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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 34 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 34

Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 
          increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2007

  Mr. Kerry submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 
          increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.

Whereas the United States continues to rely extensively upon the personnel of 
        the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard who are 
        deployed overseas and stationed at military support installations within 
        the United States;
Whereas uniformed services personnel, regardless of branch of service or whether 
        serving in the active or a reserve component, have carried out their 
        mission objectives with valor, distinction, and steadfast dedication to 
        the cause of liberty and democracy;
Whereas 1,600,000 uniformed service men and women have deployed to Iraq or 
        Afghanistan, many of whom have served multiple deployments;
Whereas there are currently more than 3,000,000 family members and dependents of 
        those serving on active duty and reserve components;
Whereas nearly 40 percent of the members of the Armed Forces, while deployed 
        away from their permanent duty stations, have left families with 
        children behind;
Whereas over \1/2\ of all service men and women who have deployed to Iraq are 
        married;
Whereas military families have persevered in the face of challenges and continue 
        to provide critically important comfort and care and numerous other 
        contributions to their loved ones deployed overseas or stationed across 
        the Nation;
Whereas there currently is a 4 percent gap between the pay of our service men 
        and women and the private sector; and
Whereas it is in our national interest to offer to the members of the Armed 
        Forces comparable pay to that which the civilian sector provides in 
        order to retain our highly qualified men and women in uniform and to 
        faithfully reward their valiant service to our Nation: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Congress and the President should increase basic pay 
        for members of all components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
        Marine Corps by 3.5 percent, effective January 1, 2008; and
            (2) Congress and the President should provide a special 
        survivor indemnity allowance for persons affected by required 
        Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offsets for dependency and 
        indemnity compensation.
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