HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR DUTY INVOLVING SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ANTARCTICA OR THE ARCTIC ICEPACK.

SEC. 615. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR DUTY INVOLVING SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ANTARCTICA OR THE ARCTIC ICEPACK.(a) Additional Type of Duty Eligible for Pay.—Section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (11), by striking “or” at the end;(2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:“(12) involving use of ski-equipped aircraft on the ground in Antarctica or on the Arctic ice-pack; or”.(b) Monthly Amount.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “(11)” and inserting “(12)”; and(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “(12)” and inserting “(13)”.(c) Technical Amendments.—(1) Subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), and (f)(2)(A) of such section are amended by striking “clause” each place it appears and inserting “paragraph”.(2) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking “clauses” and inserting “paragraphs”.(d) Effective Date.—Paragraph (12) 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 October 1, 2003.