10-1-1305. Allowable uses of account.
10-1-1305. Allowable uses of account. Subject to the availability of money in the account and 10-1-1306, the department shall use the money in the account to make the following grants to members and to family members:
(1) a status-based grant of $250 to each family member of a member who is activated for federal service in a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days;
(2) a needs-based grant of not more than $2,000 to a member or to a family member of a member who is activated for federal service in a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days and:
(a) the member's monthly military pay and allowances, combined, are at least 30% less than the member's monthly civilian wages or salary; or
(b) the member or a family member is experiencing a significant emergency that warrants financial assistance; and
(3) a casualty-based grant of $2,000 to a member who at any time after activation for federal service in a contingency operation sustained a nonfatal injury in the course of or related to combat as a direct result of hostile action. A member may receive only one casualty-based grant for injuries sustained during or arising out of the same contingency operation.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 311, L. 2007.