and to a per diem for his dependents. In addition, baggage and household effects may be shipped to a location other than the home selected by the member.

(2) If baggage and household effects of a member are shipped to a place selected by a member as his home under section 404(c) of this title that is not a place described in clause (A) or (B) of section 404(c)(2) of this title or to a location other than the home selected by the member, or if transportation is provided for a member's dependents to a place selected by the member as his home under section 404(c) of this title that is not a place described in clause (A) or (B) of section 404(c)(2) of this title, and the costs of that shipment or transportation are in excess of those that would have been incurred if the shipment had been made or the transportation had been provided to a location in the United States (other than Alaska or Hawaii), the member shall pay that excess cost.

(3) If a member authorized to select a home under section 404(c) of this title accrues that right or any entitlement under this subsection but dies before he exercises it, that right or entitlement accrues to and may be exercised by his surviving dependents or, if there are no surviving dependents, his baggage and household effects may be shipped to the home of the person legally entitled to such baggage and effects. However, if baggage and household effects are shipped under circumstances described in paragraph (2) in which the member would have been required to pay the excess costs of that shipment, the surviving dependents or the person legally entitled to the baggage and household effects, as the case may be, shall pay that excess cost.

(h)(1) If the Secretary concerned determines that it is in the best interests of a member described in paragraph (2) or the member's dependents and the United States, the Secretary may, when orders directing a change of permanent station for the member concerned have not been issued, or when they have been issued but cannot be used as authority for the transportation of the member's dependents, baggage, and household effects—

(A) authorize the movement of the member's dependents, baggage, and household effects at the station to an appropriate location in the United States or its possessions or, if the dependents are foreign nationals, to the country of the dependents’ origin and prescribe transportation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a monetary allowance in place thereof, as the case may be, plus a per diem, as authorized under subsection (a) or (b); and

(B) in the case of a member described in paragraph (2)(A), authorize the transportation of one motor vehicle, which is owned or leased by the member (or a dependent of the member) and is for the personal use of a dependent of the member, to that location by means of transportation authorized under section 2634 of title 10 or authorize the storage of the motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (b) of such section.

If the member's baggage and household effects are in nontemporary storage under subsection (d), the Secretary concerned may authorize their movement to the location concerned and prescribe transportation in kind or reimbursement therefor, as authorized under subsection (b). For the purposes of this section, a member's unmarried child for whom the member received transportation in kind to his station outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, reimbursement therefor, or a monetary allowance in place thereof and who, by reason of age or graduation from (or cessation of enrollment in) an institution of higher education, would otherwise cease to be a dependent of the member while the member was serving at that station shall still be considered as a dependent of the member.

(2) A member referred to in paragraph (1) is a member who—

(A) is serving at a station outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska;

(B) receives an administrative discharge under other than honorable conditions; or

(C) is sentenced by a court-martial—

(i) to be confined for a period of more than 30 days,

(ii) to receive a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, or

(iii) to be dismissed from a uniformed service. service,

if the sentence is approved under section 860(c)(2) of title 10.

(i) A member traveling under orders who is relieved from a duty station is entitled to transportation for his dependents, baggage, and household effects, plus a per diem for the member's dependents, regardless of the time the dependents, baggage, or household effects arrive at their destination. Appropriations of the Department of Defense available for travel or transportation that are current when the member is relieved may be used to pay for the transportation.

(j)(1) The Secretary concerned may pay a monetary allowance to a member of the armed forces or a member of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service when the member participates in a program in which baggage and household effects of the member are transported by a privately owned or rental vehicle or in which a member provides all or a part of the labor in connection with the transportation of the baggage and household effects of the member (including packing, crating, and loading) under regulations of the Secretary concerned. The allowance is not limited to reimbursement for actual expenses and may be paid in advance of the transportation of the baggage and household effects. However, the amount of the allowance shall provide a savings to the United States when the total cost of the transportation is compared with the cost that would be incurred under subsection (b).

(2) The Secretary concerned may prescribe in any regulations authorizing the payment of a monetary allowance to a member who participates in a program in which the member provides all or a part of the labor in connection with the transportation of the baggage and household effects of the member—

(A) the extent to which payment to the member will be made for such labor, and

(B) the manner in which liability will be allocated among the member, the United States, and the common carriers involved in the event of loss of or damage to any baggage or household effects packed, crated, or loaded by the member.

(3) Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for providing transportation of household effects of members of the armed forces under subsection (b) shall be available to pay the monetary allowance authorized under paragraph (1) to such members. Appropriations available to the Department of Health and Human Services for providing transportation of household effects of members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service under subsection (b) shall be available to pay the monetary allowance authorized under paragraph (1) to such members.

(k) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member with dependents who is ordered to make an overseas permanent change of station and who, in anticipation of his dependents accompanying him overseas, ships baggage and household effects to that overseas station, may be authorized a return shipment of the baggage and household effects if, after the shipment, the member's dependents are unable to accompany him overseas and the Secretary concerned determines that such inability was unexpected and uncontrollable.

(l) For the purposes of this section, the residence of a dependent of a member who is a student not living with the member while at school shall be considered to be the permanent duty station of the member or the designated residence of dependents of the member if the member's dependents are not authorized to reside with the member.

(m) No carrier, port agent, warehouseman, freight forwarder, or other person involved in the transportation of property may have any lien on, or hold, impound, or otherwise interfere with, the movement of baggage and household goods being transported under this section.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 473; Pub. L. 88–431, §1(a), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 439; Pub. L. 89–101, §2, July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 89–680, §1(2), (3), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 89–718, §§58, 59, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(6), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96–107, title VIII, §814, Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §506(7), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2919; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §121(b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, §404, Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1105; Pub. L. 97–258, §2(i)(1), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1061; Pub. L. 97–295, §3(4), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §909, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §§612(b), 614(a), 617(a), title XIII, §1303(b)(9), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 639–641, 741; Pub. L. 99–433, title VI, §602(f)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §§617(a), 620(a), (b)(1), 652(a), (b), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3880, 3882, 3888; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §616(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1096; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §602(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1976; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §623(a), (b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1447; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, §503(b), title VI, §§621, 622(a), title XIV, §1484(i)(9), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1558, 1580, 1718; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1)–(3), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, §1111(d)(4), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492; Pub. L. 102–241, §12, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2213; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §622(a), title X, §1054(a)(4), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2422, 2502; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §561(l)(1), title XI, §1182(d)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1668, 1773; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §§623, 642(a)(1), title XV, §§1502(b), 1505(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 363, 368, 506, 514; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, §368(b), title VI, §§621(a), 624, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2498, 2548; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§603(d)(1)(B), 631, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782, 1795. 2548.

Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
406(k)	37:406 (note).	Feb. 9, 1976, Pub. L. 94–212, §747, 90 Stat. 176.

§406a · Travel and transportation allowances: authorized for travel performed under orders that are canceled, revoked, or modified

Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service is entitled to travel and transportation allowances under section 404 of this title, and to transportation of his dependents, baggage, and household effects under sections 406 and 409 of this title, if otherwise qualified, for travel performed before the effective date of orders that direct him to make a change of station and that are later—

(1) canceled, revoked, or modified to direct him to return to the station from which he was being transferred; or

(2) modified to direct him to make a different change of station.

Added Pub. L. 88–238, §1(1), Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 475.

§406b · Travel and transportation allowances: members of the uniformed services attached to a ship overhauling or inactivating

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of the uniformed services who is on permanent duty aboard a ship which is being overhauled or inactivated away from its home port and whose dependents are residing at the home port of the ship is entitled to transportation, transportation in kind, reimbursement for personally procured transportation, or an allowance for transportation as provided in section 404(d)(3) of this title for round-trip travel from the port of overhaul or inactivation to the home port on or after after the thirty-first calendar day, and every sixtieth calendar day after the thirty-first calendar day after the date on which the ship enters the overhaul or inactivation port or after the date on which the member becomes permanently attached to the ship, whichever date is later. However, in no event shall the amount of reimbursement for personally procured transportation or allowance for transportation exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip air travel.

(b) Transportation in kind, reimbursement for personally procured transportation, or a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation as provided in section 404(d)(1) of this title may be provided, in lieu of the member's entitlement to transportation, for the member's dependents from the location that was the home port of the ship before commencement of overhaul or inactivation to the port of overhaul or inactivation. The total reimbursement for transportation for the member's dependents may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip travel.

(c) In any case in which a member of the uniformed services is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that undergoes a change of home port to the overhaul or inactivation port, the dependents of the member may be provided transportation allowances prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) in lieu of the transportation authorized by section 406 of this title and section 2634 of title 10.

(d) Section 421 of this title does not apply with respect to transportation or allowances provided under this section.

Added Pub. L. 91–210, §1(1), Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 53; amended Pub. L. 93–170, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 689; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(11), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 97–22, §11(b)(3)(A), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §616(a), (c)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 641; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(7), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, §1233(a)(3), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §624(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1448; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(5), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502.

§406c · Travel and transportation allowances: members assigned to a vessel under construction

(a) Allowance Authorized.—(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of the uniformed services who is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that is under construction at a location other than—

(A) the designated home port of the ship; or

(B) the area where the dependents of the member are residing,

is entitled to transportation, or an allowance for transportation under section 404(d)(3) of this title, for round-trip travel from the port of construction to either of those locations as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) A member referred to in paragraph (1) shall be entitled to such transportation or allowance on or after the thirty-first day (and every sixtieth day after the thirty-first day) after the later of—

(A) the date on which the ship enters the construction port; and

(B) the date on which the member becomes permanently assigned to the ship.

(3) The amount of reimbursement for personally procured transportation or the allowance for transportation under this subsection may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip air travel.

(b) Dependents Travel.—(1) In lieu of the entitlement of a member of the uniformed services to transportation under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide transportation in kind, reimbursement for personally procured transportation, or a monetary allowance in place of the cost of transportation as provided in section 404(d)(1) of this title for the travel of the dependents of the member from the designated home port of the ship, or the area where the dependents of the member are residing, to the port of construction.

(2) The total reimbursement for transportation for the member's dependents under paragraph (1) may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip travel.

(c) Change of Home Port.—In any case in which a member of the uniformed services assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship that undergoes a change of home port to the port at which the ship is being constructed, the dependents of such member may be provided the transportation allowances prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) in lieu of the transportation authorized by section 406 of this title and section 2634 of title 10.

(d) Application of Other Law.—Section 420 of this title does not apply with respect to transportation or allowances provided under this section.

Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §624(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1447; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §622, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1378.

§407 · Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation allowance

(a) Eligibility for Primary Dislocation Allowance.—(1) Under Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a primary dislocation allowance at the rate determined under subsection (c) dislocation allowance equal to the basic allowance for quarters for two and one-half months as provided for the member's pay grade and dependency

status.

(2) A member of the uniformed services referred to in paragraph (1) is any of the following:

(A) A member who makes a change of permanent station and status in section 403 of this title if—(1)

the member's dependents actually make an authorized move in connection with the

change, including a move by the dependents—(i) member's change of permanent station, including—(A) a move

to join the member at the member's duty station after an unaccompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty is an accompanied tour at the same station; and

(ii) (B) a move to a location designated by the member after an accompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty is an unaccompanied tour at the same duty

station.(B) A member whose station;(2) the member's

dependents actually move pursuant to section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this

title.(C) A member whose title;(3) the member's

dependents actually move from their place of residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this

title.(D) A member who title;(4) the member

is without dependents and—

(i) (A) actually moves to a new permanent station where the member is not assigned to quarters of the United States; or

(ii) (B) actually moves from a place of residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this

title.(E) A member who title; or(5) the member

is ordered to move in connection with the closure or realignment of a military installation and, as a result, the member's dependents actually move or, in the case of a member without dependents, the member actually moves.

(3) If a primary If a dislocation allowance is paid under this subsection to a member described in subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of paragraph (2), paragraph (3) or (4)(B), the member is not entitled to

another dislocation allowance as a member described in subparagraph (A) or (E) of such paragraph in connection with the same move.(b) Secondary Allowance Authorized Under Certain Circumstances.—(1) a dislocation allowance under paragraph (1) or (5).(b)

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, whenever a member is entitled to a primary dislocation allowance under subsection (a) as a member described in paragraph (2)(C) or (2)(D)(ii) of such subsection, paragraph (3) or (4)(B) of subsection (a), the member is also entitled to a secondary dislocation allowance at the rate determined under subsection (c) for the second dislocation allowance equal to the basic allowance for quarters for two months as provided for a member's pay grade and dependency status in section 403 of this title if, subsequent to the member or the member's dependents actually moving from their place of residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this title, the member or member's dependents complete that move to a new location and then actually move from that new location to another location also under circumstances described in section 406a of this title.

(2) If a secondary If a second dislocation allowance is paid under this subsection, the member is not entitled to a dislocation allowance as a member described in paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(E) under paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (a) in connection with those moves.

(c)

Dislocation Allowance Rates.—(1) The amount of the dislocation allowance to be paid under this section to a member shall be based on the member's pay grade and dependency status at the time the member becomes entitled to the allowance.

(2) The initial rate for the dislocation allowance, for each pay grade and dependency status, shall be equal to the rate in effect for that pay grade and dependency status on December 31, 1997, as adjusted by the average percentage increase in the rates of basic pay for calendar year 1998. Effective on the same date that the monthly rates of basic pay for members are increased for a subsequent calendar year, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the rates for the dislocation allowance for that calendar year by the percentage equal to the average percentage increase in the rates of basic pay for that calendar year.

