Title: Guard Reimbursement for Unhealthy Bites Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Guard Reimbursement for Unhealthy Bites Act or the GRUB Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to pay National Guard members a per diem for each day they performed duty between January 26, 2021, and March 15, 2021, in response to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. The per diem rate must be equal to the proportional meal rate determined by the Defense Travel Management Office for the National Capital Region.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1832 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1832

To direct the Secretary of Defense to pay a per diem to certain members 
   of the National Guard who performed certain duty in the National 
  Capital Region during the period beginning on January 26, 2021, and 
                       ending on March 15, 2021.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

 Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
     Herrell, Mrs. McClain, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Meijer, Mr. 
  Fitzpatrick, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. 
  Walorski, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to pay a per diem to certain members 
   of the National Guard who performed certain duty in the National 
  Capital Region during the period beginning on January 26, 2021, and 
                       ending on March 15, 2021.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guard Reimbursement for Unhealthy 
Bites Act'' or the ``GRUB Act''.

SEC. 2. PER DIEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WHO PERFORMED 
              CERTAIN DUTY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.

    (a) Per Diem Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall pay to a 
covered member a per diem--
            (1) for each day the covered member performed covered duty 
        during the covered period; and
            (2) equal to the proportional meal rate determined by the 
        Defense Travel Management Office for the National Capital 
        Region.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered duty'' means duty performed--
                    (A) in the National Capital Region; and
                    (B) in support of the mission in response to the 
                attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Capitol Buildings 
                and the United States Capitol Grounds (described in 
                sections 5101 and 5102 of title 40, United States 
                Code).
            (2) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the 
        National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region to 
        perform covered duty.
            (3) The term ``covered period'' means the period beginning 
        on January 26, 2021, and ending on March 15, 2021.
            (4) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2674 of title 10, United States 
        Code.
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