### Question
How is the term combat pay defined?


### Answer
The term **combat pay** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1758* as the following:

> any additional payment under chapter 5 of title 37, or otherwise designated by the Secretary to be appropriate for exclusion under this paragraph, that is received by or from a member of the United States Armed Forces deployed to a designated combat zone, if the additional pay—


(i) is the result of deployment to or service in a combat zone

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1758*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS**

