Sec. 612. REPORT ON IMMINENT DANGER PAY AND HOSTILE FIRE PAY

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## SEC. 612 REPORT ON IMMINENT DANGER PAY AND HOSTILE FIRE PAY ###

(a)Report Required Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report examining the current processes for awarding imminent danger pay and hostile fire pay to members of the Armed Forces. ###

(b)Elements This report under this section shall include the following: ####

(1)An analysis of difficulties in implementing the current system. ####

(2)An explanation of how geographic regions are selected to be eligible for such pay and the criteria used to define these regions. ####

(3)An examination of whether the current geographic model is the most appropriate way to award such pay, including the following: #####

(A)A discussion of whether the current model most accurately reflects the realities of modern warfare and is responsive enough to the needs of members. #####

(B)Whether the Secretary believes it would be appropriate to tie such pay to specific authorizations for deployments (including deployments of special operations forces) in addition to geographic criteria. #####

(C)A description of any change the Secretary would consider to update such pay to reflect the current operational environment. #####

(D)How the Secretary would implement each change under subparagraph (C). #####

(E)Recommendations of the Secretary for related regulations or legislative action. ## Subtitle C Other Matters