[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6205 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6205

   To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of 
monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service 
 on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2008

Ms. Sutton (for herself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Hare, 
 Mr. McGovern, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
  Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Shea-
  Porter, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Hirono, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yarmuth) 
 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 the payment of 
monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service 
 on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.

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

SECTION 1. MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 
              WHOSE SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY IS EXTENDED BY A STOP-LOSS 
              ORDER OR SIMILAR MECHANISM.

    (a) Pay Required.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 37, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 330a. Special pay: members of the uniformed services whose 
              service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order 
              or similar mechanism
    ``(a) Special Pay.--A member of the uniformed services entitled to 
basic pay whose enlistment or period of obligated service is extended, 
or whose eligibility for retirement is suspended, pursuant to the 
exercise of an authority referred to in subsection (b) is entitled 
while on active duty during the period of such extension or suspension 
to special pay in the amount specified in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Authorities.--An authority referred to in this section is an 
authority for the extension of an enlistment or period of obligated 
service, or for suspension of eligibility for retirement, of a member 
of the uniformed services under a provision of law as follows:
            ``(1) Section 123 of title 10.
            ``(2) Section 12305 of title 10.
            ``(3) Any other provision of law (commonly referred to as a 
        `stop-loss authority') authorizing the President to extend an 
        enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend an 
        eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed 
        services in time of war or of national emergency declared by 
        Congress or the President.
    ``(c) Monthly Amount.--The amount of special pay specified in this 
subsection is $1,500 per month.
    ``(d) Construction With Other Pays.--Special pay payable under this 
section is in addition to any other pay payable to members of the 
uniformed services by law.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 330 the following new item:

``330a. Special pay: members of the uniformed services whose service on 
                            active duty is extended by a stop-loss 
                            order or similar mechanism.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as of October 1, 2001.
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