Us Code § 357 - Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces
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§ 357. Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces
Notwithstanding section 1004 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall pay a member of the reserve component of an armed force special or incentive pay in the same monthly amount as that paid to a member in the regular component of such armed force performing comparable work requiring comparable skills if the Secretary concerned is paying the member of the reserve component the special or incentive pay for the purpose of—
(1) maintaining a skill certification or proficiency identical to a skill certification or proficiency required of the member in the regular component; or
(2) compensating the member of the reserve component for exposure to hazards or risks identical to hazards or risks to which the member in the regular component was exposed.
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, §602(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1765; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, §612(a), (b)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 290.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31, in section catchline, substituted "Special and incentive" for "Incentive" and, in text, substituted "special or incentive pay" for "incentive pay" and "if the Secretary concerned is paying the member of the reserve component the special or incentive pay for the purpose of—" for period, and added pars. (1) and (2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Implementation of Section
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, §602(c), (d), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1765, as amended by Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, §612(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 291, provided that:
"(c)
"(1) the plan of the Secretary to implement section 357 of such title [37 U.S.C. 357], as added by subsection (a);
"(2) an estimate of the costs of such implementation;
"(3) the number of members described in such section; and
"(4) any other matter the Secretary determines relevant.
"(d)
"(1)
"(A) submission of the report under subsection (c); and
"(B) the Secretary determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that such implementation shall not have a detrimental effect on the force structure of an Armed Force concerned, including with regard to recruiting or retention of members in the regular component of such Armed Force.
"(2)
SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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