(d) Fiscal Year Limitation; Exceptions.—(1)

A member is not entitled to more than one dislocation allowance under this section during a fiscal year unless—

(A) (1) the Secretary concerned finds that the exigencies of the service require the member to make more than one change of permanent station during the fiscal year;

(B) (2) the member is ordered to a service school as a change of permanent station;

(C) (3) the member's dependents are covered by section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title; or

(D) subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of subsection (a)(2) or subsection (b) apply with respect to (4) the member or the member's

dependents.(2) dependents are covered by subsection (a)(3), (a)(4)(B), or (b).

This subsection does not apply in time of national emergency declared after April 1, 1975, or in time of war.

(e) First or Last Duty.—A (d) A member is not entitled to payment of a dislocation allowance under this section when the member is ordered from the member's when ordered from his home to the member's first duty station or from the member's last duty station to

the member's home.(f) Rule of Construction.—For his home.(e) For

purposes of this section, a member whose dependents may not make an authorized move in connection with a change of permanent station is considered a member without dependents.

(g) Advance Payment.—A dislocation (f) An allowance payable under this section may be paid in advance.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 474; Pub. L. 89–26, §1(3), (4), May 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 89–718, §60, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–207, §1(4), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 651; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §124, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §611(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 639; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §619(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3881; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §613, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §624, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 363; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §622(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2548; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §632(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1795. 2548.

§408 · Travel and transportation allowances: travel within limits of duty station

(a) A member of a uniformed service may be directed, by regulations of the head of the department or agency in which he is serving, to procure transportation necessary for conducting official business of the United States within the limits of his station. Expenses so incurred by the member for train, bus, streetcar, taxicab, ferry, bridge, and similar fares and tolls, or for the use of privately owned vehicles at a fixed rate a mile plus parking fees, shall be defrayed by the department or agency under which he is serving, or the member is entitled to be reimbursed for the expense.

(b)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service who performs emergency duty described in paragraph (2) is entitled to travel and transportation allowances under section 404 of this title for that duty.

(2) The emergency duty referred to in paragraph (1) is duty that—

(A) is performed by a member under emergency circumstances that threaten injury to property of the Federal Government or human life;

(B) is performed at a location within the limits of the member's station (other than at the residence or normal duty location of the member);

(C) is performed pursuant to the direction of competent authority; and

(D) requires the member's use of overnight accommodations.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §619(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §623, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1379.

§409 · Travel and transportation allowances: house trailers and mobile homes

(a)(1) A member, or in the case of a member's death, the member's dependent, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation of baggage and household effects under section 406 of this title, may be provided transportation of a house trailer or mobile home dwelling within the continental United States, within Alaska, or between the continental United States and Alaska (or reimbursement for such transportation), if the house trailer or mobile home dwelling is intended for use as a residence by such member or dependent. Such transportation may be limited to such modes and maximum costs as may be prescribed by regulations under subsection (d).

(2) Except as provided in subsection (c), transportation of a house trailer or mobile home dwelling under paragraph (1) is in place of the transportation of baggage and household effects the member or member's dependent would otherwise be entitled to have provided.

(3) The cost of transportation of a house trailer or mobile home dwelling under paragraph (1) may not be more than the total cost of transportation (including packing, pick-up, line-haul or drayage, delivery, and unpacking) of baggage and household effects of the member or dependent having the maximum weight authorized for the member or dependent under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(4) A house trailer or mobile home dwelling in transit under this section may be stored up to 180 days in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(b) Any payment authorized by this section may be made in advance of the transportation concerned.

(c) A member or member's dependent who is entitled to the transportation of baggage or household effects from a place inside the continental United States or Alaska to a place outside the continental United States or Alaska, or from a place outside the continental United States or Alaska to a place inside the continental United States or Alaska, may be provided the transportation of a house trailer or mobile dwelling under this section, but the total cost to the Government of the transportation of baggage and household effects and the transport of a house trailer or mobile home dwelling may not exceed the cost of transporting baggage and household effects of the member or dependent having the maximum weight authorized for the member or dependent under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(d) The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(e) In this section, the term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 88–406, Aug. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 89–718, §§61, 62, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–246, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §808(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1096; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§410 · Travel and transportation allowances: miscellaneous categories

(a) The following persons are entitled to such travel and transportation allowances provided by section 404 of this title as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned—

(1) cadets of the United States Military Academy;

(2) midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy;

(3) cadets of the United States Air Force Academy;

(4) cadets of the Coast Guard Academy;

(5) applicants for enlistment;

(6) rejected applicants for enlistment;

(7) general prisoners;

(8) discharged prisoners;

(9) insane patients transferred from military hospitals to other hospitals or to their homes; and

(10) persons discharged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital after transfer from a uniformed service.

(b) The Secretary concerned shall, in prescribing allowances under subsection (a), consider the rights of the United States, as well as those of the persons concerned.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§411 · Travel and transportation allowances: administrative provisions

(a) For the administration of sections 404(a), (b), and (d)–(f), 404a, 405, 405a, 406(a)–(f), 407, 409, and 410 of this title, the Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations that are, as far as practicable, uniform for all of the uniformed services.

(b) In establishing the rates and kinds of allowances authorized by the sections of this title designated by subsection (a), the Secretaries concerned shall—

(1) consider the average cost of common carrier transportation when prescribing a monetary allowance in place of transportation;

(2) consider the current economic data on the cost of subsistence, including lodging and other necessary incidental expenses related thereto, when prescribing per diem rates and designating areas as high cost areas; and

(3) consider the average cost of transportation and current economic data on the cost of subsistence, including lodging and other necessary incidental expenses relating thereto, when prescribing mileage allowances.

(c) The Secretaries concerned shall determine what constitutes a travel status for the purposes of the sections of this title designated by subsection (a).

(d) The Secretary concerned shall define the term “permanent station” for the purposes of the sections of this title designated by subsection (a). The definition shall include a shore station or the home yard or home port of a vessel to which a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay may be ordered. An authorized change in the home yard or home port of such a vessel is a change of permanent station.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 89–26, §1(5), May 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 96–343, §5(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(12), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §122(b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§411a · Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with convalescent leave

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service is entitled to travel and transportation allowances for travel from his place of medical treatment in the continental United States to a place selected by him and approved by the Secretary concerned, and return, when the Secretary concerned determines that the member is traveling in connection with authorized leave for convalescence from illness or injury incurred while the member was eligible for the receipt of hostile fire pay under section 310 of this title.

(b) The allowances prescribed under this section may not be at rates more than the rates authorized under section 404(d)(1) of this title. Authorized travel under this section is performed in a duty status.

Added Pub. L. 90–207, §9(1), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 655.

§411b · Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with leave between consecutive overseas tours

(a)(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service stationed outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia who is ordered to a consecutive tour of duty at the same duty station or who is ordered to made a change of permanent station to another duty station outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia may be paid travel and transportation allowances in connection with authorized leave from his last duty station to a place approved by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, or to a place no farther distant than his home of record and from that place to his designated post of duty. Such allowances may be paid for the member and for the dependents of the member who are authorized to, and do, accompany him at his duty stations.

(2) Under the regulations referred to in paragraph (1), a member may defer the travel for which the member is paid travel and transportation allowances under such paragraph until not more than one year after the date on which the member begins the consecutive tour of duty at the same duty station or reports to another duty station under the order involved, as the case may be. If the member is unable to undertake the travel before the end of such one-year period as a result of duty in connection with a contingency operation, the member may defer the travel for one additional year beginning on the date the duty of the member in connection with the contingency operation ends.

(b) The allowances prescribed under this section may not exceed the rate authorized under section 404(d) of this title. Authorized travel under this section is performed in a duty status.

Added Pub. L. 93–213, §1(1), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 910; amended Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §125, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §615(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 641; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(8), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §614(d)(1), (2), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §624, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1379; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §623(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2548.

§411c · Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with leave from certain stations in foreign countries

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is serving at a duty station outside the United States in an area specifically designated for the purposes of this section by the Secretary concerned may be paid for or provided transportation for himself and his dependents authorized to reside at his duty station—

(1) to another location outside the United States having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station at which the member is serving; or

(2) to a location in the United States.

(b) The transportation authorized by this section is limited to transportation of the member, and of each dependent of the member, for one round-trip during any tour of at least 24, but less than 36, consecutive months or two round-trips during any tour of at least 36 consecutive months.

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §126(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1003; amended Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(9), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286.

§411d · Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to personal emergencies for certain members and dependents

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, transportation in accordance with subsection (b) may be provided for a member of a uniformed service and for dependents of that member authorized to reside at the member's duty station (or authorized to reside at another location and receive a station allowance) incident to emergency leave granted for reasons of a personal emergency (or in the case of transportation provided only for a dependent, under circumstances involving a personal emergency similar to the circumstances for which emergency leave could be granted a member).

(b)(1) In the case of a member stationed outside the continental United States and the dependents of such a member, transportation under this section may be provided from the location of the member or dependents, at the time notification of the personal emergency is received, or the member's permanent duty station (and if the member's dependents reside at another overseas location and receive a station allowance, from that location)—

(A) to the international airport in the continental United States closest to the location from which the member and his dependents departed; or

(B) to an airport in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any possession of the United States, or any other location outside the continental United States, as determined by the Secretary concerned.

(2) In the case of a member whose domicile is outside the continental United States and who is stationed in the continental United States and the dependents of such a member, transportation under this section may be provided from the international airport in the continental United States nearest the location of the member and dependents at the time notification of the personal emergency is received or the international airport nearest the member's permanent duty station to an international airport in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a possession of the United States, or any other location outside the continental United States, as determined by the Secretary concerned.

(3) In the case of a member stationed outside the continental United States whose dependents reside in the continental United States, transportation under this section may be provided for the member as described in paragraph (1) and for the dependents as described in paragraph (2).

(4) Whenever transportation is provided under this section, return transportation may be provided to the location from which the member or dependent departed or the member's duty station.

(c) Transportation under this section may be authorized only upon a determination that, considering the nature of the personal emergency involved, Government transportation is not reasonably available. The cost of transportation authorized under this section for a member, or the dependents of a member, may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial air travel between the applicable locations described in subsection (b).

(d) In this section, the term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §126(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1004; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §612(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2538; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §623, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2784.

§411e · Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to certain emergencies for members performing temporary duty

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station (or who is assigned to a ship or unit operating away from its home port) may be provided the travel and transportation authorized by section 404 of this title for travel performed by the member from his place of temporary duty (or from his ship or unit) to his permanent duty station (or the home port of the ship or unit) or to any other location, and return (if applicable), if such travel has been approved incident to a personal emergency of the member.

(b) Transportation under this section may be authorized only upon a determination that Government transportation is not reasonably available, considering the nature of the personal emergency involved. The cost of transportation authorized under this section may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial air travel from the member's place of temporary duty (or from his ship or unit) to the member's permanent duty station (or the home port of the ship or unit), and return (if applicable).

Added Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §126(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1004; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §623(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984.

§411f · Travel and transportation allowances: transportation for survivors of deceased member to attend the member's burial ceremonies

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, round trip travel and transportation allowances may be provided the dependents of a member who dies while on active duty or inactive duty in order that such dependents may attend the burial ceremonies of the deceased member.

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), allowances under this section are limited to travel and transportation to a location in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States and may not exceed the rates for 2 days.

(2) If a deceased member was ordered or called to active duty from a place outside the United States, Puerto Rico, or the possessions of the United States, the allowances authorized under this section may be provided to and from such place and may be extended to accommodate the time necessary for such travel.

(c) In this section, the term “dependents” includes the dependents specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 401(a) of this title. However, if no person qualifies under such paragraphs, the parents of a member (including stepparent or parent by adoption, or any person, including a former stepparent, who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least 5 years before the member became 21 years of age) may be paid the travel and transportation allowances authorized under this section.

Added Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §620(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 642; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §632(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1986; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, §204(a)(2), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 102.

§411g · Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to voluntary extensions of overseas tours of duty

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service who—

(1) is stationed outside the United States; and

(2) voluntarily agrees to extend his overseas tour of duty for a period equal to at least one-half of the overseas tour prescribed for his permanent duty station;

may be paid the transportation allowance described in subsection (b) for himself and each dependent who is authorized to, and does, accompany him.

(b) The transportation allowance authorized by subsection (a) is an allowance provided—

(1) in connection with authorized leave; and

(2) for the cost of transportation—

(A) from a member's permanent duty station to a place approved by the Secretary concerned and from that place to his permanent duty station; or

(B) from a member's permanent duty station to a place no farther distant than his home of record (if he is a member without dependents) and from that place to his permanent duty station.

(c) The transportation allowance authorized by subsection (a) may not be provided to an enlisted member who, with respect to an extension of duty described in subsection (a)—

(1) elects to receive special pay under section 314 of this title for duty performed during such extension of duty; or

(2) elects to receive rest and recuperative absence or transportation at Government expense, or any combination thereof, under section 705 of title 10 for such extension of duty.

(d) The authority under this section shall expire on October 1, 1989.

Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §614(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §624(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §653(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462.

§411h · Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the serious illness or injury of members

(a)(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, transportation described in subsection (c) may be provided for not more than two family members of a member described in paragraph (2) if the attending physician or surgeon and the commander or head of the military medical facility exercising military control over the member determine that the presence of the family member may contribute to the member's health and welfare.

(2) A member referred to in paragraph (1) is a member of the uniformed services who—

(A) is serving on active duty or is entitled to pay and allowances under section 204(g) of this title (or would be so entitled were it not for offsetting earned income described in that section);

(B) is seriously ill, seriously injured, or in a situation of imminent death, whether or not electrical brain activity still exists or brain death is declared; and

(C) is hospitalized in a medical facility in or outside the United States.

(b)(1) In this section, the term “family member”, with respect to a member, means—

(A) the member's spouse;

(B) children of the member (including stepchildren, adopted children, and illegitimate children);

(C) parents of the member or persons in loco parentis to the member, as provided in paragraph (2); and

(D) siblings of the member.

