[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 244 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 244

    To increase the rates of military basic pay for members of the 
              uniformed services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2001

  Mr. Murtha introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To increase the rates of military basic pay for members of the 
              uniformed services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pay Equity Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2002 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.

    (a)  Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2002, the 
rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services shall 
be increased by 7.3 percent.
    (b) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to become 
effective during fiscal year 2002 required by section 1009 of title 37, 
United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized 
members of the uniformed services shall not be made.

SEC. 3. REPORT REGARDING FURTHER CHANGES TO MILITARY BASIC PAY RATES.

    (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
report evaluating the need to further change the rates of monthly basic 
pay for members of the uniformed services in all or certain pay grades. 
The report shall include the Secretary's recommendations regarding each 
of the following proposals:
            (1) Increasing basic pay rates for members serving in the 
        pay grades E-5, E-6, and E-7 who have between 6 and 20 years of 
        service as computed under section 205 of title 37, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Increasing the basic pay for senior enlisted members in 
        positions of greater responsibility through the creation of a 
        new pay grade to which members serving in the pay grade E-9 
        could be promoted.
            (3) Addressing the adequacy of entry-level basic pay rates 
        for members with dependents.
    (b) Submission.--Not later than July 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit the report to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate.
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