Qualified Hazardous Duty Areas (QHDA)
DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Chapter 44
Bolded information reflects changes.
The most current listing is on the Qualified Hazardous Duty Areas table.
See Note 1
| Authority |
Location(s) |
Effective Dates |
| From |
Through |
Public Law 104-117
Note 2 |
Bosnia;
Croatia;
Herzegovina; and
Macedonia |
Nov 21, 1995 |
Oct 31, 2007 |
Public Law 106-21
Note 3 |
Albania |
|
Mar 24, 1999 |
Mar 31, 2002 |
| The Adriatic Sea |
Sept 15, 1999 |
| The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; |
Kosovo |
|
| Montenegro |
June 1, 2014 |
| Serbia |
June 1, 2014 |
| The Ionian Sea north of the 39th parallel |
|
Sept 15, 1999 |
Public Law 115-97
Note 4 |
Egypt (Sinai Peninsula Only) |
June 9, 2015 |
|
| Public Law 119-21 |
Burkina Faso;
Chad;
Kenya; and
Mali |
Jan 1, 2026 |
|
NOTE:
1. In order to have CZTE treatment of wages for services performed in a QHDA, a member must be entitled to hostile fire pay (HFP) or imminent danger pay (IDP) while performing service in the QHDA.
2. IDP for Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; and Macedonia was terminated October 31, 2007.
3. Albania had IDP terminated 31 March 2002; The Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea ended September 15, 1999; Montenegro and Serbia had IDP terminated 1 June 2014. If, and when Executive Order 13119 is rescinded, all will no longer qualify as a QHDA.
4. As amended by Public Law 119- 21 § 70118, dated July 4, 2025, goes in effect January 1, 2026.
Page updated October 22, 2025