USACE Military Personnel Augmentation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3215
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-11-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>USACE Military Personnel Augmentation Act of 2021</strong></p> This bill expands the types of Army personnel entitled to receive certain pay and allowances while assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on nonmilitary public works projects. <p>Currently, regular Corps officers and reserve Army officers assigned to the Corps are entitled to receive pay and allowances from funds appropriated for the project that they are working on. The bill entitles warrant officers and enlisted members of the Army, whether regular or reserve, to receive such pay and allowances when assigned to the Corps.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3215 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2021 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Manchin , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Act of August 10, 1956, to provide for the payment of pay and allowances for certain officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USACE Military Personnel Augmentation Act of 2021 . 2. Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation for improvements Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 634, chapter 1041; 33 U.S.C. 583a ), is amended— (1) by striking Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers, and inserting the following: (a) In general The personnel described in subsection (b) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Personnel described The personnel referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army. (2) The following members of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers: (A) Reserve component officers. (B) Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve component). (C) Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve component). .