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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5621
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare,
and recreation privileges to protective services civilian employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 15, 2020
Mr. WALTZ (for himself and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain
morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to protective
services civilian employees.
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 ‘‘Base Responders’ Es-
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sential Needs and Dining Access Act’’ or ‘‘BRENDA
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND
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RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO PROTECTIVE
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SERVICES CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 54 of title 10, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing new section:
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‘‘§ 1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities:
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protective services civilian employees
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‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES CIVIL-
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IAN EMPLOYEES.—An individual employed as a protective
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services civilian employee at a military installation shall
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be permitted to purchase food and hygiene items at a com-
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missary store or MWR retail facility located on that mili-
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tary installation.
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘MWR retail facility’ has the
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meaning given that term in section 1063 of this
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title.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘protective services civilian em-
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ployee’ means a position in any of the following se-
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ries (or successor classifications) of the General
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Schedule:
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‘‘(A) Security Administration (GS–0080).
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‘‘(B) Fire Protection and Prevention (GS–
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0081).
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‘‘(C) Police (GS–0083).
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‘‘(D) Security Guard (GS–0085).
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‘‘(E)
Emergency
Management
(GS–
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0089).’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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at the beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
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item:
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‘‘1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: protective services civilian
employees.’’.
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