[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 27 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S1737]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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 SOLDIERS', SALIORS', AIRMEN'S, AND MARINES' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 1999

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                          ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 7

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ROBB sumitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill (S. 4) to improve pay and retirement equity for members of the 
Armed Forces; and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 28, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

     SEC. 104. AVIATION CAREER OFFICER SPECIAL PAY.

       (a) Repeal of Expiration of Authority.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 301b of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``, during the period beginning on January 1, 1989, 
     and ending on December 31, 1999,''.
       (b) Repeal of Requirement for Service in Critical Aviation 
     Specialty and Limitation to Certain Years of Career Aviation 
     Service.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``grade O-6'' and 
     inserting ``grade O-7'';
       (3) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
       (c) Repeal of Lower Alternative Amount for Agreement To 
     Serve for 3 or Fewer Years.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``than--'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``than $25,000 for each year covered by the written 
     agreement to remain on active duty.''.
       (d) Proration Authority for Coverage of Increased Period of 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``14 years of commissioned service'' and inserting 
     ``25 years of aviation service''.
       (e) Terminology.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``A retention bonus'' 
     and inserting ``Any amount''; and
       (2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``retention bonuses'' 
     in the first sentence and inserting ``special pay under this 
     section''.
       (f) Repeal of Content Requirements for Annual Report.--
     Subsection (i)(1) of such section is further amended by 
     striking the second sentence.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Such section if further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)(3), by striking the second sentence; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (j)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).

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