Military Pay Enhancement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9528
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military Pay Enhancement Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill increases the maximum amounts of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for enlisted members, nuclear officers (naval), officers in a regular or reserve component of a uniformed service who are training for or maintaining designations related to aviation, and members of a regular or reserve component of the uniformed services who serve in a critical career field or skill as designated by the applicable uniformed service.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2022 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authorities for members of the uniformed services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Pay Enhancement Act of 2022 . 2. Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authorities (a) General bonus authority for enlisted members Section 331(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $50,000 and inserting $75,000 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $30,000 and inserting $50,000 . (b) Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking $50,000 and inserting $75,000 . (c) Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers Section 334(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,000 and inserting $1,500 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $35,000 and inserting $50,000 . (d) Skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus Section 353(c)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking $1,000 and inserting $1,750 .