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 98 STAT. 2542

Regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984

"(b) The Secretary concerned shall determine which enlisted members under his jurisdiction are to be paid special duty assignment pay under subsection (a) of this section. He shall also designate those skills within each armed force under his jurisdiction for which special duty assignment pay is authorized and shall prescribe the criteria under which members of that armed force are eligible for special duty assignment pay in each skill. He may increase, decrease, or abolish such pay for any skill. "(c) 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 Transportation for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.". (2) The item relating to such section 307 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended to read as follows: "307. Special pay: special duty assignment pay for enlisted members.".

37 USC 307 note. Ante, p. 2541. Prohibition.

Effective date. 37 USC 305a note.

(3) A member of the uniformed services who, on September 30, 1984, was entitled to special pay under section 307 of title 37, United States Code, as in effect on such date, may continue to be paid the special pay authorized by such section as though the amendments made by this subsection had not been made. However, a member may not be paid the special pay authorized by such section as in effect on September 30, 1984, and the special pay authorized by such section as amended by this section. (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1984. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF INCENTIVE PAY FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY

SEC. 624. (a) Section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out clauses (3) and (5) and redesignating clause (4) as clause (3) and clauses (6) through (13) as clauses (4) through (11), respectively; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out "(10), (11), or (12)" and inserting in lieu thereof "or (10),"; and (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out "(13)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(11)". 37 USC 301 note. (b) A member of the uniformed services who is entitled on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act to receive incentive pay Supra. under section 301(a)(5) (for the performance of duty involving intimate contact with persons afflicted with leprosy) shall continue to be entitled to such pay under such section as in effect on that day so long as the member continues (without a break) to be assigned to perform such duties on and after that day. PART D—HEALTH CARE MATTERS EXTENSION OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD

S E C 631. (a)(1) Section 1074a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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