(2) Parents of a member or persons in loco parentis to a member include fathers and mothers through adoption and persons who stood in loco parentis to the member for a period not less than one year immediately before the member entered the uniformed service. However, only one father and one mother or their counterparts in loco parentis may be recognized in any one case.

(3) In this section, the term “health and welfare”, with respect to a member, includes a situation in which a decision must be made by family members regarding the termination of artificial life support being provided to the member.

(c) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transportation between the home of the family member and the location of the medical facility in which the member is hospitalized.

(d)(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may be provided by any of the following means:

(A) Transportation in-kind.

(B) A monetary allowance in place of transportation in-kind at a rate to be prescribed by the Secretaries concerned.

(C) Reimbursement for the commercial cost of transportation.

(2) An allowance payable under this subsection may be paid in advance.

(3) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not exceed the cost of government-procured commercial round-trip air travel.

Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §615(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1095; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §632(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §624, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2785.

§412 · Appropriations for travel: may not be used for attendance at certain meetings

Appropriations of the Department of Defense that are available for travel may not, without the approval of the Secretary concerned or his designee, be used for expenses incident to attendance of a member of an armed force under that department at a meeting of a technical, scientific, professional, or similar organization.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476.

§413 · Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are entitled to the allowances provided by law for the Chief of Staff of the Army.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XIII, §1314(c)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1176.

§414 · Personal money allowance

(a) In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by this title, an officer who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a personal money allowance of—

(1) $500 a year, while serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, or in an equivalent grade or rank;

(2) $1,200 a year, in place of any other personal money allowance authorized by this section while serving as Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;

(3) $2,200 a year, in addition to the personal money allowance authorized by clause (1), while serving as a senior member of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations;

(4) $2,200 a year, while serving in the grade of general or admiral, or in an equivalent grade or rank; or

(5) $4,000 a year, in place of any other personal money allowance authorized by this section, while serving as Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard.

(b) In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by law, an officer who is serving in one of the following positions is entitled to the amount set forth for that position, to be paid annually out of naval appropriations for pay, and to be spent in his discretion for the contingencies of his position—

(1) Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School—$400;

(2) Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy—$800;

(3) President of the Naval War College—$1,000;

(4) Superintendent of the Naval Academy—$5,200; and

(5) Director of Naval Intelligence—$5,200.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§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 $200 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.

An officer is not entitled to more than one allowance under this subsection.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 477; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, §202(3), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–444, §2(1), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 89–718, §63, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–83, §5(1), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 221; Pub. L. 91–278, §3(3), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 96–76, title III, §313(c), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §412, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2905; Pub. L. 97–22, §10(c), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §131(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1005; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§416 · Uniform allowance: officers; additional allowances

(a) In addition to the allowance provided by section 415 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force, an officer of the Army or the Air Force without specification of component, or a regular officer of an armed force appointed under section 2106 or 2107 of title 10 is entitled to not more than $100 as reimbursement for additional uniforms and equipment required on that duty, for each time that the officer enters on active duty for a period of more than 90 days.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a tour of active duty if—

(1) the officer, during that tour or within a period of two years before entering on that tour, received, under any law, an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance of more than $200; or

(2) the officer enters on that tour within two years after completing a period of active duty of more than 90 days’ duration.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 477; Pub. L. 88–624, §1, Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, §202(3), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–718, §63, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(13), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §663(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1465.

§417 · Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions

(a) Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title within his department. The Secretary of Transportation, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, may prescribe regulations that he considers necessary to carry out those sections for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. As far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform.

(b) Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, and subject to section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, a reserve officer of an armed force who has received a uniform and equipment allowance under section 415(a)–(c) or 416 of this title, may if a different uniform is required, be paid a uniform and equipment reimbursement upon transfer to, or appointment in, another reserve component.

(c) For the purposes of sections 415(a)–(c) and 416 of this title and subsections (a) and (b), an officer may count only that duty for which he is required to wear a uniform.

(d)(1) For purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this title, a period for which an officer of an armed force, while employed as a National Guard technician, is required to wear a uniform under section 709(b) of title 32 shall be treated as a period of active duty (other than for training).

(2) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, to an officer under section 1593 of title 10 or section 5901 of title 5 for a period of employment referred to in paragraph (1) for which an officer is paid a uniform allowance under section 415 or 416 of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, §1038(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 432.

§418 · Clothing allowance: enlisted members

(a) The President may prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing to be furnished annually to an enlisted member of the armed forces or the National Guard, and may prescribe the amount of a cash allowance to be paid to such a member if clothing is not so furnished to him.

(b) In determining the quantity and kind of clothing or allowances to be furnished pursuant to regulations prescribed under this section to persons employed as National Guard technicians under section 709 of title 32, the President shall take into account the requirement under subsection (b) of such section for such persons to wear a uniform.

(c) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may not be furnished, under section 1593 of title 10 or section 5901 of title 5 to a person referred to in subsection (b) for a period of employment referred to in that subsection for which clothing is furnished or a uniform allowance is paid under this section.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, §1038(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 432; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §654, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2583.

§419 · Civilian clothing allowance

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.

Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1)(B), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, §625, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §653(c)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462.

§420 · Allowances while participating in international sports

(a) Section 717 of title 10 does not authorize the payment of allowances at higher rates than those provided for participation in military activities not covered by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances under sections 404–411 of this title for any period during which his expenses for travel or transportation are being paid by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by section 717 of title 10.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service who has no dependents is not entitled to the basic allowances for subsistence and housing quarters authorized by sections 402 and 403 of this title for a period during which he is subsisted and quartered by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by section 717 of title 10.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 478, §419; Pub. L. 89–718, §64, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; renumbered §420, Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(d)(1)(C), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782. 1093.

§421 · Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay

A member of a uniformed service may not be paid an increased allowance under this chapter, on account of a dependent, for any period during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479, §420; renumbered §421, Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §611(a)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1093.

§422 · Cadets and midshipmen

(a) A cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy, or a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, is entitled to the allowances provided by law for a midshipman in the Navy, and to travel and transportation allowances prescribed under section 410 of this title while traveling under orders as a cadet or midshipman.

(b) Each midshipman of the Navy to whom a Navy ration is not furnished is entitled to the commuted value of the ration in money for each day that he is on active duty, including each day that he is on leave. The Secretary of the Navy may prescribe regulations stating the conditions under which the commuted value shall be allowed and may prescribe regulations establishing the rates at which the ration shall be commuted.

(c) A cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of title 10 is entitled to the same allowances as are provided for cadets and midshipmen at the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies for—

(1) initial travel to the educational institution in which matriculated;

(2) travel while under orders; and

(3) travel on discharge.

However, no allowance for travel on discharge may be paid to a discharged cadet or midshipman who continues his scholastic instruction at the same educational institution.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, §202(4), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 89–718, §63, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123.

§423 · Validity of allowance payments based on purported marriages

A payment of an allowance, based on a purported marriage, that is made under this chapter, under the Career Compensation Act of 1949, or under the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, before judicial annulment or termination of that marriage, is valid, if a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges or decrees that the marriage was entered into in good faith on the part of the spouse who is a member of a uniformed service or if, in the absence of such a judgment or decree, such a finding of good faith is made by the Secretary concerned or by a person designated by him to investigate the matter.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 479.

§424 · Band leaders

(a) The leader of the Army Band is entitled to the allowances of a captain in the Army.

(b) The leader of the United State Navy Band is entitled to the allowances of a lieutenant of the Navy.

(c) A member of the Marine Corps who is appointed as director or assistant director of the United States Marine Corps Band under section 6222 of title 10, is entitled, while serving thereunder, only to the allowances of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his allowances may not be less than those to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment under that section.

(d) The leader of the Naval Academy Band is entitled to the allowances of the pay grade prescribed for him by the Secretary of Navy under section 207(e) of this title. The second leader is entitled to the allowances of a warrant officer, W–1.

(e) The director of the Coast Guard Band is entitled to the allowances of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. However, his allowances may not be less than those to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment as director.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 89–189, §3, Sept. 17, 1965, 79 Stat. 820; Pub. L. 95–551, §3(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2069.

§425 · United States Navy Band; United States Marine Corps Band: allowances while on concert tour

While on concert tours approved by the President, the members of the United States Navy Band and the United States Marine Corps Band do not forfeit allowances.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 480.

[§426 · Repealed. Pub. L. 90–377, §10, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 288]

§427 · Family separation allowance

(a) Entitlement to Allowance.—(1) In Allowance Equal to Basic Allowance for Quarters.—In addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this title title, a member of a uniformed service with dependents who is on permanent duty outside of the United States, or in Alaska, is entitled to a monthly allowance equal to

$100 if—(A) the basic allowance for quarters payable to a member without dependents in the same pay grade if—(1)

the movement of his dependents to his permanent station or a place near that station is not authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title and his dependents do not reside at or near that station; and

(2) quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service are not available for assignment to him.

(b) Additional Separation Allowance.—(1) In addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this title, including subsection (a), a member of a uniformed service with dependents is entitled to a monthly allowance equal to $75 if—

(A) the movement of his dependents to his permanent station or a place near that station is not authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title and his dependents do not reside at or near that station;

(B) he is on duty on board a ship away from the home port of the ship for a continuous period of more than 30 days; or

(C) he is on temporary duty away from his permanent station for a continuous period of more than 30 days and his dependents do not reside at or near his temporary duty station. station; or

(D) the member is married to a member of a uniformed service, the member has no dependent other than the spouse, the two members are separated by reason of the execution of military orders, and the two members were residing together immediately before being separated by reason of execution of military orders.

(2) A member who becomes entitled to an allowance under this subsection by virtue of duty prescribed in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) for a continuous period of more than 30 days is entitled to the allowance effective as of the earlier of—

(A) the first day of that period; or

(B) the first day the member ceased being entitled to a previous allowance under this subsection by reason of the end of duty prescribed in such subparagraphs, if the member ceased being entitled to the previous allowance within 30 days before the first day of that period.

(b) Entitlement When No Residence or Household Maintained for Dependents.—An (3) An allowance is payable under subsection (a) this subsection even though the member does not maintain for his primary dependents who would otherwise normally reside with him, a residence or household, subject to his management and control, which he is likely to share with them as a common household when his duty assignment permits.

(c) Effect of Election to Serve Unaccompanied Tour of Duty.—A (4) A member who elects to serve a tour of duty unaccompanied by his dependents at a permanent station to which the movement of his dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title is not entitled to an allowance under subsection (a)(1)(A). paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection. The Secretary concerned may waive the preceding sentence in situations in which it would be inequitable to deny the allowance to the member because of unusual family or operational circumstances.

(d) Entitlement While Spouse Entitled to Basic Pay.—A member married to another member of the uniformed services becomes entitled, regardless of any other dependency status, to an allowance under subsection (a) by virtue of duty prescribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of such subsection if the members were residing together immediately before being separated by reasons of execution of military orders. (5) Section 421 of this title does not apply to bar the an entitlement to an allowance under this section. paragraph (1)(D). However, not more than one monthly allowance may be paid with respect to a married couple under this section. paragraph (1)(D) for any month.

Added Pub. L. 88–132, §11(1), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 217; amended Pub. L. 91–529, §1, Dec. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 1389; Pub. L. 91–533, §1, Dec. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 1392; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §809(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1097; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §607(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 639; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §618(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3880; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §§611(b), 625, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1376, 1379; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, §625(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2785; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §606, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §607, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2542; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§603(c)(3), 626, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1781, 1795. 2542.

§428 · Allowance for recruiting expenses

In addition to other pay or allowances authorized by law, and under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member who is assigned to recruiting duties for his armed force may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with those duties.

Added Pub. L. 92–129, title II, §205(a), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 359.

§429 · Travel and transportation allowances: minor dependent schooling

Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a uniformed service whose permanent station is outside the United States may be allowed transportation in kind for any minor dependent (or reimbursement therefor), or a monetary allowance in place of such transportation in kind, to a school operated by the Department of Defense under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) for dependents in an overseas area which is operated, and which such dependent attends, on a 5-day-a-week dormitory basis or on a 7-day-a-week dormitory basis. In the case of a dependent attending a school on a 5-day-a-week dormitory basis, the transportation in kind or allowance authorized by this section shall be for weekly trips to and from such school, and in the case of a dependent attending a school on a 7-day-a-week dormitory basis, such transportation in kind or allowances shall be for not less than three trips to and from such school during the school year.

Added Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, §1407(d)(1)(A), formerly §1407(c)(1)(A), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2367, renumbered §1407(d)(i)(A), Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, §504(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1559; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(10), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741.

§430 · Travel and transportation: dependent children of members stationed overseas

(a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a uniformed service who—

(1) is assigned a permanent duty station outside the continental United States,

(2) is accompanied by his dependents at or near his duty station (unless his only dependents are in the category of dependent described in clause (3)), and

(3) has a dependent child who is under 23 years of age attending a school in the continental United States for the purpose of obtaining a secondary or undergraduate college education,

may be paid the allowance set forth in subsection (b) if he otherwise qualifies for such allowance.

(b) A member described in subsection (a) may be paid a transportation allowance for each unmarried dependent child, who is under 23 years of age and is attending a school in the continental United States for the purpose of obtaining a secondary or undergraduate college education, of one annual trip between the school being attended and the member's duty station outside the continental United States and return. The allowance authorized by this section may be transportation in kind or reimbursement therefor, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned. However, the transportation authorized by this section may not be paid a member for a child attending a school in the continental United States for the purpose of obtaining a secondary education if the child is eligible to attend a secondary school for dependents that is located at or in the vicinity of the duty station of the member and is operated under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.).

