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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 162 

Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 

increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. JONES of 

North Carolina) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

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; 

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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 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) Congress and the President should increase 

4 basic pay for members of all components of the 

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1 Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps by 3.5 

2 percent, effective January 1, 2008; 

3 (2) Congress and the President should increase 

4 the basic pay for members of all components of the 

5 Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps during 

fiscal years 2009 through 2012 by at least 1 6 ⁄2 of 1 

7 percent more than the raise calculated under the 

8 Employment Cost Index (ECI); and 

9 (3) Congress and the President should provide 

10 a $40 special survivor indemnity allowance for per11 sons affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan an12 nuity offsets for dependency and indemnity com13 pensation. 

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