H.R. 2036House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.

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The bill stops the Department of Defense from lowering the daily travel allowance (per diem) for service members or civilian employees based on how long they are on temporary duty or official travel. It applies to all Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps personnel and DoD civilian workers, ensuring they receive the same per‑diem rate regardless of assignment length.

Key Provisions

Adds a rule that the Secretary of each military department cannot change a service member’s per‑diem amount or the maximum reimbursement for a location based on the length of the temporary duty assignment.
Adds a rule that the Secretary of Defense cannot change a civilian employee’s per‑diem amount or maximum reimbursement for a location based on the length of travel.
Cancels the DoD policy and any related regulations issued on November 1, 2014 that allowed per‑diem reductions based on duration.
Repeals a provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that attempted to address the same issue.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Military Personnel Subcommittee

April 24, 2017

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Introduced in House

April 6, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Armed Services Committee

April 6, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Military Personnel Subcommittee

April 24, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 6, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2036

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2017

Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.

Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel

(a)

Members

Section 474(d)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of a military department shall not alter the amount of the per diem allowance, or the maximum amount of reimbursement, for a locality based on the duration of the temporary duty assignment in the locality of a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary..

(b)

Civilian employees

Section 5702(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of Defense shall not alter the amount of the per diem allowance, or the maximum amount of reimbursement, for a locality based on the duration of the travel in the locality of an employee of the Department..

(c)

Repeals

(1)

Existing policy and regulations

The policy, and any regulations issued pursuant to such policy, implemented by the Secretary of the Department of Defense on November 1, 2014, with respect to reductions in per diem allowances based on duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel shall have no force or effect.

(2)

Attempted statutory fix

Section 672 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 37 U.S.C. 474 note; 130 Stat. 2178) is repealed.