[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1057 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1057
To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for
promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as
prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in
the Consumer Price Index.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2003
Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for
promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as
prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in
the Consumer Price Index.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR MEMBERS OF NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED AS
PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) Modification.--Section 667(c) of the Floyd D. Spence National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by
Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-170) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The amount determined for a person under paragraph (1) shall
be increased to reflect increases in cost of living since the basic pay
referred to in paragraph (1)(B) was paid to or for that person,
calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index (all items--United
States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.''.
(b) Recalculation of Previous Payments.--In the case of any payment
of back pay made to or for a person under section 667 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 before
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
shall--
(1) recalculate the amount of back pay to which the person
is entitled by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a);
and
(2) if the amount of back pay, as so recalculated, exceeds
the amount of back pay so paid, pay the person, or the
surviving spouse of the person, an amount equal to the excess.
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