S.Amdt. 5502
What it does: Adds SEC. 652. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR ARDUOUS PERSONNEL TEMPOS AND OTHER FACTORS at the end of subtitle E of title VI
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 652. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR ARDUOUS PERSONNEL TEMPOS AND OTHER FACTORS at the end of subtitle E of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(3) has a service-connected disability rated 100 percent disabling (including a disability of 100 percent mental disability), as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the military department concerned, and is not gainfully employed because of such disability.
Inserted: SEC. 652. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR ARDUOUS PERSONNEL TEMPOS AND OTHER FACTORS.
Inserted: Section 305(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a) Special Pay Authorized.--"; and
Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Inserted: "(2) In designating duty as hardship duty for purposes of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account the following:
Inserted: "(A) Quality-of-life and living conditions in the area of a member's assignment.
Inserted: "(B) The mission a member is performing.
Inserted: "(C) Whether the tempo of operations under which a member is performing the duty exceeds the thresholds established in section 991 of title 10.
Inserted: "(D) Whether the time a member has served on deployment during the course of the member's career in specified locations or operations (such as combat zones or combat operations), missions, or assignments exceeds a period specified by the Secretary of Defense.
Inserted: "(E) Such other factors as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title VI, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5502. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Levin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 652. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR ARDUOUS PERSONNEL TEMPOS AND OTHER FACTORS.
Section 305(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a) Special Pay Authorized.--”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) In designating duty as hardship duty for purposes of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account the following:
“(A) Quality-of-life and living conditions in the area of a member's assignment.
“(B) The mission a member is performing.
“(C) Whether the tempo of operations under which a member is performing the duty exceeds the thresholds established in section 991 of title 10.
“(D) Whether the time a member has served on deployment during the course of the member's career in specified locations or operations (such as combat zones or combat operations), missions, or assignments exceeds a period specified by the Secretary of Defense.
“(E) Such other factors as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 12, 2008