Section 1 Standardization of payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty
Payment to reserve component members as if duty were performed on active duty by members entitled to basic pay— Section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (f)(1), by inserting “or to a member covered by subsection (g)” before the period in the last sentence; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(g) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or the National Guard, entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title who performs, under orders, duty described in subsection (a)(3) in a month is entitled to an increase in compensation for that month equal to the amount provided for in the second sentence of subsection (c)(1) as if such duty had been performed by the member while entitled to basic pay.”
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2019, and shall apply with respect to duty performed in any month beginning on or after that date.