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[76 Stat. 466]
PUBLIC LAW 87-000—MMMM. DD, 1962
[76 Stat. 466]

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PUBLIC LAW 87-649-SEPT. 7, 1962

[76 STAT.

duty, or on duty in any place outside the United States, or in Alaska or Hawaii, entitled to special pay at the following monthly rates: Pay grade E-9 E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E-1

Monthly rate $22.50 22.60 22.60 20.00 16.00 13.00 9.00 8.00 8.00

(b) Appropriations of the Department of Defense may not be paid, as foreign duty pay under subsection (a) of this section, to a member of a uniformed service who is a resident of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession, unless that member is serving in an area outside Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, or a possession, of which he is a resident, as the case may o e. § 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 0 - 3, 0 - 4, 0 - 5, or 0 - 6 and who is performing the duties of such a position, at the following monthly rates: Pay grade 0-« 0-6 0-4 0-3

Monthly rate $150 100 60 60

(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 oi officers on active duty (other than for training) in an armed force in pay grade 0 - 3, and not more than 10 percent of the number of officers on active duty in an armed force in pay grade 0 - 4, 0 - 5, or 0 - 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 the Treasury 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 or 303 of this title. (f) The Secretary of Defense shall report to Congress by March 1 of each year on the administration of this section within each military department during the preceding calendar year. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make a similar report for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.