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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 305b. Special pay: service as member of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
(a) Special Pay Authorized. - The Secretary of a military
department may pay special pay under this subsection to members of
an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are
entitled to basic pay under section 204 and are assigned by orders
to duty as members of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support
Team if the Secretary determines that the payment of such special
pay is needed to address recruitment or retention concerns in that
armed force.
(b) Monthly Rate. - The monthly rate of special pay under
subsection (a) may not exceed $150.
(c) Inclusion of Reserve Component Members Performing Inactive
Duty Training. - (1) To the extent funds are made available to
carry out this subsection, the Secretary of a military department
may pay the special pay under subsection (a) to members of a
reserve component of the armed forces who are entitled to
compensation under section 206 of this title and who perform duty
under orders as members of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil
Support Team.
(2) The amount of the special pay for a member referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be equal to 1/30 of the monthly special pay
rate in effect under subsection (b) for each day on which the
member performs duty under orders as members of a Weapons of Mass
Destruction Civil Support Team.
(d) Regulations. - Special pay under this section shall be
provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense.
(e) Definition. - In this section, the term "Weapons of Mass
Destruction Civil Support Team" means a team of members of the
reserve components of the armed forces that is established under
section 12310(c) of title 10 in support of emergency preparedness
programs to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving
the use of a weapon of mass destruction.
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