(c) Whenever possible, the Military Airlift Command or Military Sealift Command shall be used, on a space-required basis, for the travel authorized by this section.

(d) For a member assigned to duty outside the continental United States, transportation under this section may be provided a dependent child as described in subsection (a)(3) who is attending a school in Alaska or Hawaii.

(e) The transportation allowance authorized by this section (whether transportation in kind or reimbursement) may not be paid in the case of a member assigned to a permanent duty station in Alaska or Hawaii for a child attending a school in the State of the permanent duty station.

(f) In this section, the term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.

Added Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §910(a)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 638; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §625(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1448; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1484(e)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1717; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§431 · Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency

(a) The Secretary of Defense may provide to members of the armed forces described in subsection (e) allowances and benefits comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under section 5924(4) of title 5.

(b) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.

(c) Members of the armed forces may not receive benefits under both subsection (a) and any other provision of this title for the same purpose. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.

(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to—

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces who—

(1) are assigned—

(A) to Defense AttacheÿAE1 Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or

(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged in intelligence-related duties outside the United States; and

(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of subsection (a).

Added Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1302(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 738; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–93, title V, §502(b), Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 973.

§432 · Travel and transportation: members escorting certain dependents

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service may be provided round trip transportation and travel allowances for travel performed or to be performed under competent orders as an escort for the member's dependent when travel by the dependent is authorized by competent authority and the dependent is incapable of traveling alone because of age, mental or physical incapacity, or other extraordinary circumstances.

(b) Whenever possible, the Military Airlift Command or Military Sealift Command shall be used, on a space-required basis, for the travel authorized by this section.

Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §615(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3879, §431; renumbered §432, Pub. L. 100–26, §8(b)(1), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285.

§433 · Allowance for muster duty

(a) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of the Ready Reserve who is not a member of the National Guard or of the Selected Reserve is entitled to an allowance for muster duty performed pursuant to section 12319 of title 10 if the member is engaged in that duty for at least two hours.

(b) The amount of the allowance under this section shall be 125 percent of the amount of the average per diem rate for the United States (other than Alaska and Hawaii) under section 404(d)(2)(A) of this title as in effect on September 30 of the year preceding the year in which the muster duty is performed.

(c) The allowance authorized by this section may not be disbursed in kind. The allowance may kind and shall be paid to the member before, on, or after on or before the date on which the muster duty is performed, but not later than 30 days after that date. performed. The allowance shall constitute the single, flat-rate monetary allowance authorized for the performance of muster duty and shall constitute payment in full to the member, regardless of grade or rank in which serving, as commutation for travel to the immediate vicinity of the designated muster duty location, transportation, subsistence, and the special or extraordinary costs of enforced absence from home and civilian pursuits, including such absence on weekends and holidays.

(d) A member who performs muster duty is not entitled to compensation for inactive-duty training under section 206(a) of this title for the same period.

Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, §502(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1436; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1484(h)(5), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1718; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1501(d)(4)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §627, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1795. 501.

§434 · Subsistence reimbursement relating to escorts of foreign arms control inspection teams

(a) Reimbursement of Reasonable Subsistence Costs.—Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of the armed forces may be reimbursed for the reasonable cost of subsistence incurred by the member while performing duties as an escort of an arms control inspection team of a foreign country, or any member of such a team, while the team or the team member, as the case may be, is engaged in activities related to the implementation of an arms control treaty or agreement.

(b) Period of Authority.—The authority under subsection (a) applies to the period during which the inspection team, pursuant to authority specifically provided in the applicable arms control treaty or agreement, is in the country where inspections and related activities are being conducted by the team pursuant to that treaty or agreement.

(c) Effect of Location of Member's Permanent Duty Station.—The authority under subsection (a) applies to a member of the armed forces whether the duties referred to in that subsection are performed at, near, or away from the member's permanent duty station.

Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §623(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2422.

Chapter 9. Leave

§501 · Payments for unused accrued leave

(a) In this section, the term “discharge” means—

(1) in the case of an enlisted member, separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions or appointment as an officer;

(2) in the case of an officer, separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions; and

(3) in the case of either an officer or an enlisted member, death while on active duty unless the decedent was put to death as lawful punishment for a crime or a military offense.

(b)(1) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who has accrued leave to his credit at the time of his discharge, is entitled to be paid in cash or by a check on the Treasurer of the United States for such leave on the basis of the basic pay to which he was entitled on the date of discharge.

(2) Payment may not be made under this subsection to a member who is discharged for the purpose of accepting an appointment or a warrant, or entering into an enlistment, in any uniformed service.

(3) Payment may not be made to a member for any leave he elects to have carried over to a new enlistment in any uniformed service on the day after the date of his discharge; but payment may be made to a member for any leave he elects not to carry over to a new enlistment. However, the number of days of leave for which payment is made may not exceed sixty, less the number of days for which payment was previously made under this section after February 9, 1976.

(4) A member to whom a payment may not be made under this subsection, or a member who reverts from officer to enlisted status, carries the accrued leave standing to his credit from the one status to the other within any uniformed service.

(5) The limitation in the second sentence of paragraph (3) and in subsection (f) shall not apply with respect to leave accrued—

(A) by a member of a reserve component while serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation;

(B) by a member of the armed forces in the Retired Reserve while serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation; or

(C) by a retired member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps or a member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve while the member is serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation.

(c) Unused accrued leave for which payment is made under subsection (b) is not considered as service for any purpose.

(d)(1) Payments for unused accrued leave under subsections (b) and (g), in the case of a member who dies while on active duty or in the case of a member or former member who dies after retirement or discharge and before he receives that payment, shall be made in accordance with section 2771 of title 10. In the case of a member who dies while on active duty, payment for unused accrued leave under subsections (b) and (g) shall be based upon the unused accrued leave the member carried forward into the leave year during which he died plus the unused leave that accrued to him during that leave year.

(2) The limitations in the second sentence of subsection (b)(3), subsection (f), and the second sentence of subsection (g) shall not apply with respect to a payment made under this subsection.

(e)(1) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who is discharged under other than honorable conditions forfeits all accrued leave to his credit at the time of his discharge.

(2) The Secretary concerned may require that a member of a uniformed service who is discharged before completing six months of active duty because of a failure to serve satisfactorily (as determined by the Secretary concerned) forfeit all accrued leave to his credit at the time of his discharge.

(f) The number of days upon which payment under subsection (b) or (g) is based may not exceed sixty, less the number of days for which payment has been previously made under such subsections after February 9, 1976. For the purposes of this subsection, the number of days upon which payment may be based shall be determined without regard to any break in service or change in status in the uniformed services.

(g) An officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, or an officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service on active duty, who is credited with accumulated and accrued annual leave on the date of his separation, retirement, or release from active duty, shall, if his application for that leave is approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be paid for that leave in a lump-sum on the basis of his basic pay, subsistence allowance, and allowance for quarters whether or not he is receiving that allowance on that date. However, the number of days upon which the lump-sum payment is based is subject to subsection (f). A lump-sum payment may not be made under this subsection to an officer—

(1) whose appointment expires or is terminated and who, without a break in active service, accepts a new appointment;

(2) who is retired for age in time of war and is continued on, or recalled to, active duty without a break in active service; or

(3) who is transferred to another department or agency of the United States under circumstances in which, by any other law, his leave may be transferred.

In this subsection, the term “accumulated annual leave” means unused accrued annual leave carried forward from one leave year into the next leave year, and the term “accrued annual leave” means the annual leave accruing to an officer during one leave year.

(h) Payment shall be made for all leave accumulated under section 701(g) of title 10 as soon as possible after the name of the person concerned is removed from a missing status, as defined in section 551(2) of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 89–151, §§1, 2, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 89–718, §§49(a)(1), 65, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121, 1123; Pub. L. 92–596, §2, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 94–361, title III, §304(a)–(g), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 925, 926; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(14), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §606(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §682, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 665; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(6), (9), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 286, 287; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §637, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1383; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §641, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 368.

§502 · Absences due to sickness, wounds, and certain other causes

(a) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who is absent because of sickness or wounds, or who is directed by the Secretary concerned, or his designated representative, to be absent from duty to await orders pending disability retirement proceedings for a period that is longer than the leave authorized by section 701 of title 10, is entitled to the pay and allowances to which he would be entitled if he were not so absent. A member who is absent with leave for any other reason for not longer than the leave authorized by that section is entitled to the same pay and allowances to which he would be entitled if he were not on leave, and to any additional allowances otherwise provided by law for members on leave.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) and section 701(h) of title 10, a member who is authorized by the Secretary concerned, or his designated representative, to be absent for a period that is longer than the leave authorized by section 701 of title 10 is not entitled to pay or allowances during the part of his absence that is more than the number of days’ leave authorized by that section.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 482; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(15), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, §506(b), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3865; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§503 · Absence without leave or over leave

(a) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who is absent without leave or over leave, forfeits all pay and allowances for the period of that absence, unless it is excused as unavoidable.

(b) A commissioned officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, or an officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service on active duty, who is absent without leave, forfeits all pay and allowances for the period of that absence, unless it is excused as unavoidable.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 482; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(15), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939.

§504 · Cadets and midshipmen: chapter does not apply to

This chapter does not apply to cadets at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, or cadets or midshipmen serving elsewhere in the armed forces.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 483.

Chapter 10. Payments to Missing Persons

§551 · Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) The term “dependent”, with respect to a member of a uniformed service, means—

(A) his spouse;

(B) his unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age;

(C) his dependent mother or father;

(D) a dependent designated in official records; and

(E) a person determined to be dependent by the Secretary concerned, or his designee.

(2) The term “missing status” means the status of a member of a uniformed service who is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of—

(A) missing;

(B) missing in action;

(C) interned in a foreign country;

(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or

(E) detained in a foreign country against his will.

(3) The term “pay and allowances” means—

(A) basic pay;

(B) special pay;

(C) incentive pay;

(D) basic allowance for housing; quarters;

(E) basic allowance for subsistence; and

(F) station per diem allowances for not more than 90 days.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 625; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1301(g), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 737; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(10), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(d)(1)(D), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782. 287.

§552 · Pay and allowances; continuance while in a missing status; limitations

(a) A member of a uniformed service who is on active duty or performing inactive-duty training, and who is in a missing status, is—

(1) for the period he is in that status, entitled to receive or have credited to his account the same pay and allowances, as defined in this chapter, to which he was entitled at the beginning of that period or may thereafter become entitled; and

(2) for the period, not to exceed one year, required for his hospitalization and rehabilitation after termination of that status, under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, with respect to incentive pay, considered to have satisfied the requirements of section 301 of this title so as to entitle him to a continuance of that pay.

However, a member who is performing full-time training duty or other full-time duty without pay, or inactive-duty training with or without pay, is entitled to the pay and allowances to which he would have been entitled if he had been on active duty with pay. Notwithstanding section 1523 of title 10 or any other provision of law, the promotion of a member while he is in a missing status is fully effective for all purposes.

(b) The expiration of a member's term of service while he is in a missing status does not end his entitlement to pay and allowances under subsection (a). Notwithstanding the death of a member while in a missing status, entitlement to pay and allowances under subsection (a) ends on the date—

(1) the Secretary concerned receives evidence that the member is dead; or

(2) that his death is prescribed or determined under section 555 of this title or under chapter 76 of title 10.

(c) A member is not entitled to pay and allowances under subsection (a) for a period during which he is officially determined to be absent from his post of duty without authority, and he is indebted to the United States for payments from amounts credited to his account for that period.

(d) A member who is performing full-time training duty or inactive-duty training is entitled to the benefits of this section only when he is officially determined to be in a missing status that results from the performance of duties prescribed by competent authority.

(e) A member in a missing status who is continued in that status under section 555 of this title or under chapter 76 of title 10 is entitled to be credited with pay and allowances under subsection (a).

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 625; amended Pub. L. 92–169, §1, Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 92–482, Oct. 12, 1972, 86 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 93–26, §1, Apr. 27, 1973, 87 Stat. 26; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §569(c)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 351.

§553 · Allotments; continuance, suspension, initiation, resumption, or increase while in a missing status; limitations

(a) Notwithstanding the end of the period for which it was made, an allotment, including one for the purchase of United States savings bonds, made by a member of a uniformed service before he was in a missing status may be continued for the period he is entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title.

(b) When there is no allotment in effect, or when it is insufficient for a purpose authorized by the Secretary concerned, he, or his designee, may authorize new allotments or increases in allotments that are warranted by the circumstances and payable for the period the member is entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title.

(c) The total of all allotments from the pay and allowances of a member in a missing status may not be more than the amount of pay and allowances he is permitted to allot under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

(d) A premium paid by the United States on insurance issued on the life of a member which is unearned because it covers a period after his death reverts to the appropriation of the department concerned.

(e) Subject to subsections (f) and (g), the Secretary concerned, or his designee, may, when he considers it in the interest of the member, his dependents, or the United States, direct the initiation, continuance, discontinuance, increase, decrease, suspension, or resumption of payments of allotments from the pay and allowances of a member entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title.

(f) When the Secretary concerned officially reports that a member in a missing status is alive, the payments of allotments authorized by subsections (a)–(d) may, subject to section 552 of this title, be made until the date on which, in a case covered by section 555 of this title, the Secretary concerned receives evidence, or, in a case covered by chapter 76 of title 10, the Secretary concerned determines pursuant to that chapter, that the member is dead or has returned to the controllable jurisdiction of the department concerned.

(g) A member in a missing status who is continued in that status under section 555 of this title or under chapter 76 of title 10 is entitled to have the payments of allotments authorized by subsections (a)–(d) continued, increased, or initiated.

