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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1938
To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of a
reserve component of a uniformed service, who performs active service
for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to
active service that specify periods of 30 days or less, is paid the same
basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated member of a reserve
component called or ordered to active service for a period of more
than 30 days.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 2021
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a
member of a reserve component of a uniformed service,
who performs active service for more than 30 consecutive
days under multiple calls or orders to active service that
specify periods of 30 days or less, is paid the same
basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated mem-
ber of a reserve component called or ordered to active
service for a period of more than 30 days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard Hous-
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ing Equity Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PARITY IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR
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MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS
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WHO SERVE FOR MORE THAN 30 CONSECU-
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TIVE DAYS UNDER MULTIPLE CALLS OR OR-
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DERS TO ACTIVE SERVICE.
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Section 403(g)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’;
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and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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paragraph:
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‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a member
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of a reserve component, who performs active service for
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more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or or-
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ders to active service that specify periods of 30 days or
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less, shall be paid the same basic allowance for housing
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as a similarly situated member of a reserve component
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who is called or ordered to active service for a period of
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more than 30 days.’’.
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