[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1615 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1615

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to make permanent the rates of 
  hostile fire and imminent danger special pay and family separation 
  allowance for members of the uniformed services as increased by the 
        Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2003

Mr. Daschle (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to make permanent the rates of 
  hostile fire and imminent danger special pay and family separation 
  allowance for members of the uniformed services as increased by the 
        Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003.

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

SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OF INCREASED RATE OF HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT 
              DANGER SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Rate.--Section 310(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$150'' and inserting ``$225''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2003.

SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF INCREASED RATE OF FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

    (a) Rate.--Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$250''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2003.
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