S. 1859Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary concerned to pay a member in the reserve component of an Armed Force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same amount as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force.

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The National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act amends Title 37 of the U.S. Code to require the Secretary of each military department to give reserve component members the same special bonus or incentive pay as active‑duty members when they perform comparable work. It applies to all reserve service members and the Department of Defense agencies that manage pay.

Key Provisions

Adds a new Section 357 that mandates reserve members receive a special bonus or incentive pay equal to the monthly amount paid to active‑duty members performing comparable duties.
Updates the table of sections in Title 37 to insert the new Section 357.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

May 26, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

May 26, 2021

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

May 26, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 26, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1859

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 26, 2021

Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary concerned to pay a member in the reserve component of an Armed Force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same amount as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act.

Equal special bonus and incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces

(a)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

357.

Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces

The Secretary concerned shall pay a member of the reserve component of an armed force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same monthly amount as that paid to a member in the regular component of such armed force performing comparable work requiring comparable skills.

(b)

Technical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 356 the following:

357. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces.