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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2294 

To require a survey of the preferences of members of the Armed Forces 

regarding military pay and benefits. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 6, 2014 

Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require a survey of the preferences of members of the 

Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SURVEY OF PREFERENCES OF MEMBERS OF 

4 THE ARMED FORCES REGARDING MILITARY 

5 PAY AND BENEFITS. 

6 (a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Military Compensation 

7 and Retirement Modernization Commission shall carry out 

8 an anonymous survey of random members of the Armed 

9 Forces regarding their preferences in military pay and 

10 benefits. 


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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The survey under this section shall 

2 be conducted for the purpose of soliciting information on 

3 the following: 

4 (1) The value that members of the Armed 

5 Forces place on the following forms of compensation 

6 relative to one another: 

7 (A) Basic pay. 

8 (B) Allowances for housing and subsist9 ence. 

10 (C) Bonuses and special pays. 

11 (D) Dependent healthcare benefits. 

12 (E) Healthcare benefits for retirees under 

13 65 years old. 

14 (F) Healthcare benefits for Medicare-eligi15 ble retirees. 

16 (G) Retirement pay. 

17 (2) How the members value different levels of 

18 pay or benefits, including the impact of co-payments 

19 or deductibles on the value of benefits. 

20 (3) Any other matters related to military pay 

21 and benefits that the Commission considers appro22 priate. 

23 (4) How information collected pursuant to 

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1 pendent status, and other factors the Commission 

2 considers appropriate. 

3 (c) SUBMITTAL OF RESULTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the completion of the 

5 survey required by this section, the Commission shall 

6 submit a report on the analysis and raw data of the 

7 survey to the Secretary of Defense and to Congress. 

8 (2) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—At the same 

9 time the Commission submits the report required by 

10 paragraph (1), the Commission shall make the re11 port available to the public. 

12 (d) USE OF RESULTS BY COMMISSION.—Section 

13 671(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1787) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub19 paragraph (D); and 

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol21 lowing new subparagraph (C): 

22 ‘‘(C) examining the analysis and raw data 

23 collected pursuant to the survey of the pref24 erence of members of the Armed Forces regard25 ing military pay and benefits required by the 


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1 Act to require a survey of the preferences of 

2 members of the Armed Forces regarding mili3 tary pay and benefits; and’’. 

4 (e) MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT

5 MODERNIZATION COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, 

6 the term ‘‘Military Compensation and Retirement Mod7 ernization Commission’’ means the Military Compensation 

8 and Retirement Modernization Commission under subtitle 

9 H of title VI of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2013. 

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