37 USC 310 – Special pay: duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger
(a)
(1) the member was entitled to basic pay or compensation under section 204 or 206 of this title; and
(2) the member—
(A) was subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;
(B) was on duty in an area in which the member was in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines and in which, during the period the member was on duty in the area, other members of the uniformed services were subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;
(C) was killed, injured, or wounded by hostile fire, explosion of a hostile mine, or any other hostile action; or
(D) was on duty in a foreign area in which the member was subject to the threat of physical harm or imminent danger on the basis of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions.
Terms Used In 37 USC 310
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
(b)
(2) In the case of a member who is exposed to hostile fire or a hostile mine explosion event in or for a day or portion of a day, the Secretary concerned may, at the election of the Secretary, pay the member special pay under subsection (a) for such service in an amount not to exceed the maximum monthly amount of special pay payable to a member as specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The maximum monthly amount of special pay payable to a member under this subsection for any month is $225.
(c)
(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to a member who—
(A) is injured or wounded under the circumstances described in subsection (a)(2)(C) and is hospitalized for the treatment of the injury or wound; or
(B) while in the line of duty, incurs a wound, injury, or illness in a combat operation or combat zone designated by the Secretary of Defense and is hospitalized outside of the theater of the combat operation or the combat zone for the treatment of the wound, injury, or illness.
(d)
(2) A member may not be paid more than one special pay under this section for any day. A member may be paid special pay under this section in addition to any other pay and allowances to which he may be entitled.
(e)