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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3060 

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, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2008 

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. CASEY, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

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, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

4 UNIFORMED SERVICES WHOSE SERVICE ON 

5 ACTIVE DUTY IS EXTENDED BY A STOP-LOSS 

6 ORDER OR SIMILAR MECHANISM. 

7 (a) PAY REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 5 of 

2 title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 330a. Special pay: members of the uniformed serv5 ices whose service on active duty is ex6 tended by a stop-loss order or similar 

7 mechanism 

8 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY.—A member of the uniformed 

9 services entitled to basic pay whose enlistment or period 

10 of obligated service is extended, or whose eligibility for re11 tirement is suspended, pursuant to the exercise of an au12 thority referred to in subsection (b) is entitled while on 

13 active duty during the period of such extension or suspen14 sion to special pay in the amount specified in subsection 

15 (c). 

16 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—An authority referred to in this 

17 section is an authority for the extension of an enlistment 

18 or period of obligated service, or for suspension of eligi19 bility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed serv20 ices under a provision of law as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) Section 123 of title 10. 

22 ‘‘(2) Section 12305 of title 10. 

23 ‘‘(3) Any other provision of law (commonly re24 ferred to as a ‘stop-loss authority’) authorizing the 

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1 gated service, or suspend an eligibility for retire2 ment, of a member of the uniformed services in time 

3 of war or of national emergency declared by Con4 gress or the President. 

5 ‘‘(c) MONTHLY AMOUNT.—The amount of special pay 

6 specified in this subsection is $1,500 per month. 

7 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER PAYS.—Special 

8 pay payable under this section is in addition to any other 

9 pay payable to members of the uniformed services by 

10 law.’’. 

11 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec12 tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 

13 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec14 tion 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.’’. 

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 2001. 

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