I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6205 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. HARE, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and 
Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the pay-
ment of monthly special pay for members of the uni-
formed services whose service on active duty is extended 
by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES WHOSE SERVICE ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IS EXTENDED BY A STOP-LOSS 
ORDER OR SIMILAR MECHANISM. 
(a) PAY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 5 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 330a. Special pay: members of the uniformed serv-
ices whose service on active duty is ex-
tended by a stop-loss order or similar 
mechanism 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY.—A member of the uniformed 
services entitled to basic pay whose enlistment or period 
of obligated service is extended, or whose eligibility for re-
tirement is suspended, pursuant to the exercise of an au-
thority referred to in subsection (b) is entitled while on 
active duty during the period of such extension or suspen-
sion to special pay in the amount specified in subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—An authority referred to in this 
section is an authority for the extension of an enlistment 
or period of obligated service, or for suspension of eligi-
bility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed serv-
ices under a provision of law as follows: 
‘‘(1) Section 123 of title 10. 
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‘‘(2) Section 12305 of title 10. 
‘‘(3) Any other provision of law (commonly re-
ferred to as a ‘stop-loss authority’) authorizing the 
President to extend an enlistment or period of obli-
gated service, or suspend an eligibility for retire-
ment, of a member of the uniformed services in time 
of war or of national emergency declared by Con-
gress or the President. 
‘‘(c) MONTHLY AMOUNT.—The amount of special pay 
specified in this subsection is $1,500 per month. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER PAYS.—Special 
pay payable under this section is in addition to any other 
pay payable to members of the uniformed services by 
law.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
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.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 2001. 
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