(h) When the Secretary concerned considers it essential for the well-being and protection of the dependents of a member on active duty (other than a member entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title), he may, with or without the consent, and subject to termination at the request, of the member—

(1) direct the payment of a new allotment from the pay of the member;

(2) increase or decrease the amount of an allotment made by the member; and

(3) continue payment of an allotment of the member which has expired.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 626; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §569(c)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 351.

§554 · Travel and transportation; dependents; household and personal effects; trailers; additional movements; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable

(a) In this section, “household and personal effects” and “household effects” may include, in addition to other authorized weight allowances, one privately owned motor vehicle which may be shipped at United States expense. Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, and in place of the transportation of household and personal effects, a dependent, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation of household and personal effects under this section, may transport a house trailer or mobile dwelling within and between the areas specified in section 409 of this title for use as a residence by one of the following means—

(1) transport it and be reimbursed by the United States;

(2) deliver it to an agent of the United States for transportation by the United States or by commercial means; or

(3) have it transported by commercial means, and be reimbursed by the United States.

If a trailer or dwelling is transported under clause (2) or (3), that transportation may include one privately owned motor vehicle which may be shipped at United States expense. Transportation, and incidental costs, authorized by this section shall be at United States expense without any cost limitation, and any payment authorized may be made in advance of the transportation concerned.

(b) Transportation (including packing, crating, drayage, temporary storage, and unpacking of household and personal effects) may be provided for the dependents and household and personal effects of a member of a uniformed service on active duty (without regard to pay grade) who is officially reported as dead, injured, ill, or absent for a period of more than 29 days in a missing status—

(1) to the member's official residence of record;

(2) to the residence of his dependent, next of kin, or other person entitled to custody of the effects, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned; or

(3) on request of the member (if injured or ill), or his dependent, next of kin, or other person described in clause (2), to another location determined in advance or later approved by the Secretary concerned, or his designee.

When he considers it necessary, the Secretary concerned may, with respect to the household and personal effects of a member who is officially reported as absent for a period of more than 29 days in a missing status, authorize the nontemporary storage of those effects for a period of one year, or longer when justified. In addition, he may authorize additional movements of, and prescribe transportation for, the dependents and household and personal effects, or the dependents and house trailer or mobile dwelling, of a member who is officially reported as absent for a period of more than one year in a missing status.

(c) When a member described in subsection (b) is in an injured or ill status, transportation of dependents and household and personal effects authorized by this section may be provided only when prolonged hospitalization or treatment is anticipated.

(d) Transportation requested by a dependent may be authorized under this section only if there is a reasonable relationship between the circumstances of the dependent and the requested destination.

(e) In place of the transportation for dependents authorized by this section, and after the travel is completed, the Secretary concerned may authorize—

(1) reimbursement for the commercial cost of the transportation; or

(2) a monetary allowance at the prescribed rate for all, or that part, of the travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished.

(f) The Secretary concerned may store the household and personal effects of a member described in subsection (b) until proper disposition can be made. The cost of the storage and transportation (including packing, crating, drayage, temporary storage, and unpacking) of household and personal effects shall be charged against appropriations currently available.

(g) The Secretary concerned may, when he determines that there is an emergency and a sale would be in the best interests of the United States, provide for the public or private sale of motor vehicles and other bulky items of household and personal effects of a member described in subsection (b). Before a sale, and if practicable, a reasonable effort shall be made to determine the desires of the interested persons. The net proceeds received from the sale shall, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, be sent to the owner or other persons. If there are no such persons, or if they or their addresses are not known within one year from the date of sale, the net proceeds may be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

(h) Claims for net proceeds that are covered into the Treasury under subsection (g) may be filed with the Secretary of Defense by the rightful owners, their heirs or next of kin, or their legal representatives at any time before the end of a 5-year period from the date the proceeds are covered into the Treasury. When a claim is filed, the Secretary of Defense shall allow or disallow it. A claim that is allowed shall be paid from the appropriation for refunding money erroneously received and covered. If a claim is not filed before the end of the 5-year period from the date the proceeds are covered into the Treasury, it is barred from being acted on by the courts or the Secretary of Defense.

(i) This section does not amend or repeal—

(1) section 2575, 2733, 4712, 6522, or 9712 of title 10;

(2) section 507 of title 14; or

(3) chapter 171 of title 28.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 627; amended Pub. L. 90–83, §5(2), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 221; Pub. L. 90–236, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(7), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1315; Pub. L. 92–477, §1, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 93–548, §3, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1743; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, §1063(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1476; Pub. L. 104–316, title II, §202(s), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3845.

§555 · Secretarial review

(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), when a member of a uniformed service entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title has been in a missing status, and the official report of his death or of the circumstances of his absence has not been received by the Secretary concerned, he shall, before the end of a 12-month period in that status, have the case fully reviewed. After that review and the end of the 12-month period in a missing status, or after a later review which shall be made when warranted by information received or other circumstances, the Secretary concerned, or his designee, may—

(1) if the member can reasonably be presumed to be living, direct a continuance of his missing status; or

(2) make a finding of death.

(b) When a finding of death is made under subsection (a), it shall include the date death is presumed to have occurred for the purpose of—

(1) ending the crediting of pay and allowances;

(2) settlement of accounts; and

(3) payment of death gratuities.

That date is—

(A) the day after the day on which the 12-month period in a missing status ends; or

(B) if the missing status has been continued under subsection (a), the day determined by the Secretary concerned, or his designee.

(c) For the sole purpose of determining status under this section, a dependent of a member on active duty is treated as if he were a member. Any determination made by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, under this section is conclusive on all other departments and agencies of the United States. This subsection does not entitle a dependent to pay, allowances, or other compensation to which he is not otherwise entitled.

(d) This section does not apply in a case to which section 1502 of title 10 applies.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 628; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §569(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 351.

§556 · Secretarial determinations

(a) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may make any determination necessary to administer this chapter and, when so made, it is conclusive as to—

(1) death or finding of death;

(2) the fact of dependency under this chapter;

(3) the fact of dependency for the purpose of paying six months’ death gratuities authorized by law;

(4) the fact of dependency under any other law authorizing the payment of pay, allowances, or other emoluments to enlisted members of the armed forces, when the payments are contingent on dependency;

(5) any other status covered by this chapter;

(6) an essential date, including one on which evidence or information is received by the Secretary concerned; and

(7) whether information received concerning a member of a uniformed service is to be construed and acted on as an official report of death.

Paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (7) only apply with respect to a case to which section 555 of this title applies.

(b) When the Secretary concerned, in a case to which section 555 of this title applies, receives information that he considers establishes conclusively the death of a member of a uniformed service, he shall, notwithstanding any earlier action relating to death or other status of the member, act on it as an official report of death. After the end of the 12-month period in a missing status prescribed by section 555 of this title, the Secretary concerned, or his designee, shall, when he considers that the information received, or a lapse of time without information, establishes a reasonable presumption that a member in a missing status is dead, make a finding of death.

(c) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may determine the entitlement of a member to pay and allowances under this chapter, including credits and charges in his account, and that determination is conclusive. An account may not be charged or debited with an amount that a member captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force may receive or be entitled to receive from, or have placed to his credit by, the hostile force as pay, allowances, or other compensation.

(d) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may, when warranted by the circumstances, reconsider a determination made under this chapter, and change or modify it.

(e) When the account of a member has been charged or debited with an allotment paid under this chapter, the amount so charged or debited shall be recredited to the account of the member if the Secretary concerned, or his designee, determines that the payment was induced by fraud or misrepresentation to which the member was not a party.

(f) Except an allotment for an unearned insurance premium, an allotment paid from pay and allowances of a member for the period he is entitled to pay and allowances under section 552 of this title may not be collected from the allottee as an overpayment when it was caused by delay in receiving evidence of death. An allotment payment for a period after the end of entitlement to pay and allowances under this chapter, or otherwise, which was caused by delay in receiving evidence of death, may not be collected from the allottee or charged against the pay of the deceased member.

(g) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may waive the recovery of an erroneous payment or overpayment of an allotment to a dependent if he considers recovery is against equity and good conscience.

(h) For the sole purpose of determining pay under this section, a dependent of a member of a uniformed service on active duty is treated as if he were a member. Any determination made by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, under this section in a case to which section 555 of this title applies is conclusive on all other departments and agencies of the United States. This subsection does not entitle a dependent to pay, allowances, or other compensation to which he is not otherwise entitled.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 629; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §569(c)(4), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 351.

§557 · Settlement of accounts

(a) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may settle the account of—

(1) a member of a uniformed service for whose account payments have been made under sections 552, 553, and 555 of this title; and

(2) a survivor of a casualty to a ship, station, or military installation which results in the loss or destruction of disbursing records.

That settlement is conclusive on the accounting officers of the United States in settling the accounts of disbursing officers.

(b) Payment or settlement of an account made pursuant to a report, determination, or finding of death may not be recovered or reopened because of a later report or determination which fixes a date of death. However, an account shall be reopened and settled on the basis of a date of death so fixed which is later than that used as a basis for earlier settlements.

(c) In the settlement of his accounts, a disbursing officer is entitled, if there is no fraud or criminality by him, to credit for an erroneous payment or overpayment he made in carrying out this chapter, except section 558 of this title. Unless there is fraud or criminality by him, recovery may not be made from a civilian officer or employee or a member of a uniformed service who authorizes a payment under this chapter, except section 558 of this title.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 630; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(11), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741.

§558 · Income tax deferment

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal income tax return of, or the payment of a Federal income tax by, a member of a uniformed service who, at the time the return or payment would otherwise become due, is in a missing status, does not become due until the earlier of the following dates—

(1) the fifteenth day of the third month in which he ceased (except by reason of death or incompetency) being in a missing status, unless before the end of that fifteenth day he is again in a missing status; or

(2) the fifteenth day of the third month after the month in which an executor, administrator, or conservator of the estate of the taxpayer is appointed.

That due date is prescribed subject to the power of the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate to extend the time for filing the return or paying the tax, as in other cases, and to assess and collect the tax as provided by sections 6851, 6861, and 6871 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in cases in which the assessment or collection is jeopardized and in cases of bankruptcy or receivership.

Added Pub. L. 89–554, §5(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(16), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(c), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285.

§559 · Benefits for members held as captives

(a) In this section:

(1) The term “captive status” means a missing status of a member of the uniformed services which, as determined by the President, arises because of a hostile action and is a result of membership in the uniformed services, but does not include a period of captivity of a member as a prisoner of war if Congress provides to such member, in an Act enacted after August 27, 1986, monetary payment in respect of such period of captivity.

(2) The term “former captive” means a person who, as a member of the uniformed services, was held in a captive status.

(b)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a savings fund to which the Secretary concerned may allot all or any portion of the pay and allowances of any member of the uniformed services who is in a captive status to the extent that such pay and allowances are not subject to an allotment under section 553 of this title or any other provision of law.

(2) Amounts so allotted shall bear interest at a rate which, for any calendar quarter, shall be equal to the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with three-month maturities issued during the preceding calendar quarter. Such interest shall be computed quarterly.

(3) Amounts in the savings fund credited to a member shall be considered as pay and allowances for purposes of section 553(c) of this title and shall otherwise be subject to withdrawal under procedures which the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish.

(4) Any interest accruing under this subsection on—

(A) any amount for which a member is indebted to the United States under section 552(c) of this title shall be deemed to be part of the amount due under such section; and

(B) any amount referred to in section 556(f) of this title shall be deemed to be part of such amount for purposes of such section.

(5) An allotment under this subsection may be made without regard to section 553(c) of this title.

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the President shall make a cash payment to any person who is a former captive. Such payment shall be made before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on which the captive status of such person terminates.

(2) Except as provided in section 802 of the Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 5569 note), the amount of such payment shall be determined by the President under the provisions of section 5569(d)(2) of title 5.

(3)(A) The President—

(i) may defer such payment in the case of any former captive who during such one-year period is charged with an offense described in clause (ii), until final disposition of such charge; and

(ii) may deny such payment in the case of any former captive who is convicted of a captivity-related offense—

(I) referred to in subsection (b) or (c) of section 8312 of title 5; or

(II) under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) that is punishable by dishonorable discharge, dismissal, or confinement for one year or more.

(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A), a captivity-related offense is an offense that is—

(i) committed by a person while the person is in a captive status; and

(ii) related to the captive status of the person.

(4) A payment under this subsection is in addition to any other amount provided by law.

(5) Any amount due a person under this subsection shall, after the death of such person, be deemed to be pay and allowances for the purposes of this chapter.

(6) Any payment made under paragraph (1) that is later denied under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) is a claim of the United States Government for purposes of section 3711 of title 31.

(d) A determination by the President under subsection (a)(1) or (c) is final and is not subject to judicial review.

Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, §806(a)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 884; amended Pub. L. 100–26, §8(e)(11), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1484(d)(4), (e)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1717; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1)–(4), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(6), (c)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502.

Chapter 11. Payments to Mentally Incompetent Persons

§601 · Applicability

This chapter applies to—

(1) members of a uniformed service who are on active duty (other than for training) or who are on a retired list of that service; and

(2) members of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 483.

§602 · Payments: designation of person to receive amounts due

(a) Active duty pay and allowances, amounts due for accrued or accumulated leave, or retired or retainer pay, that are otherwise payable to a member to whom this chapter applies and who, in the opinion of a board of medical officers or physicians, is mentally incapable of managing his affairs, may be paid for that member's use or benefit to any person designated by the Secretary concerned, or by any officer to whom he delegates his authority under this section, without the appointment in judicial proceedings of a committee, guardian, or other legal representative.

