GRUB Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1832 To direct the Secretary of Defense to pay a per diem to certain members of the National Guard who performed certain duty in the National Capital Region during the period beginning on January 26, 2021, and ending on March 15, 2021. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 11, 2021 Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. HERRELL, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to pay a per diem to certain members of the National Guard who performed certain duty in the National Capital Region during the period beginning on January 26, 2021, and ending on March 15, 2021. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guard Reimbursement 4 for Unhealthy Bites Act’’ or the ‘‘GRUB Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:29 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1832.IH H1832 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1832 IH SEC. 2. PER DIEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 1 GUARD WHO PERFORMED CERTAIN DUTY IN 2 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. 3 (a) PER DIEM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 4 fense shall pay to a covered member a per diem— 5 (1) for each day the covered member performed 6 covered duty during the covered period; and 7 (2) equal to the proportional meal rate deter- 8 mined by the Defense Travel Management Office for 9 the National Capital Region. 10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) The term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty per- 12 formed— 13 (A) in the National Capital Region; and 14 (B) in support of the mission in response 15 to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Cap- 16 itol Buildings and the United States Capitol 17 Grounds (described in sections 5101 and 5102 18 of title 40, United States Code). 19 (2) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem- 20 ber of the National Guard deployed to the National 21 Capital Region to perform covered duty. 22 (3) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe- 23 riod beginning on January 26, 2021, and ending on 24 March 15, 2021. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:29 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1832.IH H1832 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1832 IH (4) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has 1 the meaning given that term in section 2674 of title 2 10, United States Code. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:29 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1832.IH H1832 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS