[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1683 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1683

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require a minimum basic pay 
level of $2,000 per month for members of the Armed Forces serving in a 
                              combat zone.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2005

 Mr. Clay (for himself, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require a minimum basic pay 
level of $2,000 per month for members of the Armed Forces serving in a 
                              combat zone.

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

SECTION 1. MINIMUM BASIC PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVING IN 
              COMBAT ZONES.

    (a) Minimum Basic Pay Level Established.--Section 203 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay otherwise in effect at 
any time, in the case of a member who serves on active duty for 10 or 
more days during any month in an area for which special pay is 
available under section 310 of this title, the rate of basic pay for 
the member for that month shall not be less than $2,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (f) of section 203 of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to months 
beginning after September 30, 2005.
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