(b) The board shall consist of at least three qualified medical officers or physicians, one of whom is specially qualified in the treatment of mental disorders, appointed from available medical officers or physicians under his jurisdiction by the head of whichever of the following is providing medical treatment for the member, or by a person designated by that head—

(1) Department of the Army;

(2) Department of the Navy;

(3) Department of the Air Force;

(4) Department of Health and Human Services; or

(5) Department of Veterans Affairs.

If the hospitalization or medical care of the member is not provided by the United States, the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of the department having jurisdiction of the member.

(c) A payment made to a person who is designated under this section discharges the obligation of the United States as to the amount paid.

(d) A person serving in a legal, medical, fiduciary, or other capacity, may not demand or accept a fee, commission, or other charge for any service performed under this chapter.

(e) This section does not apply in any case in which a legal committee, guardian, or other representative has been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, except as to payments made before the paying agency of the department concerned receives notice of that appointment.

(f) A person who is designated to receive payments under this section shall furnish satisfactory assurance that the amounts received by him will be applied to the use and benefit of the incompetent member, and, where the payments may reasonably be expected to be more than $1,000, shall provide a suitable bond to be paid for out of amounts due the incompetent member.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 483; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(17), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, §1621(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1604.

§603 · Regulations

The Secretary concerned and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, §1621(b)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1604.

§604 · Determination of Secretary final

The determination as to the person authorized to receive a payment under section 602 of this title is final and is not subject to review by an official of the United States or a court.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 89–718, §66, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123.

Chapter 13. Allotments and Assignments of Pay

§701 · Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps; contract surgeons

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned, a commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may transfer or assign his pay account, when due and payable.

(b) A contract surgeon, or contract dental surgeon, of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, on duty in Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, or Puerto Rico, may transfer or assign his pay account, when due and payable, under the regulations prescribed under subsection (a).

(c) An enlisted member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may not assign his pay, and if he does so, the assignment is void.

(d) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps and a contract surgeon of the Army, Navy, or Air Force may make allotments from the pay of the member or surgeon for the purpose of supporting relatives or for any other purpose that the Secretary considers proper. Such allotments may include a maximum of six allotments considered to be discretionary under such regulations. For a member or former member entitled to retired or retainer pay, a maximum of six discretionary allotments authorized during active military service may be continued into retired status, and new discretionary allotments may be authorized so long as the total number of discretionary allotments does not exceed six.

(e) If an allotment made under subsection (d) is paid to the allottee before the disbursing officer receives a notice of discontinuance from the officer required by regulation to furnish the notice, the amount of the allotment shall be credited to the disbursing officer. If an allotment is erroneously paid because the officer required by regulation to so report failed to report the death of the allotter or any other fact that makes the allotment not payable, the amount of the payment not recovered from the allottee shall, if practicable, be collected by the Secretary concerned from the officer who failed to make the report.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 89–718, §67, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §683(a)(1), (2), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 665; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §651(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2582.

[§702 · Repealed. Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §683(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 665]

§703 · Allotments: members of Coast Guard

Members of the Coast Guard may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, make allotments from their pay and allowances.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314.

§704 · Allotments: officers of Public Health Service

Commissioned officers of the Public Health Service who are on active duty may, under regulations prescribed by the President, make allotments from their pay.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 485.

[§705 · Repealed. Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §683(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 665]

§706 · Allotments: commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may make allotments or assignments of their pay.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 485; Pub. L. 89–718, §49(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(18)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939.

§707 · Allotments: members of the National Guard

(a) The Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, may allow a member of the National Guard who is not on active duty to make allotments from his pay under sections 204 and 206 of this title for the payment of premiums under a group life insurance program sponsored by the military department of the State in which such member holds his National Guard membership or by the National Guard association of such State if the State or association concerned has agreed in writing to reimburse the United States for all costs incurred by the United States in providing for such allotments. The amount of such costs and procedures for reimbursements shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense and his determination shall be conclusive. All amounts of reimbursements for such costs received by the United States from a State or an association shall be credited to the appropriations or funds against which charges have been made for such costs.

(b) The United States is not liable for loss or damage suffered by a person as a result of an error made by an officer or employee of the United States in carrying out the allotment program under subsection (a).

Added Pub. L. 93–289, §11(a), May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 172; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 97–295, §3(5), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1304; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

Chapter 15. Prohibitions and Penalties

[§801 · Repealed. Pub. L. 103–355, title VI, §6001(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3362]

§802 · Forfeiture of pay during absence from duty due to disease from intemperate use of alcohol or drugs

A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, on active duty who is absent from his regular duties for a continuous period of more than one day because of disease that is directly caused by and immediately follows his intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or habit-forming drugs is not entitled to pay for the period of that absence. However, a member whose pay is forfeited for more than one month is entitled to $5 for personal expenses for each full month that his pay is forfeited. Determinations of periods and causes of absence under this section shall be made as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, and are final.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 485.

§803 · Commissioned officers of Army or Air Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls

A commissioned officer of the Army or the Air Force who is dropped from the rolls under section 1161(b) of title 10 for absence without authority for three months forfeits all pay due or to become due.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 486.

[§804 · Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, §1122(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 463]

[§805 · Repealed. Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §683(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 665]

Chapter 17. Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits

§901 · Wartime pay of officer of armed force exercising command higher than his grade

In time of war, an officer of an armed force who is serving with troops operating against an enemy and who exercises, under assignment in orders issued by competent authority, a command above that pertaining to his grade, is entitled to the pay and allowances (not above that of pay grade O–7) appropriate to the command so exercised.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 486.

§902 · Pay of crews of wrecked or lost naval vessels

(a) When the accounts of the disbursing officer of a naval vessel are lost as a result of the destruction of the vessel, his return for the last month may, unless there is official evidence to the contrary, be used in computing later credits to and settling accounts of persons, other than officers, carried on his accounts. If the return for the last month has not been made, the pay accounts may be settled on principles of equity and justice.

(b) When a naval vessel is lost or has not been heard from for so long that her loss may be presumed, the Secretary of the Navy may fix the date of loss of the vessel for the purpose of settling the accounts of persons aboard other than officers.

(c) When the crew of a naval vessel is separated from that vessel because of her wreck, loss, or destruction, the pay and emoluments of those officers and enlisted members that the Secretary considers (because of the sentence of a court-martial or the finding of a court of inquiry, or by other satisfactory evidence) to have done their utmost to save the vessel and, after the wreck, loss, or destruction, to have behaved themselves according to the discipline of the Navy, continue and shall be paid to them until their discharge or death, whichever is earlier.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 486; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, §118, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3836.

§903 · Retired members recalled to active duty; former members

A retired member or former member of a uniformed service, or a member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, who is serving on active duty is entitled to the pay and allowances to which he is entitled, under this title, for the grade, rank, or rating in which he is serving. In addition, while on active duty, he is entitled to the pay and allowances, while on leave of absence or while sick, of a member of a uniformed service of similar grade, rank, or rating who is entitled to basic pay.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 487.

[§904 · Repealed. Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §403(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2904]

§905 · Reserve officers of the Navy or Marine Corps not on the active-duty list: effective date of pay and allowances

(a) A reserve officer who is promoted under chapter 1405 of title 10 to a grade above lieutenant (junior grade) in the Naval Reserve or above first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which promoted for duty performed from the date on which he becomes eligible for promotion to that grade.

(b) A reserve officer who is promoted under section 14308(b) of title 10 to the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) in the Naval Reserve or first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve is entitled to the pay and allowances of the higher grade for duty performed from the date given him as his date of rank.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 95–377, §9, Sept. 19, 1978, 92 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §403(b), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2904; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1676(b)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3019.

§906 · Extension of enlistment: effect on pay and allowances

A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, who extends his enlistment under section 509 of title 10 is entitled to the same pay and allowances as though he had reenlisted. For the purposes of determining entitlement to reenlistment bonus or to travel and transportation allowances upon discharge, all such extensions of an enlistment are considered one continuous extension.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 90–235, §2(c), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 757.

§907 · Enlisted members and warrant officers appointed as officers: pay and allowances stabilized

(a) An enlisted member who accepts an appointment as an officer shall, for service as an officer, be paid the greater of—

(1) the pay and allowances to which he is entitled as an officer; or

(2) the pay and allowances to which he would be entitled if he were in the last enlisted grade he held before his appointment as an officer.

(b) A warrant officer who accepts an appointment as a commissioned officer in a pay grade above W–4 shall, for service as such a commissioned officer, be paid the greater of—

(1) the pay and allowances to which he is entitled as such a commissioned officer;

(2) the pay and allowances to which he would be entitled if he were in the last warrant officer grade he held before his appointment as such a commissioned officer; or

(3) in the case of an officer who was formerly an enlisted member, the pay and allowances to which he would be entitled if he were in the last enlisted grade he held before his appointment as an officer.

(c) For the purposes of this section—

(1) the pay and allowances of a grade formerly held by an officer include—

(A) subject to subsection (d), special and incentive pays under chapter 5 of this title; and

(B) subject to subsection (e), allowances under chapter 7 of this title; and

(2) the rates of pay and allowances of a grade which an officer formerly held are those to which the officer would have been entitled had he remained in that grade and continued to receive the increases in pay and allowances authorized for that grade, as otherwise provided in this title.

(d) In determining the amount of the pay and allowances of a grade formerly held by an officer, incentive pay for hazardous duty under section 301 of this title, special pay for diving duty under section 304 of this title, for duty at a hardship duty location certain places under section 305 of this title, and for sea duty under section 305a of this title, and proficiency pay under section 307 of this title may be considered only so long as the officer continues to perform the duty creating the entitlement to or eligibility for that pay and would otherwise be eligible to receive that pay in his former grade.

(e) The clothing allowance under section 418 of this title may not be considered in determining the amount of the pay and allowances of a grade formerly held by an officer if the officer is entitled to a uniform allowance under section 415 of this title.

Added Pub. L. 91–484, §1(1), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1083; amended Pub. L. 96–343, §6(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §619(d), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1790. 117.

§908 · Employment of reserves and retired members by foreign governments

(a) Congressional Consent.—Subject to subsection (b), Congress consents to the following persons accepting civil employment (and compensation for that employment) for which the consent of Congress is required by the last paragraph of section 9 of article I of the Constitution, related to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or titles from a foreign government:

(1) Retired members of the uniformed services.

(2) Members of a reserve component of the armed forces.

(3) Members of the Commissioned Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service.

(b) Approval Required.—A person described in subsection (a) may accept employment or compensation described in that subsection only if the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of State approve the employment.

(c) Military Service in Foreign Armed Forces.—For a provision of law providing the consent of Congress to service in the military forces of certain foreign nations, see section 1060 of title 10.

Added Pub. L. 97–295, §3(6)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1304; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIV, §1433(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, §1070(d)(6), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2858.

Chapter 19. Administration

§1001 · Regulations relating to pay and allowances

(a) A Secretary of a military department may not prescribe a regulation under this title or any other law, relating to the pay and allowances of members of an armed force under that department, unless it has been approved under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(b) Regulations of the Secretary concerned relating to pay and allowances matters, similar to those covered by subsection (a), for members of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service, shall, as far as practicable, conform to regulations approved under that subsection.

(c) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may obtain from the Comptroller General an advisory opinion with respect to a proposed regulation especially affecting a department under that Secretary's jurisdiction.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 89–718, §§49(a)(1), 69, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1121, 1123; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§1002 · Additional training or duty without pay: Reserves and members of National Guard

(a) A member of the National Guard, or of a reserve component of a uniformed service, may, with his consent, be given additional training or other duty as provided by law, without pay, as may be authorized by the Secretary concerned.

(b) A member who performs training or other duty without pay under subsection (a) may, in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be authorized the travel and transportation allowances prescribed by section 404(a)–(d), and (f), of this title for travel performed to and from that training or duty, and, during the performance of that training or duty, be furnished with subsistence and quarters in kind or commutation thereof at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary concerned.

(c) This section does not authorize compensation for work or study performed by a member of a reserve component in connection with correspondence courses of an armed force.

(d) This section does not apply to a member who is entitled to basic pay under chapter 3 of this title.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117.

§1003 · Assimilation of pay and allowances

Chapters 3 and 5 and sections 402–407, 409–411, and 414 of this title apply equally to persons who are not serving as members of a uniformed service but whose pay or allowances, or both, are assimilated under law or a regulation prescribed under law, to the pay or allowances, or both, of commissioned officers, warrant officers, or enlisted members of any grade, rank, or rating in any uniformed service.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490.

§1004 · Computation of pay and allowances for month or part of month

A member of a uniformed service who is entitled to pay and allowances under this title for a continuous period of less than one month is entitled to his pay and allowances for each day of that period at the rate of 1/30 of the monthly amount of his pay and allowances. The thirty-first day of a calendar month may not be excluded from a computation under this section.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490.

§1005 · Army and Air Force: prompt payments required

Members of the Army and of the Air Force shall be paid at such times that arrears will at no time be more than two months, unless circumstances make further arrears unavoidable.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490.

§1006 · Advance payments

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service may be paid in advance—

(1) not more than three months’ pay of such member upon such member's change of permanent station; or

(2) the amount of an allotment made from such member's pay to a dependent if such member is assigned or scheduled for assignment to sea duty or other duty with a unit or command deployed or to be deployed outside the United States and the allotment is made by such member not more than sixty days before the scheduled date of the assignment of such member to such duty.

(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service 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 a uniformed service who is on duty outside the United States, or other place designated by the Secretary of Defense, of not more than two months’ basic pay may be made to a member if the member or the dependents of the member 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). An advance may be made on the basis of the evacuation of a member's dependents only if all dependents of members of the uniformed services are ordered evacuated from the place where the member's dependents are located. In the case of a member with dependents, the payment may be made directly to dependents previously designated by the member. The Secretary concerned or his designee may waive any right of recovery of not more than one month's basic pay advanced under this subsection if he finds that recovery of the advance would be against equity and good conscience or against the public interest.

