Sec. 616. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER SPECIAL PAY AND HAZARDOUS DUTY SPECIAL PAY

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## SEC. 616 MODIFICATION OF QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER SPECIAL PAY AND HAZARDOUS DUTY SPECIAL PAY ###

(a)Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger Pay Section 310 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “for any month or portion of a month” and inserting “for any day or portion of a day”; ####

(2)by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following new subsection (b): > > ### “(b) Special Pay Amount > > > ####

(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of special pay authorized by subsection

(a)for qualifying service during a day or portion of a day shall be the amount equal to 1/30th of the maximum monthly amount of special pay payable to a member as specified in paragraph (3). > > > #### “(2) > > In the case of a member who is exposed to hostile fire or a hostile mine explosion event in or for a day or portion of a day, the Secretary concerned may, at the election of the Secretary, pay the member special pay under subsection

(a)for such service in an amount not to exceed the maximum monthly amount of special pay payable to a member as specified in paragraph (3). > > > #### “(3) > > The maximum monthly amount of special pay payable to a member under this subsection for any month is $225.” > . ####

(3)in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “for any day (or portion of a day) of” before “not more than three additional months”; and ####

(4)in subsection (d)(2), by striking “any month” and inserting “any day”. ###

(b)Hazardous Duty Pay Section 351(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking “ receipt of hazardous duty pay, ” and all that follows and inserting > “receipt of hazardous duty pay— > > > ##### “(A) > > in the case of hazardous duty pay payable under paragraph

(1)of subsection (a), the Secretary concerned— > > > ###### “(i) > > shall prorate the payment amount to reflect the duration of the member’s actual qualifying service during the month; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > in the case of a member who is exposed to hostile fire or an explosion of a hostile explosive device in or for a day or portion of a day, may, at the election of the Secretary, pay the member hazardous duty pay in an amount not to exceed the entire amount of hazardous duty pay that would be payable to the member under such paragraph

(1)for the month in which the duty concerned occurs (with the total amount of hazardous duty pay paid the member under this clause in any given month not to exceed such entire amount); and > > > ##### “(B) > > in the case of hazardous duty pay payable under paragraph

(2)or

(3)of subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may prorate the payment amount to reflect the duration of the member’s actual qualifying service during the month.” > . ## Subtitle C Travel and Transportation Allowances Generally