HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR MEMBERS OF MARITIME VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE TEAMS.

SEC. 615. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR MEMBERS OF MARITIME VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE TEAMS. (a) Additional Type of Duty Eligible for Pay.—Section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (10), by striking “or” at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph: “(11) involving regular participation as a member of a team conducting visit, board, search, and seizure operations aboard vessels in support of maritime interdiction operations; or”. (b) Monthly Amount.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “(10)” and inserting “(11)”; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “(11)” and inserting “(12)”. (c) Application of Amendment.—Paragraph (11) of section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(3), shall apply to duty described in such paragraph that is performed on or after January 1, 2002.