118 STAT. 1945 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 SEC. 605. IMMEDIATE LUMP SUM REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNUSUAL NONRECURRING EXPENSES INCURRED FOR DUTY OUT SIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT.—Section 405 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) NONRECURRING EXPENSES.—(1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the uniformed services on duty as described in subsection (a) for a nonrecurring expense incurred by the member incident to such duty that— ‘‘(A) is directly related to the conditions or location of the duty; ‘‘(B) is of a nature or a magnitude not normally incurred by members of the uniformed services on duty inside the conti nental United States; and ‘‘(C) is not included in the per diem determined under subsection (b) as payable to the member under subsection (a). ‘‘(2) Any reimbursement provided to a member under paragraph (1) is in addition to a per diem payable to that member under subsection (a).’’. (b) USE OF DEFINED TERM CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.— (1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska’’ and inserting ‘‘outside of the continental United States’’. (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 405. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the continental United States’’. (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 405 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘405. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the con tinental United States.’’. SEC. 606. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN COMBAT ZONES TO RECEIVE LIMITED ADVANCES ON FUTURE BASIC PAY. (a) ADVANCEMENT OF BASIC PAY.—Chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 212. Advancement of basic pay: members deployed in com bat zone for more than one year ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY; AMOUNT ADVANCED.—If a member of the armed forces is assigned to duty in an area for which special pay under section 310 of this title is available and the assignment is pursuant to orders specifying an assignment of one year or more (or the assignment is extended beyond one year), the member may request, during the period of the assignment, the advanced payment of not more than three months of the basic pay of the member. ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST.—A request by a member described in subsection (a) for the advanced payment of a single month of basic pay shall be granted. The Secretary concerned may grant a member’s request for a second or third month of advanced basic pay during the assignment upon a showing of finan cial hardship.
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