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 117 STAT. 1502

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(e) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS.— Section 324(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. SEC. 615. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR DUTY INVOLVING SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ANTARCTICA OR THE ARCTIC ICEPACK.

37 USC 301 note.

(a) ADDITIONAL TYPE OF DUTY ELIGIBLE FOR PAY.—Section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(12) involving use of ski-equipped aircraft on the ground in Antarctica or on the Arctic ice-pack; or’’. (b) MONTHLY AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘(12)’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(13)’’. (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), and (f)(2)(A) of such section are amended by striking ‘‘clause’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’. (2) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (12) of section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(3), shall apply to duty described in such paragraph that is performed on or after October 1, 2003. SEC. 616. SPECIAL PAY FOR RESERVE OFFICERS HOLDING POSITIONS OF UNUSUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OF CRITICAL NATURE.

(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 306 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; (B) by striking ‘‘who is entitled to the basic pay of pay grade O–6 or below and’’ and inserting ‘‘described in paragraph (2)’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) An officer of the armed forces referred to in paragraph (1) is an officer who is entitled to the basic pay under section 204 of this title, or the compensation under section 206 of this title, of pay grade O–6 or below.’’; (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): ‘‘(b) If an officer entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title is paid special pay under subsection (a) for the performance of duties in a position designated under such subsection, 1⁄30 of the monthly the special pay shall be paid at the rate of rate authorized by such subsection for each day of the performance of duties in the designated position.’’. (b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is amended—

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