Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits

If a temporary member of the Reserve is physically injured, or dies as a result of physical injury, and the injury is incurred incident to service while performing active duty, or engaged in authorized travel to or from that duty, the law authorizing compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, applies, subject to this section. That law shall be administered by the Secretary of Labor to the same extent as if the member was a civil employee of the United States and was injured in the performance of that duty. For benefit computation, regardless of pay or pay status, the member is considered to have had monthly pay of the monthly equivalent of the minimum rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–9 of the General Schedule on the date the injury is incurred.

(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1 , Aug. 4, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1004 , § 707; amended Pub. L. 97–136, § 8(a) , Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1706 ; Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(21) , Oct. 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1303 ; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 108(g) , Aug. 15, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1487 ; renumbered § 3707, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4233 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(51), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4750 .)