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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
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Equal special bonus and incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces
In general
Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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.
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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.
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