[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5481 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5481

To provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military 
basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase 
   proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a 
 minimum pay increase of 3.9 percent for members and to further narrow 
  the pay gap that exists between the military and private sector pay 
                                scales.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military 
basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase 
   proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a 
 minimum pay increase of 3.9 percent for members and to further narrow 
  the pay gap that exists between the military and private sector pay 
                                scales.

    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 Improvement Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2009 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.

    (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to become 
effective during fiscal year 2009 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.
    (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2009, the rates 
of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are 
increased by 3.9 percent.
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