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37 U.S.C. 436: High-deployment allowance: lengthy or numerous deployments; frequent mobilizations

Created in 1999 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 991.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 inserted "section 12304b of title 10 or" before "a provision of law referred to". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–81 substituted "may pay" for "shall pay" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (a)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(5)(A), substituted "High-deployment allowance: lengthy or numerous deployments; frequent mobilizations" for "Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments" in section catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(1), amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay a high-deployment per diem allowance to a member of the armed forces under the Secretary's jurisdictio… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(2), amended heading and text of subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The amount of the high-deployment per diem payable to a member under this section is $100." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(4)(A), struck out "per diem" before "allowance". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(4)(B), substituted "allowance" for "per diem" after "high-deployment". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(4)(C), substituted "allowance" for "per diem" and "month during which" for "day on which". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 108–136, §541(b)(3), added subsecs. (g) and (h). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (g), (h)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–107 inserted at end "The Secretary shall pay the allowance from appropriations available for operation and maintenance for the armed force in which the member serves." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(b)(4)], renumbered section 435 of this title as this section. (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §574(c)(1)], substituted "401 or more days out of the preceding 730 days" for "251 days or more out of the preceding 365 days". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §574(c)(2)], substituted "prescribed under paragraph (4)" for "prescribed under paragraph (3)". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (b)

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