,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ija  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1 #bjag,ms4
 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rounds1    
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4     
,murray1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,schatz1  
,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4   
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit any reduction in   
the amount of the per diem allowance to 
which members of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air 
,force1 and ,marine ,corps or civilian  
employees of the ,department of ,defense
 are entitled based on the duration of  
temporary duty assignments or official  
travel1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,prohibition on per diem allowance      
reductions based on the duration of     
temporary duty assignment or civilian   
travel  7a7 ,members ,section           
#dgd7;d77#c7 of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new sentence3 ,the

 ,secretary of a military department    
shall not alter the amount of the per   
diem allowance1 or the maximum amount of
 reimbursement1 for a locality based on 
the duration of the temporary duty      
assignment in the locality of a member  
of the armed forces under the           
jurisdiction of the ,secretary44  7b7   
,civilian employees ,section            
#egjb7;a77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new sentence3 ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall not alter 
the amount of the per diem allowance1 or
 the maximum amount of reimbursement1   
for a locality based on the duration of 
the travel in the locality of an        
employee of the ,department44  7c7      
,repeals  7#a7 ,existing policy and     
regulations ,the policy1 and any        
regulations issued pursuant to such     
policy1 implemented by the ,secretary of
 the ,department of ,defense on         
,november #a1 #bjad1 with respect to    
reductions in per diem allowances based 

on duration of temporary duty assignment
 or civilian travel shall have no force 
or effect4  7#b7 ,attempted statutory   
fix ,section #fgb of the ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #cg
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dgd note2 #acj ,stat4 #bagh7
 is repealed4