    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 21, 1991]
    [Page 55]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Designation of the Arabian
    Peninsula as a Combat Zone
    January 21, 1991

        The President today signed an Executive order designating the
    Arabian Peninsula areas, airspace, and adjacent waters as a combat zone.
    This designation means that for Federal tax purposes military pay
    received by enlisted personnel while serving in the combat zone will be
    exempt from income tax. For commissioned officers in the combat zone the
    exclusion is limited to $500 a month.
        In addition, members of the armed forces in the combat zone will not
    have to file their income tax returns until at least 180 days after they
    depart the Persian Gulf.

                        Note: The Executive order is listed in Appendix E at
                            the end of this volume.