(d) If a person to whom an advance of pay is made under subsection (a), (b), or (c) dies or is separated from his uniformed service, before liquidation of that advance, the amount re maining 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) shall be uniform for all of the uniformed services.

(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, an advance of pay of not more than three months’ pay may be made to an officer of 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.

(g) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the dislocation allowance authorized by section 407 of this title for a member of a uniformed service whose dependents are covered by section 405a(a) of this title may be paid in advance of the evacuation of the dependents and to the dependents designated by the member.

(h) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31, the Secretary concerned may, when the last day of the pay period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, authorize the payment of pay and allowances to members of uniformed service under his jurisdiction on the preceding workday but not more than three days before the last day of that pay period. If a member dies after he has received an advance payment under this subsection, but before the last day of the pay period for which the payment is made, no part of the amount so advance is recoverable by the United States.

(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not more than one month's pay may be paid in advance to a member of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program upon reporting for a period of active duty required by section 2121(c) of title 10.

(j) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not more than one month's pay may be paid in advance to a member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who is ordered to field training or a practice required under section 2109 of title 10.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 89–26, §1(6), May 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 89–193, Sept. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 823; Pub. L. 89–718, §70, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 90–623, §3(1), (9), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314, 1315; Pub. L. 96–76, title III, §313(b), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 96–215, §3, Mar. 25, 1980, 94 Stat. 123; Pub. L. 96–343, §8, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(23), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, §131(b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1005; Pub. L. 97–258, §3(j), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(12), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §602(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3874; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, §602(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2420; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, §605(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679.

§1007 · Deductions from pay

(a) The pay of an officer of an armed force may be withheld, under section 5512 of title 5, only for an indebtedness to the United States admitted by the officer or shown by the judgment of a court, or upon a special order issued in the discretion of the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of an officer of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy), or upon the denial of relief of an officer pursuant to section 3527 of title 31.

(b) An amount due to the United States from an enlisted member of the Army or the Air Force for articles sold to him on credit under section 4621(a)(1) or 9621(a)(1) of title 10, as the case may be, shall be deducted from the next pay due him after the sale is reported. An amount due the United States from an enlisted member of the Army or the Air Force for tobacco sold to him by the United States under section 4623 or 9623 of title 10 shall be deducted from his pay in the manner provided for the settlement of clothing accounts.

(c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an amount that a member of the uniformed services is administratively determined to owe the United States or any of its instrumentalities may be deducted from his pay in monthly installments. However, after the deduction of pay forfeited by the sentence of a court-martial, if any, or otherwise authorized by law to be withheld, the deductions authorized by this section may not reduce the pay actually received for any month to less than one-third of his pay for that month.

(d) Subject to subsection (c), an amount due the United States from an enlisted member of the Army or the Air Force may be deducted from his pay on final statement, or from his savings on his clothing allowance.

(e) The amount of any damage, or cost of repairs, to arms or equipment caused by the abuse or negligence of a member of the Army or the Air Force, as the case may be, who had the care of, or was using, the property when it was damaged, shall be deducted from his pay.

(f) If, upon final settlement of the accounts of an officer of the Army or the Air Force charged with the issue of an article of military supply, there is a deficiency of that article, or if an article of military supply with whose issue an officer is charged is damaged, the value of the lost article or the amount of the damage shall be charged against the officer and deducted from his monthly pay, unless he shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, by one or more affidavits setting forth the circumstances, that he was not at fault.

(g) An amount due the United States from an officer of the Army or the Air Force for rations bought on credit, and for articles bought on credit under section 4621(a)(1) or 9621(a)(1) of title 10, shall be deducted from the next pay due that officer after the sale is reported.

(h)(1) Upon request by a service relief society and subject to paragraph (2), an amount owed by a member of the uniformed services to the relief society may be deducted from the pay on final statement of such member and paid to that relief society.

(2) An amount may not be deducted under paragraph (1) from the pay of a member unless the Secretary concerned makes a determination of the amount owed in accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (c). Any amount determined to be owed to a service relief society under this paragraph shall be considered an amount that the member is administratively determined to owe the United States under subsection (c) and shall be collectible in accordance with such subsection.

(3) The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.

(4) In this subsection, the term “service relief society” means the Army Emergency Relief, the Air Force Aid Society, the Navy Relief Society, or the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.

(i)(1) There shall be deducted each month from the pay of each enlisted member, warrant officer, and limited duty officer of the armed forces on active duty an amount (determined under paragraph (3)) not to exceed $1.00.

(2) Amounts deducted under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.

(3) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Armed Forces Retirement Home Board, shall determine from time to time the amount to be deducted under paragraph (1) from the pay of enlisted members, warrant officers, and limited duty officers on the basis of the financial needs of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. The amount to be deducted may be fixed at different amounts on the basis of grade or length of service, or both.

(4) In this subsection, the term “armed forces” does not include the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

(5) This subsection does not apply to an enlisted member, warrant officer, or limited duty officer of a reserve component.

Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 89–718, §§71, 72, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1124; Pub. L. 90–83, §5(3), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 221; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIII, §1305, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2613; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §684, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, §633(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1105; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, §343(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, §1533(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(7), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, §371(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2735; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title IX, §913(c)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, §1009(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2635.

§1008 · Presidential recommendations concerning adjustments and changes in pay and allowances

(a) The President shall direct an annual review of the adequacy of the pays and allowances authorized by this title for members of the uniformed services.

(b) Whenever the President considers it appropriate, but in no event later than January 1, 1967, and not less than once each four years thereafter, he shall direct a complete review of the principles and concepts of the compensation system for members of the uniformed services. Upon completion of such review he shall submit a detailed report to Congress summarizing the results of such review together with any recommendations he may have proposing changes in the statutory salary system and other elements of the compensation structure provided members of the uniformed services.

Added Pub. L. 89–132, §2(a), Aug. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 546; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §642(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 368.

§1009 · Adjustments of

monthly basic pay(a) Adjustment Required.—Whenever compensation(a) Whenever the General Schedule of compensation for Federal classified employees, employees as contained in section 5332 of title 5, is adjusted upward as provided in section 5303 of such title, 5 is adjusted upward, the President shall immediately make an upward adjustment in the the—(1) monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of this

title.(b) Effectiveness of Adjustment.—An title;

(2) basic allowance for subsistence authorized enlisted members and officers by section 402 of this title; and

(3) basic allowance for quarters authorized members of the uniformed services by section 403(a) of this title.

(b) An

adjustment under this section

shall—

(1) have the force and effect of law; and

(2) shall have the force and effect of law and shall—(1)

carry the same effective date as that applying to the compensation adjustments provided General Schedule

employees.(c) Equal Percentage Increase for All Members.—Subject to subsection (d), an adjustment under this section shall employees;

(2) be based on the rates of the various elements of compensation as defined in, or made under, section 402 or 403 of this title or this section; and

(3) subject to subsections (c) and (d),

provide all eligible members with an increase in the monthly basic pay each element of compensation, set forth in subsection (a), which is of the same percentage as the overall average percentage increase in the General Schedule rates of both basic pay and locality pay basic pay for civilian employees.

(d) Allocation of Increase Among Pay Grades and Years-of-Service.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), whenever (c)(1) Whenever the President determines such action to be in the best interest of the Government, he may is authorized to allocate the overall percentage increase in the average percentage of any increase described in subsection (b)(3) among the elements of compensation specified in subsection (a) on a percentage basis other than an equal percentage basis; however, the amount allocated to the element of monthly basic pay under subsection (a) may not be less than 75 percent of the amount that would have been allocated to the element of basic pay under subsection (b)(3).

(2) Under regulations prescribed by the President, whenever the President exercises his authority under paragraph (1) to allocate the elements of compensation specified in subsection (a) on a percentage basis other than an equal percentage basis, he may pay to each member without dependents who, under section 403(b) or (c) of this title, is not entitled to receive a basic allowance for quarters, an amount equal to the difference between (1) the amount of such increase under paragraph (1) in the amount of the basic allowance for quarters which, but for section 403(b) or (c) of this title, such member would be entitled to receive, and (2) the amount by which such basic allowance for quarters would have been increased under subsection (b)(3) if the President had not exercised such authority.

(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), whenever the President determines such action to be in the best interest of the Government, he may allocate the overall percentage increase in the element of basic pay that would otherwise be effective after any allocation made under subsection (c) among such pay grade and years-of-service categories as he considers appropriate.

(2) In making any allocation of an overall percentage increase in basic pay under paragraph (1)—

(A) the amount of the increase in basic pay for any given pay grade and years-of-service category after any allocation made under this subsection or under subsection (c) (or under both such subsections) may not be less than 75 percent of the amount of the increase in the monthly element of basic pay that would otherwise have been effective with respect to such pay grade and years-of-service category under subsection (c); (b)(3); and

(B) the overall percentage increase in the monthly basic pay elements of compensation specified in subsection (a) in the case of any member of the uniformed services with four years or less service may not exceed the overall percentage increase in the General Schedule rates of basic pay for civilian employees.

(e) Notice of Allocations.—Whenever Whenever the President plans to exercise the authority of the President under subsection his authority under subsection (c) or (d) with respect to any anticipated increase in the monthly basic pay compensation of members of the uniformed services, the President shall advise he shall advise the Congress, at the earliest practicable time prior to the effective date of such increase, regarding the proposed allocation of such increase.

(f)

Protection of Member's Total Compensation While Performing Certain Duty.—(1) The total daily equivalent amount of the elements of compensation described in paragraph (3), together with other pay and allowances under this title, to be paid to a member of the uniformed services who is temporarily assigned to duty away from the member's permanent duty station or to duty under field conditions at the member's permanent duty station shall not be less, for any day during the assignment period, than the total amount, for the day immediately preceding the date of the assignment, of the elements of compensation and other pay and allowances of the member.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an element of compensation or other pay or allowance of a member during an assignment described in such paragraph to the extent that the element of compensation or other pay or allowance is reduced or terminated due to circumstances unrelated to the assignment.

(3) The elements of compensation referred to in this subsection mean—

(A) the monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of this title;

(B) the basic allowance for subsistence authorized members of the uniformed services by section 402 of this title; and

(C) the basic allowance for housing authorized members of the uniformed services by section 403 of this title.

(g) Quadrennial Assessment of Allocations.—The

The allocations of increases made under this section shall be assessed in conjunction with the quadrennial review of military compensation required by section 1008(b) of this title.

Added Pub. L. 93–419, §4, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; amended Pub. L. 94–361, title III, §303, July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 925; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §803, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1091; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §516(24), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2939; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §642(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 368; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§604(a)(1), 605, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1783, 1784. 368.

“Rate of Monthly Basic Pay

Pay Grade	24–26 Years of Service
E–7	$2,359.30
E–8	$2,639.70
E–9	$2,977.70
W–4	$3,430.90
W–5	$3,827.30
O–6	$5,417.70

“BASIC PAY

	Years of service computed under section 205
	22 or less	Over 22	Over 26
W–5	3455.90	3587.10	3846.30

“BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS

Pay grade	Without dependents		With dependents
	Full rate	Partial rate
W–5	573.00	25.20	626.40

Schedule 8Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Servicespart i—monthly basic pay

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
O–10	$7,566.30	$7,832.40	$7,832.40	$7,832.40	$7,832.40
O–9	6,705.60	6,881.40	7,028.10	7,028.10	7,028.10
O–8	6,073.50	6,255.90	6,404.10	6,404.10	6,404.10
O–7	5,046.60	5,389.80	5,389.80	5,389.80	5,631.60
O–6	3,740.40	4,109.40	4,379.10	4,379.10	4,379.10
O–5	2,991.90	3,512.70	3,755.70	3,755.70	3,755.70
O–4	2,521.50	3,070.80	3,275.40	3,275.40	3,336.30
O–3	2,343.30	2,619.90	2,801.10	3,099.00	3,247.50
O–2	2,043.60	2,231.70	2,681.10	2,771.40	2,828.70
O–1	1,774.20	1,846.50	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70
$7,360.20	$7,619.10	$7,619.10	$7,619.10	$7,619.10
O–9	6,522.90	6,693.90	6,836.70	6,836.70	6,836.70
O–8	5,908.20	6,085.50	6,229.80	6,229.80	6,229.80
O–7	4,909.20	5,243.10	5,243.10	5,243.10	5,478.30
O–6	3,638.40	3,997.50	4,259.70	4,259.70	4,259.70
O–5	2,910.30	3,417.00	3,653.40	3,653.40	3,653.40
O–4	2,452.80	2,987.10	3,186.30	3,186.30	3,245.40
O–3	2,279.40	2,548.50	2,724.90	3,014.70	3,159.00
O–2	1,987.80	2,170.80	2,608.20	2,695.80	2,751.60
O–1	1,725.90	1,796.10	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
O–10	$8,133.00	$8,133.00	$8,583.60	$8,583.60	$9,197.70
O–9	7,206.60	7,206.60	7,506.60	7,506.60	8,133.00
O–8	6,881.40	6,881.40	7,206.60	7,206.60	7,506.60
O–7	5,631.60	5,958.00	5,958.00	6,255.90	6,881.40
O–6	4,379.10	4,379.10	4,379.10	4,527.90	5,243.70
O–5	3,755.70	3,868.80	4,077.60	4,350.90	4,676.70
O–4	3,483.30	3,721.20	3,930.30	4,109.40	4,290.30
O–3	3,363.60	3,546.00	3,721.20	3,812.40	3,812.40
O–2	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70
O–1	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70
$7,911.60	$7,911.60	$8,349.90	$8,349.90	$8,947.20
O–9	7,010.40	7,010.40	7,302.00	7,302.00	7,911.60
O–8	6,693.90	6,693.90	7,010.40	7,010.40	7,302.00
O–7	5,478.30	5,795.70	5,795.70	6,085.50	6,693.90
O–6	4,259.70	4,259.70	4,259.70	4,404.60	5,100.90
O–5	3,653.40	3,763.50	3,966.60	4,232.40	4,549.20
O–4	3,388.50	3,619.80	3,823.20	3,997.50	4,173.30
O–3	3,272.10	3,449.40	3,619.80	3,708.60	3,708.60
O–2	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60
O–1	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
O–10	$9,197.70	*$9,813.60	*$9,813.60	*$9,813.60	*$10,424.70
O–9	8,133.00	8,583.60	8,583.60	8,583.60	9,197.70
O–8	7,832.40	8,133.00	8,333.70	8,333.70	8,333.70
O–7	7,354.80	7,354.80	7,354.80	7,354.80	7,354.80
O–6	5,511.30	5,631.60	5,958.00	6,159.30	6,461.70
O–5	4,944.30	5,094.60	5,272.50	5,272.50	5,272.50
O–4	4,407.90	4,407.90	4,407.90	4,407.90	4,407.90
O–3	3,812.40	3,812.40	3,812.40	3,812.40	3,812.40
O–2	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70	2,828.70
O–1	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70	2,231.70
$8,947.20	*$9,546.30	*$9,546.30	*$9,546.30	*$10,140.90
O–9	7,911.60	8,349.90	8,349.90	8,349.90	8,947.20
O–8	7,619.10	7,911.60	8,106.60	8,106.60	8,106.60
O–7	7,154.40	7,154.40	7,154.40	7,154.40	7,154.40
O–6	5,361.30	5,478.30	5,795.70	5,991.60	6,285.60
O–5	4,809.60	4,955.70	5,128.80	5,128.80	5,128.80
O–4	4,287.90	4,287.90	4,287.90	4,287.90	4,287.90
O–3	3,708.60	3,708.60	3,708.60	3,708.60	3,708.60
O–2	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60	2,751.60
O–1	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80	2,170.80

* Basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is $9,225.00 $9,016.80 per month.

Commissioned officers with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer

Pay Grade	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10
O–3E	$3,099.00	$3,247.50	$3,363.60	$3,546.00
O–2E	2,771.40	2,828.70	2,918.40	3,070.80
O–1E	2,231.70	2,384.10	2,471.70	2,561.70
$3,014.70	$3,159.00	$3,272.10	$3,449.40
O–2E	2,695.80	2,751.60	2,838.90	2,987.10
O–1E	2,170.80	2,319.30	2,404.50	2,491.80
	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
O–3E	$3,721.20	$3,868.80	$3,868.80	$3,868.80
O–2E	3,188.10	3,275.40	3,275.40	3,275.40
O–1E	2,650.50	2,771.40	2,771.40	2,771.40
$3,619.80	$3,763.50	$3,763.50	$3,763.50
O–2E	3,101.40	3,186.30	3,186.30	3,186.30
O–1E	2,578.20	2,695.80	2,695.80	2,695.80
	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
O–3E	$3,868.80	$3,868.80	$3,868.80	$3,868.80
O–2E	3,275.40	3,275.40	3,275.40	3,275.40
O–1E	2,771.40	2,771.40	2,771.40	2,771.40
$3,763.50	$3,763.50	$3,763.50	$3,763.50
O–2E	3,186.30	3,186.30	3,186.30	3,186.30
O–1E	2,695.80	2,695.80	2,695.80	2,695.80

Warrant Officers

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
W–5
W–4	$2,387.40	$2,561.70	$2,561.70	$2,619.90	$2,739.30
W–3	2,169.90	2,353.80	2,353.80	2,384.10	2,412.00
W–2	1,900.50	2,056.20	2,056.20	2,115.90	2,231.70
W–1	1,583.40	1,815.30	1,815.30	1,967.10	2,056.20
$2,322.30	$2,491.80	$2,491.80	$2,548.50	$2,664.60
W–3	2,110.80	2,289.60	2,289.60	2,319.30	2,346.30
W–2	1,848.60	2,000.10	2,000.10	2,058.30	2,170.80
W–1	1,540.20	1,765.80	1,765.80	1,913.40	2,000.10
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
W–5
W–4	$2,859.90	$2,979.90	$3,188.10	$3,336.30	$3,453.60
W–3	2,588.40	2,739.30	2,828.70	2,918.40	3,005.70
W–2	2,353.80	2,443.20	2,532.60	2,619.90	2,712.00
W–1	2,144.40	2,231.70	2,323.50	2,412.00	2,501.70
$2,781.90	$2,898.60	$3,101.40	$3,245.40	$3,359.40
W–3	2,517.90	2,664.60	2,751.60	2,838.90	2,923.80
W–2	2,289.60	2,376.60	2,463.60	2,548.50	2,638.20
W–1	2,085.90	2,170.80	2,260.20	2,346.30	2,433.60
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
W–5		$4,074.60	$4,228.80	$4,351.20	$4,534.50
W–4	$3,546.00	3,660.30	3,782.70	3,900.60	4,077.60
W–3	3,099.00	3,219.90	3,336.30	3,336.30	3,453.60
W–2	2,801.10	2,889.00	3,005.70	3,005.70	3,005.70
W–1	2,588.40	2,681.10	2,681.10	2,681.10	2,681.10
	$3,963.60	$4,113.60	$4,232.70	$4,410.90
W–4	$3,449.40	3,560.70	3,679.80	3,794.40	3,966.60
W–3	3,014.70	3,132.30	3,245.40	3,245.40	3,359.40
W–2	2,724.90	2,810.40	2,923.80	2,923.80	2,923.80
W–1	2,517.90	2,608.20	2,608.20	2,608.20	2,608.20

part ii—rate

Enlisted Members

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
E–9
E–8
E–7
$1,626.30	$1,755.60	$1,820.10	$1,884.30	$1,948.50
E–6	1,398.90	1,524.90	1,588.20	1,655.70	1,718.10
E–5	1,227.60	1,336.20	1,401.00	1,462.20	1,558.20
E–4	1,144.80	1,209.30	1,280.40	1,379.10	1,433.70
E–3	1,079.10	1,137.90	1,183.20	1,230.30	1,230.30
E–2	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30
E–1	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10
E–1	856.80	$1,581.90	$1,707.90	$1,770.60	$1,833.00	$1,895.40
E–6	1,360.80	1,483.50	1,545.00	1,610.70	1,671.30
E–5	1,194.30	1,299.90	1,362.90	1,422.30	1,515.90
E–4	1,113.60	1,176.30	1,245.60	1,341.60	1,394.70
E–3	1,049.70	1,107.00	1,151.10	1,196.70	1,196.70
E–2	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10
E–1	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90
E–1	833.40
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
E–9		$2,777.40	$2,839.80	$2,904.00	$2,970.90
E–8	$2,328.90	2,396.10	2,458.80	2,522.70	2,589.60
E–7	2,010.60	2,074.80	2,139.60	2,236.20	2,299.80
E–6	1,779.90	1,845.30	1,940.10	2,001.30	2,065.80
E–5	1,621.80	1,685.70	1,748.10	1,779.90	1,779.90
E–4	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70
E–3	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30
E–2	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30
E–1	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10
	$2,701.80	$2,762.40	$2,824.80	$2,889.90
E–8	$2,265.60	2,330.70	2,391.90	2,454.00	2,519.10
E–7	1,955.70	2,018.40	2,081.40	2,175.30	2,237.10
E–6	1,731.30	1,794.90	1,887.30	1,946.70	2,009.40
E–5	1,577.70	1,639.80	1,700.40	1,731.30	1,731.30
E–4	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70
E–3	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70
E–2	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10
E–1	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90
E–1
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
E–9	$3,037.50	$3,096.00	$3,258.60	$3,385.50	$3,576.00
E–8	2,648.40	2,713.50	2,873.10	3,000.90	3,193.50
E–7	2,363.40	2,394.30	2,555.10	2,682.30	2,873.10
E–6	2,097.00	2,097.00	2,097.00	2,097.00	2,097.00
E–5	1,779.90	1,779.90	1,779.90	1,779.90	1,779.90
E–4	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70	1,433.70
E–3	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30	1,230.30
E–2	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30	1,038.30
E–1	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10	926.10
E–1
$2,954.70	$3,011.70	$3,169.80	$3,293.40	$3,478.50
E–8	2,576.40	2,639.70	2,794.80	2,919.30	3,106.50
E–7	2,298.90	2,329.20	2,485.50	2,609.10	2,794.80
E–6	2,040.00	2,040.00	2,040.00	2,040.00	2,040.00
E–5	1,731.30	1,731.30	1,731.30	1,731.30	1,731.30
E–4	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70	1,394.70
E–3	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70	1,196.70
E–2	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10	1,010.10
E–1	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90	900.90
E–1

part ii—basic allowance for quarters rates

Pay Grade	Without dependents		With dependents
	Full rate	Partial rate
Commissioned officers
O–10	$824.70	$50.70	$1,015.20
O–9	824.70	50.70	1,015.20
O–8	824.70	50.70	1,015.20
O–7	824.70	50.70	1,015.20
O–6	756.60	39.60	914.10
O–5	728.70	33.00	881.10
O–4	675.30	26.70	776.70
O–3	541.20	22.20	642.60
O–2	429.30	17.70	548.70
O–1	361.50	13.20	490.50
Commissioned officers with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer
O–3E	$548.40	$22.20	$690.60
O–2E	496.80	17.70	623.10
O–1E	427.20	13.20	575.70
Warrant officers
W–5	$686.10	$25.20	$749.70
W–4	609.30	25.20	687.30
W–3	512.10	20.70	629.70
W–2	454.80	15.90	579.30
W–1	380.70	13.80	501.00
Enlisted members
E–9	$500.40	$18.60	$659.70
E–8	459.30	15.30	608.10
E–7	392.40	12.00	564.60
E–6	355.20	9.90	521.70
E–5	327.60	8.70	469.20
E–4	285.00	8.10	408.00
E–3	279.60	7.80	379.80
E–2	227.10	7.20	361.50
E–1	202.50	6.90	361.50

part iii—basic allowance for subsistence

Officers (per month)	$154.16
		E–1 (less than	All
	4 months of	Other
	active duty)	Enlisted
Enlisted members (per day):
When on leave or authorized to mess separately	$6.79	$7.36
When rations in-kind are not available	7.65	8.30
When assigned to duty under emergency conditions where no messing facilities of the United States are available	10.16	10.99

part iv—rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay

Section Referred to in Other Sections

§1010 · Commissioned officers: promotion; effective date for pay and allowances

An officer of a uniformed service who is promoted to a grade above second lieutenant or ensign is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which promoted on the effective date of the promotion.

Added Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §403(c), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2905.

§1011 · Mess operation: reimbursement of expenses

(a) The Secretary of Defense shall, by regulation, establish rates for meals sold at messes to officers, civilians, and enlisted members. Such rates shall be established at a level sufficient to provide reimbursement of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned, but members of the uniformed services and civilians in a travel status receiving a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence shall be charged at a rate of not less than $2.50 per day. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the United States, the Secretary may reduce a rate for meals established under this subsection by the amount of that rate attributable to operating expenses.

(b) For the purposes of this section, payment for meals at the rates established under this section may be made in cash or, in the case of enlisted members or civilian employees, by deduction from pay. Members of organized nonprofit youth groups sponsored at either the national or local level, when extended the privilege of visiting a military installation or when residing at a military installation pursuant to an agreement in effect on June 30, 1986, and permitted to eat in the general mess by the commanding officer of the installation, shall pay the commuted ration cost of such meal or meals.

(c) Spouses and dependent children of enlisted members in pay grades E–1, E–2, E–3, and E–4 may not be charged for meals sold at messes in excess of a level sufficient to cover food costs.

(d) When the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish rates for meals sold at Coast Guard dining facilities, provide for reimbursement of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned, and reduce the rates for such meals when the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the United States to do so.

Added Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, §413, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2906; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VIII, §810(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 681; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, §655, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3891; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, §321, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1413; Pub. L. 104–324, title II, §214(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3915.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

§1012 · Disbursement and accounting: pay of enlisted members of the National Guard

Amounts appropriated for the pay, under subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 206, section 301(f), section 402(b)(3), and section 1002 of this title, of enlisted members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States for attending regular periods of duty and instruction shall be disbursed and accounted for by the Secretary of Defense. All such disbursements shall be made for 3-month periods for units of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and on pay rolls prepared and authenticated as prescribed in those regulations.

Added Pub. L. 97–258, §2(i)(2)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1061; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(b)(13)(A), (B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §602(c)(2), title IX, §913(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 357, 411.

§1013 · Payment of compensation for victims of terrorism

Any benefit or payment pursuant to section 559 of this title, or section 1032 or 1095a or chapter 110 of title 10, shall be paid out of funds available to the Secretary concerned for military personnel.

Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, §801(e)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 888; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1233(g)(4), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1484(h)(6), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1718.

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§1014 · Payment date for pay and allowances

(a) Amounts of basic pay, basic allowance for housing, quarters, basic allowance for subsistence, and other payments of military compensation (other than travel and transportation allowances and separation allowances) shall be paid on the first day of the month beginning after the month during which the right to such compensation accrues.

(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude one payment in midmonth for any element of compensation and does not affect any authority to make advance payments of pay and allowances.

Added Pub. L. 99–500, §101(c) [title IX, §9103(1)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–118, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(c) [title IX, §9103(1)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–118, §1013; renumbered §1014, Pub. L. 100–26, §8(b)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §603(d)(1)(E), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1782.

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