,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #e1 #bjaf ,ms4  
,ayotte 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4  
,murray1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1    
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51
 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,k+1 & ,mr4 ,r\nds7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide an     
exception f ! r$uc$ flat rate p] diem = 
long-t]m tempor>y duty "u ,jo9t ,travel 
,regulations = civilian employees (     
naval %ipy>ds travel+ = direct labor 9  
support ( (f-y>d "w1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has  
in/itut$ a new flat rate p] diem policy 
t r$uces ! reimbursem5t rate = p]sonnel 
travel+ on tempor>y duty 7,,tdy7 long]  
?an #cj days4  7#b7 ,9 its report to    
accompany ,s4 #acgf 7#aad? ,congress71  
dat$ ,may #ai1 #bjae 7,report #aad-di71 
! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !      
,s5ate expresses conc]n t ! new policy  

%\ld n disc\rage civilian work]s f      
volunte]+ = important tempor>y duty     
assignm5ts4 ,! ,committee also expresses
 its view t ! ,dep>tm5t %\ld ensure t ^?
 :o volunte] = mission ess5tial travel  
are fully support$ & enc\rag$4  7#c7 ,on
 ,janu>y #ai1 #bjaf1 ! ,comm&] ( ,naval 
,sea ,sy/ems ,comm& 7,,navsea71 ,admiral
 ,william ,hil>ides1 wrote a lett]      
express+ conc]ns ab\t ! long-t]m        
tempor>y duty p] diem policy ( !        
,dep>tm5t4 ,9 ! lett]1 ,admiral         
,hil>ides /ates t ! new policy has      
already _h a negative impact on ! ,naval
 ,%ipy>ds' ability to effectively &     
effici5tly conduct ,navy %ip ma9t5ance4 
,z ! (fic] :o ov]sees all f\r public    
%ipy>ds1 he also said t ! policy has !  
pot5tial to increase ! end co/ (        
projects4  7#d7 ,9 ! lett]1 ,admiral    
,hil>ides reque/s an imm$iate waiv] f & 
p]man5t *ange to ! long-t]m tempor>y    
duty p] diem policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u !  
,jo9t ,travel ,regulations ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 = all naval %ipy>d work]s :o support   

,navy %ip ma9t5ance4  7#e7 ,on ,m>* #ae1
 #bjaf1 ! ,vice ,*ief ( ,naval          
,op]ations1 ,admiral ,mi*elle ,h[>d1    
te/ifi$ t ! tempor>y duty policy =      
civilian public %ipy>d work]s may end up
 co/+ m money4 ,%e also express$ conc]n 
t any policy %\ld reflect ! commitm5t ( 
! ,navy to ^! artisans & _! skillsets & 
ensure public %ipy>d work]s are n pay+  
money out ( _! pockets = appropriate    
exp5ses4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se civilian public %ipy>d work]s   
play a critical role 9 ma9ta9+ ! %ips & 
subm>9es ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ensur+ our  
sailors & ! comm&]s ( ! combatant comm&s
 h ! safe & combat-ready naval vessels  
requir$ to protect ! economic & national
 security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t mu/ cont9ue to         
scrut9ize co/s c>efully 9 ord] to       
elim9ate wa/e1 b 9 a well-int5tion$ ef=t
 to save money1 ! ,dep>tm5t has pursu$ a
 misguid$ "o-size-fits-all approa* to   
its long-t]m tempor>y duty 7,,tdy7 p]   

diem policy1 :i* has adv]sely affect$   
%ipy>d work]s :ile pot5tially co/+ m &  
h>m+ ! naval read9ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7#c7 9 ord] to r$uce tempor>y duty  
exp5ses1 ! ,dep>tm5t %\ld elim9ate      
unnecess>y tempor>y duty & n cut !      
reimbursem5t rate = work]s und]tak+     
tempor>y duty t is ess5tial to su/a9    
milit>y read9ess1 su* z tempor>y duty 9 
support ( %ip & subm>9e ma9t5ance1      
mod]nization1 & repair4  #c4 ,exception 
f r$uc$ flat rate p] diem = long-t]m    
tempor>y duty "u ,jo9t ,travel          
,regulations = civilian employees (     
naval %ipy>ds travel+ = direct labor 9  
support ( (f-y>d "w  7a7 ,modification (
 ,jo9t ,travel ,regulations ,! ,jo9t    
,travel ,regulations 7,,jtr7 ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %all be modifi$ to  
provide t ! r$uc$ flat rate p] diem =   
long-t]m tempor>y duty 7,,tdy7 o!rwise  
impos$ "u p>agraph #dbej ( section #d ( 
"p ,b ( *apt] #d ( ! ,jo9t ,travel      
,regulations %all n be impos$ on        
civilian employees ( naval %ipy>ds      

travel+ on su* duty = direct labor 9    
support ( (f-y>d "w & su* employees %all
 be paid ! full p] diem rate = su*      
travel4  7b7 ,inapplicability ( curr5t  
regulations ,! p] diem rate payable to  
any employee describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 =
 travel describ$ 9 t subsection t occurs
 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on !         
effective date ( ! modification requir$ 
by subsection 7a7 %all be ! rate provid$
 = z a result ( ! modification4