Special pay: sea and foreign duty

§ 305. Special pay: sea and foreign duty (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, under regulations prescribed by the President, an enlisted member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also, while on sea 76 Stat. 466duty, or on duty in any place outside the United States, or in Alaska or Hawaii, entitled to special pay at the following monthly rates: Pay grade Monthly rate E–9 $22. 50 E–8 22. 50 E–7 22. 50 E–6 20. 00 E–5 16. 00 E–4 13. 00 E–3 9. 00 E–2 8. 00 E–1 8. 00 (b) Appropriations of the Department of Defense may not be paid, as foreign duty pay under subsection (a) of this section, to a member of a uniformed service who is a resident of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession, unless that member is serving in an area outside Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, or a possession, of which he is a resident, as the case may be.