,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ag1 
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1    
,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,markey1
 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4      
,coons1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1  
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4     
,udall1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,murphy1    
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4    
,warner1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4         
,sanders7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to waive recoupment by the     
,united ,states of certain bonuses and  
similar benefits erroneously received by
 members of the ,army ,national ,guard1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,guard ,bonus ,repayment and  
,financial ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,waiver of
 recoupment of certain bonuses and      
similar benefits erroneously received by
 members of the ,army ,national ,guard  

7a7 ,review of bonuses and benefits ,to 
determine erroneous receipt ,the        
,secretary of the ,army shall review all
 bonuses1 incentive pays1 or similar    
benefits received by members of the     
,army ,national ,guard during the period
 beginning on ,january #a1 #bjjd1 and   
ending on ,december #ca1 #bjaj1 in order
 to determine if such bonuses1 pays1 or 
similar benefits were issued            
erroneously4  7b7 ,action upon          
determination of erroneous receipt      
,except as provided in subsection 7c71  
if the ,secretary determines that any   
bonus1 incentive pay1 or similar benefit
 described in subsection 7a7 was issued 
erroneously1 the ,secretary shall--     
7#a7 in the case of a bonus1 pay1 or    
benefit for which repayment would       
otherwise be authorized pursuant to     
section #cjc;a7e7 or #cgc of title #cg1 
,united ,states ,code1 as applicable1   
waive repayment of the bonus1 pay1 or   
benefit in the event the member         
concerned fully satisfies any period of 

service otherwise agreed to or imposed  
upon the member in connection with      
receipt of the bonus1 pay1 or benefit2  
and  7#b7 in the case of a bonus1 pay1  
or benefit repaid by a member before the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1    
repay the member the amount so repaid by
 the member1 plus any interest paid by  
the member in connection with the       
member's repayment1 in the event the    
member fully satisfies any period of    
service otherwise agreed to or imposed  
upon the member in connection with      
receipt of the bonus1 pay1 or benefit4  
7c7 ,exceptions ,notwithstanding        
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary may      
require a member of the ,army ,national 
,guard to repay any bonus1 incentive    
pay1 or similar benefit described in    
subsection 7a7 that was issued          
erroneously if the ,secretary determines
 either of the following3  7#a7 ,that   
the member knowingly received the bonus1
 pay1 or benefit through fraud or       
misrepresentation in which the member   

participated4  7#b7 ,that repayment is  
otherwise consistent with the provisions
 of section #cjc;a7e7 or #cgc of title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 as          
applicable4  7d7 ,additional actions    
7#a7 ,in general ,for any member of the 
,army ,national ,guard granted relief   
under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 notify all consumer credit 
reporting agencies that any debt subject
 to the relief was never valid2 and     
7,b7 provide assistance1 to the extent  
practicable1 to the member if the member
 has faced or is facing financial       
hardship as a result of the recoupment  
actions taken against the member in     
connection with receipt of the bonus or 
similar benefit concerned4  7#b7 ,effect
 of consumer credit notification ,a     
consumer reporting agency notified of   
the invalidity of a debt pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 may not1 after the  
date of the notice1 make any consumer   
report containing any information       
relating to the debt4  7e7 ,source of   

funds ,amount for repayments pursuant to
 subsection 7b77#b7 shall be derived    
from applicable current appropriations  
as if such repayments were payments for 
claims in connection with the correction
 of military records as provided in     
section #aeeb7;c7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7f7 ,report ,not later  
than #fj days after the completion of   
the review required by subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report setting forth 
the following3  7#a7 ,the number of     
bonuses1 incentive pays1 or similar     
benefits identified through the review  
as being provided erroneously4  7#b7    
,the number of members of the ,army     
,national ,guard against whom the       
,department of ,defense proceeded with  
recoupment for erroneous provision1 set 
forth by basis for recoupment and amount
 recouped4  7#c7 ,the number of members 
of the ,army ,national ,guard for whom  

the ,department waived recoupment for   
erroneous provision1 set forth by basis 
of waiver1 amount waived1 and amount    
repaid to members whose waiver occurred 
after recoupment by the ,department4    
7#d7 ,the number of members of the ,army
 ,national ,guard subject to an         
exception under subsection 7c74  7g7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term bonus1 incentive pay1 or      
similar benefit-- 7,a7 has the meaning  
given that term in section #cgc7;d77#a7 
of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7,b7 includes a bonus or similar      
benefit 7as that term is defined in     
section #cjc;a7e7 of such title7 for    
which repayment would be authorized     
pursuant to such section #cjc;a7e74     
7#b7 ,the terms consumer credit         
reporting agency and consumer report    
have the meaning given such terms in    
section #fjc of the ,fair ,credit       
,reporting ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afha;a74