[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2601 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2601
To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of
monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service
on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2004
Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of
monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service
on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE EXTENDED BY
STOP-LOSS ORDERS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 327. Special pay: active duty service extended by stop-loss
order
``(a) Special Pay.--A member of the uniformed services entitled to
basic pay whose enlistment or period of obligated service is extended,
or whose eligibility for retirement is suspended, pursuant to the
exercise of an authority referred to in subsection (b) is entitled
while on active duty during the period of such extension or suspension
to special pay in the amount specified in subsection (c).
``(b) Extension Authorities.--An authority referred to in this
section is an authority for the extension of an enlistment or period of
obligated service, or for suspension of eligibility for retirement, of
a member of the uniformed services under a provision of law as follows:
``(1) Section 123 of title 10.
``(2) Section 12305 of title 10.
``(3) Any other provision of law (commonly referred to as
`stop-loss authority') authorizing the President to extend an
enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend an
eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed
services in time of war or of national emergency declared by
Congress or the President.
``(c) Monthly Amount.--The amount of special pay specified in this
subsection is $2,000 per month.
``(d) Construction With Other Pays.--Special pay payable under this
section is in addition to any other pay payable to members of the
uniformed services by law.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``327. Special pay: active duty service extended by stop-loss order.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as of March 20, 2003.
(c) Funding.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for
the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for fiscal year
2005 shall be available for the payment of special pay under section
327 of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a))--
(1) during fiscal year 2005; and
(2) for the period beginning on the effective date
specified in subsection (b) and ending on September 30, 2004.
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