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(g) INCREASED BAH FOR AREAS EXPERIENCING DIS-
ASTERS OR SUDDEN INCREASES IN PERSONNEL.—Section 
403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, 
except that such an increase may be prescribed for the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 612. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR PAY-
MENT OF HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DAN-
GER SPECIAL PAY AND HAZARDOUS DUTY 
SPECIAL PAY. 
(a) HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER PAY.— 
Section 310 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for any month 
or portion of a month’’ and inserting ‘‘for any day 
or portion of a day’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL PAY AMOUNT.—The amount of special 
pay authorized by subsection (a) for a day or portion of 
a day may not exceed an amount equal to $225 divided 
by the number of days of the month in which such day 
falls.’’;
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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘for any 
day (or portion of a day) of’’ before ‘‘not more than 
three additional months’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘any 
month’’ and inserting ‘‘any day’’. 
(b) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—Section 351(c)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘receipt of hazardous duty 
pay,’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘receipt of haz-
ardous duty pay— 
‘‘(A) in the case of hazardous duty pay pay-
able under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned shall prorate the payment 
amount to reflect the duration of the member’s 
actual qualifying service during the month; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of hazardous duty pay 
payable under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
(a), the Secretary concerned may prorate the 
payment amount to reflect the duration of the 
member’s actual qualifying service during the 
month.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall apply 
with respect to duty performed on or after that date.
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Subtitle B—Consolidation and Re-
form of Travel and Transpor-
tation Authorities 
SEC. 621. CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM OF TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—This section establishes general travel 
and transportation provisions for members of the uniformed 
services and other travelers authorized to travel under offi-
cial conditions. Recognizing the complexities and the chang-
ing nature of travel, the amendments made by this section 
provide the Secretary of Defense and the other admin-
istering Secretaries with the authority to prescribe and im-
plement travel and transportation policy that is simple, 
clear, efficient, and flexible, and that meets mission and 
servicemember needs, while realizing cost savings that 
should come with a more efficient and less cumbersome sys-
tem for travel and transportation. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED AUTHORITIES.—Title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 7 the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 8—TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES—NEW LAW 
‘‘451. Definitions.
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‘‘452. Allowable travel and transportation: general authorities. 
‘‘453. Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities. 
‘‘454. Travel and transportation: pilot programs. 
‘‘455. Appropriations for travel: may not be used for attendance at certain meet-
ings. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
‘‘461. Relationship to other travel and transportation authorities. 
‘‘462. Travel and transportation allowances paid to members that are unauthor-
ized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repay-
ment. 
‘‘463. Program of compliance; electronic processing of travel claims. 
‘‘464. Regulations. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES—OLD LAW 
‘‘471. Travel authorities transition expiration date. 
‘‘472. Definitions and other incorporated provisions of chapter 7. 
‘‘474. Travel and transportation allowances: general. 
‘‘474a. Travel and transportation allowances: temporary lodging expenses. 
‘‘474b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at tem-
porary duty location during authorized absence of member. 
‘‘475. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the 
continental United States. 
‘‘475a. Travel and transportation allowances: departure allowances. 
‘‘476. Travel and transportation allowances: dependents; baggage and household 
effects. 
‘‘476a. Travel and transportation allowances: authorized for travel performed 
under orders that are canceled, revoked, or modified. 
‘‘476b. Travel and transportation allowances: members of the uniformed services 
attached to a ship overhauling or inactivating. 
‘‘476c. Travel and transportation allowances: members assigned to a vessel under 
construction. 
‘‘477. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation allowance. 
‘‘478. Travel and transportation allowances: travel within limits of duty station. 
‘‘478a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty training outside of the 
normal commuting distances. 
‘‘479. Travel and transportation allowances: house trailers and mobile homes. 
‘‘480. Travel and transportation allowances: miscellaneous categories. 
‘‘481. Travel and transportation allowances: administrative provisions. 
‘‘481a. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with 
convalescent leave. 
‘‘481b. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with 
leave between consecutive overseas tours. 
‘‘481c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with 
rest and recuperative leave from certain stations in foreign coun-
tries. 
‘‘481d. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to personal 
emergencies for certain members and dependents. 
‘‘481e. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to certain 
emergencies for members performing temporary duty. 
‘‘481f. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation for survivors of de-
ceased member to attend the member’s burial ceremonies.
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‘‘481h. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of designated indi-
viduals incident to hospitalization of members for treatment of 
wounds, illness, or injury. 
‘‘481i. Travel and transportation allowances: parking expenses. 
‘‘481j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members 
incident to the repatriation of members held captive. 
‘‘481k. Travel and transportation allowances: non-medical attendants for members 
determined to be very seriously or seriously wounded, ill, or in-
jured. 
‘‘481l. Travel and transportation allowances: attendance of members and others 
at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program events. 
‘‘484. Travel and transportation: dependents of members in a missing status; 
household and personal effects; trailers; additional movements; 
motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appro-
priation chargeable. 
‘‘488. Allowance for recruiting expenses. 
‘‘489. Travel and transportation allowances: minor dependent schooling. 
‘‘490. Travel and transportation: dependent children of members stationed over-
seas. 
‘‘491. Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘492. Travel and transportation: members escorting certain dependents. 
‘‘494. Subsistence reimbursement relating to escorts of foreign arms control inspec-
tion teams. 
‘‘495. Funeral honors duty: allowance. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES—NEW LAW 
‘‘§ 451. Definitions 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO PERSONS.—In this 
subchapter and subchapter II: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘administering Secretary’ or ‘ad-
ministering Secretaries’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense, with respect 
to the armed forces (including the Coast Guard 
when it is operating as a service in the Navy). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
operating as a service in the Navy.