---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 U.S.C. § 306a"
title: "37"
title_heading: "Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services"
number: "306a"
heading: "Special pay: members assigned to international military headquarters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/37/306a"
units:
  - "Chapter 5 — Special and Incentive Pays"
  - "Subchapter I — Existing Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities"
---

# §306a. Special pay: members assigned to international military headquarters


Not more than nine [members](/usc/37/101.md?p=23) of the [armed forces](/usc/37/101.md?p=4), including [members](/usc/37/101.md?p=23) detailed to international military headquarters, may be paid [pay](/usc/37/101.md?p=21) and allowances at rates referred to in section 625(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ([22 U.S.C. 2385(d)](/usc/22/2385.md?p=d)).


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1402(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in the following prior appropriations acts:

Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8005], 98 Stat. 1904, 1922.

Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 708, 97 Stat. 1438.

Dec. 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 708], 96 Stat. 1833, 1850.

Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 708, 95 Stat. 1579.

Dec. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 708, 94 Stat. 3081.

Dec. 21, 1979, Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, § 708, 93 Stat. 1152.

Oct. 13, 1978, Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, § 808, 92 Stat. 1244.

Sept. 21, 1977, Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, § 807, 91 Stat. 899.

Sept. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 1291.

Feb. 9, 1976, Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 168.

Oct. 8, 1974, Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, § 807, 88 Stat. 1225.

Jan. 2, 1974, Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, § 707, 87 Stat. 1038.

Oct. 26, 1972, Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, § 707, 86 Stat. 1196.

Dec. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, § 707, 85 Stat. 727.

Jan. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, § 807, 84 Stat. 2030.

Dec. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, § 607, 83 Stat. 480.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of Title 10, Armed Forces.