S.Amdt. 2572

1. Adds SEC. 8104. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SUBJECT TO CONTINUING ACTIVE DUTY OR SERVICE UNDER STOP-LOSS AUTHORITIES on page 245, between lines 8 and 9

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   Inserted: SEC. 8104. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SUBJECT TO CONTINUING ACTIVE DUTY OR SERVICE UNDER STOP-LOSS AUTHORITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Special Pay Authorized.--The Secretary of the military department concerned may pay monthly special pay to any member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b) for any month or portion of a month in which the member serves on active duty in the Armed Forces or active status in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, including time served performing pre-deployment and re-integration duty regardless of whether or not such duty was performed by such a member on active duty in the Armed Forces, or has the member's eligibility for retirement from the Armed Forces suspended, as described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (b) Covered Members.--A member of the Armed Forces described in this subsection is any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps (including a member of a reserve component thereof) who, at any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on June 30, 2011, serves on active duty in the Armed Forces or active status in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, including time served performing pre-deployment and re-integration duty regardless of whether or not such duty was performed by such a member on active duty in the Armed Forces, while the member's enlistment or period of obligated service is extended, or has the member's eligibility for retirement suspended, pursuant to section 123 or 12305 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law (commonly referred to as a "stop-loss authority") authorizing the President to extend an enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed services in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President.

   Inserted: (c) Amount.--The amount of monthly special pay payable to a member under this section for a month may not exceed $500.

   Inserted: (d) Construction With Other Pays.--Monthly special pay payable to a member under this section is in addition to any other amounts payable to the member by law.

   Inserted: (e) Funding.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $29,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to carry out this section. Such amount shall be made available to the Secretaries of the military departments only to provide special pay during fiscal year 2010 to members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b) as provided in this section.

   Inserted: (2) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army" is hereby reduced by $29,000,000.

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   On page 245, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

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