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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1859
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 26, 2021
Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 Sec-
retary concerned to pay a member in the reserve compo-
nent 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.
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 and
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Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act’’.
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SEC. 2. EQUAL SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE PAY FOR
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MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS
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OF THE ARMED FORCES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title
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37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
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the following new section:
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‘‘§ 357. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities
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for members of the reserve components
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of the armed forces
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‘‘The Secretary concerned shall pay a member of the
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reserve component of an armed force a special bonus or
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incentive pay in the same monthly amount as that paid
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to a member in the regular component of such armed force
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performing
comparable
work
requiring
comparable
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skills.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
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after the item relating to section 356 the following:
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‘‘357. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve
components of the armed forces.’’.
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