Extension of Treatment of Certain Individuals Performing Services in the Sinai Peninsula and Enhancement to Include Additional Areas
Section 70118 · Sec. 70118 ·
What this chapter is about
This part makes a tax break for service in the Sinai permanent. It also adds four more places to the list. Those are Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad. The changes take effect on January 1, 2026.
“is amended by striking ", with respect to the applicable period".”
The section strikes the words with respect to the applicable period from section 11026(a) of Public Law 115-97, and strikes subsections (c) and (d) of section 11026 as a conforming change.
What the document actually says
“is amended by striking ", with respect to the applicable period".”
That sentence, in plain words
Words tying the rule to a set period are taken out. Those words were with respect to the applicable period.
What this is about
So the rule is no longer limited in time. Two other subsections are struck as well. That older law is not indexed here.
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“the term `qualified hazardous duty area' means each of the following locations, but only during the period for which any member of the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code”
The section rewrites section 11026(b) of Public Law 115-97 so that a qualified hazardous duty area means the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad, but only while a member of the Armed Forces is entitled to special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code for service there.
What the document actually says
“the term `qualified hazardous duty area' means each of the following locations, but only during the period for which any member of the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code”
That sentence, in plain words
The term covers the places on the list below. A place counts only while special pay is due there. That pay goes to members of the Armed Forces.
What this is about
Five places are named. One is the Sinai in Egypt. The other four are Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad.
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The document says “shall apply”Who acts: Secretary of the TreasuryHow: statuteSec. 70118 in the PDF
What the document says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2026.”
The section provides that its amendments take effect on January 1, 2026.
What the document actually says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
The changes start on January 1, 2026.
What this is about
Nothing before that date is touched. The old rules still hold up to then. The date is fixed in the law.
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Each distinct thing the section does: strike the time limit on the treatment, replace the list of qualified hazardous duty areas, and fix the effective date.
The conforming amendment striking subsections (c) and (d) is carried in a summary rather than recorded as its own proposal.
The section works by amending section 11026 of Public Law 115-97 and points to section 310 of title 37, United States Code, neither of which is indexed here, so what the treatment gives cannot be checked against anything on this site.
