,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjag ,mrs4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,warren7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide that the rate of    
military basic pay for the ,senior      
,enlisted ,advisors to the commanders of
 the combatant commands shall be        
equivalent to the rate of military basic
 pay for the ,senior ,enlisted ,advisor 
to the ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs  
of ,staff1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,leadership ,recognition ,act4  #b4 
,rate of military basic pay for the     
,senior ,enlisted ,advisors to the      
commanders of the combatant commands    
7a7 ,in general ,effective for months   
beginning on or after ,january #a1      
#bjag1 the rate of monthly basic pay for
 the ,senior ,enlisted ,advisors to the 
commanders of the combatant commands    

shall be equivalent to the rate of      
monthly basic pay for the ,senior       
,enlisted ,advisor to the ,chairman of  
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff4  7b7      
,conforming amendment ,effective with   
respect to months beginning on or after 
,january #a1 #bjag1 footnote #b         
accompanying the enlisted members pay   
table in section #fja7;c7 of the ,john  
,warner ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjg 7,public ,law #aji-cfd2 #abj      
,stat4 #bbde2 #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #ajji note7 
is amended by striking or ,senior       
,enlisted ,advisor to the ,chairman of  
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff and        
inserting ,senior ,enlisted ,advisor to 
the ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of  
,staff1 or ,senior ,enlisted ,advisor to
 the commander of a combatant command4  
#c4 ,report on inclusion of additional  
senior enlisted members among enlisted  
members entitled to elevated rate of    
military basic pay  7a7 ,report required
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    

date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report setting forth an     
assessment of the advisability of       
including additional senior enlisted    
members of the ,armed ,forces among the 
most senior enlisted members of the     
,armed ,forces who are entitled to an   
elevated rate of military basic pay by  
reason of footnote #b accompanying the  
enlisted members pay table in section   
#fja7;c7 of the ,john ,warner ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjg 7,public ,law #aji-cfd2    
#abj ,stat4 #bbde2 #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #ajji  
note7 and related guidance 7including   
the material commonly appearing as      
footnote #d accompanying the annual     
military pay tables published by the    
,defense ,finance and ,accounting       
,service74  7b7 ,members or categories  
of members ,if the ,secretary determines
 that the inclusion of any additional   
enlisted members or categories of       
enlisted members as described in        

subsection 7a7 is advisable1 the report 
under that subsection shall specify such
 additional members or categories of    
members4  #d4 ,modification of authority
 of ,president to determine alternative 
pay adjustment in annual basic pay of   
members of the uniformed services  7a7  
,modification ,section #ajji7;e7 of     
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking or serious economic conditions 
affecting the general welfare2  7#b7 by 
striking paragraph 7#b72 and  7#c7 by   
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and--  7#a7 if  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
occurs before ,september #a of a year1  
shall apply with respect to plans for   
alternative pay adjustments for any year
 beginning after such year2 and  7#b7 if
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
occurs after ,august #ca of a year1     

shall apply with respect to plans for   
alternative pay adjustments for any year
 beginning after the year following such
 year4