Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act

Bill: 116-hr-5887
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides hazardous duty incentive pay to members of an Armed Forces reserve component or the National Guard who perform a parachute jump as an essential part of their military duty. Currently, only active duty members are entitled to hazardous duty incentive pay for performing such duties.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5887 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2020 Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Cole , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Ryan , and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act . 2. Standardization of payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting under section 204 of this title or compensation under section 206 of this title after member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay ; and (B) by striking or (c) and inserting , (c), or (e) ; (2) in subsection (e), by striking who is entitled to basic pay ; and (3) by striking subsection (f). (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2020, and shall apply with respect to duty performed in any month beginning on or after that date.