[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8474 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8474

 To make certain improvements to incentive pay for explosive ordnance 
                             disposal duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2024

Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make certain improvements to incentive pay for explosive ordnance 
                             disposal duty.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal Incentive Pay Improvement Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO INCENTIVE PAY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 
              DUTY.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter I of Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting, after section 301e, the following 
new section:
``Sec. 301f. Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty
    ``(a) Eligibility.--(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense, a regular member of a covered armed force is 
entitled to continuous monthly explosive ordnance disposal duty 
incentive pay in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) if the 
member--
                    ``(A) is entitled to basic pay;
                    ``(B) holds (or is in training leading to) an 
                explosive ordnance disposal duty designator; and
                    ``(C) is in and remains in explosive ordnance 
                disposal duty on a career basis.
            ``(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
        Defense, a member of a covered armed force who is entitled to 
        basic pay but is not entitled to continuous monthly explosive 
        ordnance disposal duty incentive pay under paragraph (1) is 
        entitled to explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay in 
        the amount prescribed pursuant to subsection (b)(2) for any 
        period during which such member performs explosive ordnance 
        disposal duty under orders.
    ``(b) Rates.--(1) Continuous monthly explosive ordnance disposal 
duty incentive pay under subsection (a)(1) shall be in the following 
amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ``Years of explosive ordnance disposal  duty
                (including training):                     Monthly Rate
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2 or fewer...........................................               $125
Over 2...............................................               $156
Over 3...............................................               $188
Over 4...............................................               $206
Over 6...............................................               $650
Over 8...............................................               $800
Over 10..............................................             $1,000
Over 17..............................................               $840
Over 22..............................................               $585
Over 24..............................................               $385
Over 25..............................................               $250
------------------------------------------------------------------------

            ``(2) Explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay under 
        subsection (a)(2)--
                    ``(A) shall be in amounts prescribed by the 
                Secretary of Defense;
                    ``(B) may not, for any month, exceed the maximum 
                amount specified in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) may not be less per day than the amount under 
                subsection (d).
    ``(c) Computation of Years.--Years of explosive ordnance disposal 
duty by a member shall be computed beginning with the effective date of 
the initial order to such member to perform explosive ordnance disposal 
duty.
    ``(d) Applicability to Certain Duty in the Reserve Components.--
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and to the 
extent provided for by appropriations, for each day that a member of 
the reserve component of a covered armed force who is entitled to 
compensation under section 206 of this title, performs, under orders, 
explosive ordnance disposal duty, such member is eligible for an 
increase in compensation equal to one-thirtieth of the continuous 
monthly incentive pay under subsection (b)(1) for a member of 
corresponding years of service entitled to basic pay.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered armed force' means the Army, Navy, 
        Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
            ``(2) The term `explosive ordnance disposal' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 2284 of title 10.
            ``(3) The term `explosive ordnance disposal duty' means 
        duty performed by a member of a covered armed force, under 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in 
        explosive ordnance disposal.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 301f of title 37, United States Code, 
added by this section, shall take effect on the day that is six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply to explosive 
ordnance disposal duty performed on or after such day.
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