S.Amdt. 2578

SA 2578. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and
harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
PERFORMING DUTY IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS
DISEASE 2019.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department
concerned shall pay hazardous duty pay under this section to
a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed
Forces who--
(1) performs duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19); and
(2) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of title 37,
United States Code, or compensation under section 206 of such
title, for the performance of such duty.
(b) Regulations.--Hazardous duty pay shall be payable under
this section in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense. Such regulations shall specify the duty
in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 qualifying a
member for payment of such pay under this section.
(c) Amount.--The amount of hazardous duty pay paid a member
under this section shall be such amount per month, not less
than $150 per month, as the Secretary of Defense shall
specify in the regulations under subsection (b).
(d) Monthly Payment; No Proration.--
(1) Monthly payment.--Hazardous duty pay under this section
shall be paid on a monthly basis.
(2) No proration.--Hazardous duty pay is payable to a
member under this section for a month if the member performs
any duty in that month qualifying the person for payment of
such pay.
(e) Months for Which Payable.--Hazardous duty pay is
payable under this section for qualifying duty performed in
months occurring during the period--
(1) beginning on January 1, 2020; and
(2) ending on December 31, 2020.
(f) Construction With Other Pay.--Hazardous duty pay
payable to a member under this section is in addition to the
following:
(1) Any other pay and allowances to which the member is
entitled by law.
(2) Any other hazardous duty pay to which the member is
entitled under section 351 of title 37, United States Code
(or any other provision of law), for duty that also
constitutes qualifying duty for payment of such pay under
this section.
(g) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that
the Secretary of Defense should also authorize hazardous duty
pay for members of the Armed Forces not under orders specific
to the response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 who provide--
(1) healthcare in a military medical treatment facility for
individuals infected with the Coronavirus Disease 2019; or
(2) technical or administrative support for the provision
of healthcare as described in paragraph (1).
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