United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-04-29 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-554 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554 P0b002ee18038a812 f:d03554 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554 GAO-03-554 Hazardous duty pay Hazardous military-duty pay Antarctica C-141 Aircraft Greenland LC-130 Aircraft NSF U.S. Antarctic Program Other Written Product A06731

The 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, conducts supply missions for scientific research in the polar regions. Most unit members do not spend more than 30 consecutive days in the polar regions. Therefore, they are not eligible for hardship duty pay, which requires more than 30 consecutive days of duty in a designated hardship location. Congress considered legislation in 2002 to make an exception to the 30-day hardship duty pay threshold for polar duty. This legislation was not approved. In addition, the 109th Airlift Wing proposed designating polar duty as a hazardous duty. The Conference Report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 directed GAO and DOD to conduct separate reviews of special and incentive pays for polar duty. GAO assessed DOD's rationale for hardship duty pay and the implications of making an exception to hardship duty pay. In addition, GAO assessed the 109th Airlift Wing's justification for hazardous duty pay for polar duty. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554.pdf GAO-03-554 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-554 Other Written Product GAO-03-554; Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Assess Certain Factors in Determining Whether Hazardous Duty Pay Is Warranted for Duty in the Polar Regions; Hazardous duty pay Hazardous military-duty pay Antarctica C-141 Aircraft Greenland LC-130 Aircraft NSF U.S. Antarctic Program Title 37 Section 301 Title 37 Section 305 Title 37 Section 427 37 U.S.C. 301 37 U.S.C. 305 37 U.S.C. 427 S. Rept. 107-151 H. Rept. 107-772