,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to require payment of       
hazardous duty pay for members of the   
,armed ,forces performing duty in       
response to the ,coronavirus ,disease   
#bjai1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,hazardous duty pay for members of the  
,armed ,forces performing duty in       
response to the ,coronavirus ,disease   
#bjai  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  
of the military department concerned    
shall pay hazardous duty pay under this 
section to a member of a regular or     
reserve component of the ,armed ,forces 
who-- 7#a7 performs duty in response to 
the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai         
7,,covid-#ai72 and  7#b7 is entitled to 
basic pay under section #bjd of title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 or          
compensation under section #bjf of such 

title1 for the performance of such duty4
  7b7 ,regulations ,hazardous duty pay  
shall be payable under this section in  
accordance with regulations prescribed  
by the ,secretary of ,defense4 ,such    
regulations shall specify the duty in   
response to the ,coronavirus ,disease   
#bjai qualifying a member for payment of
 such pay under this section4  7c7      
,amount ,the amount of hazardous duty   
pay paid a member under this section    
shall be such amount per month1 not less
 than #aej per month1 as the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall specify in the        
regulations under subsection 7b74  7d7  
,monthly payment2 no proration  7#a7    
,monthly payment ,hazardous duty pay    
under this section shall be paid on a   
monthly basis4  7#b7 ,no proration      
,hazardous duty pay is payable to a     
member under this section for a month if
 the member performs any duty in that   
month qualifying the person for payment 
of such pay4  7e7 ,months for which     
payable  7#a7 ,in general ,hazardous    

duty pay is payable under this section  
for qualifying duty performed in months 
occurring during the period-- 7,a7      
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbj2 and    
7,b7 ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbj4    
7#b7 ,retroactive payment ,hazardous    
duty pay under this section is payable  
on a retroactive basis4  7f7            
,construction with other pay ,hazardous 
duty pay payable to a member under this 
section is in addition to the following3
 7#a7 ,any other pay and allowances to  
which the member is entitled by law4    
7#b7 ,any other hazardous duty pay to   
which the member is entitled under      
section #cea of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code 7or any other provision of
 law71 for duty that also constitutes   
qualifying duty for payment of such pay 
under this section4  7g7 ,exclusion from
 gross income ,for purposes of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 gross
 income shall not include any amount of 
hazardous duty pay received under this  
section4  7h7 ,sense of ,senate ,it is  

the sense of the ,senate that the       
,secretary of ,defense should also      
authorize hazardous duty pay for members
 of the ,armed ,forces not under orders 
specific to the response to the         
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai who         
provide-- 7#a7 healthcare in a military 
medical treatment facility for          
individuals infected with the           
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai2 or  7#b7   
technical or administrative support for 
the provision of healthcare as described
 in paragraph 7#a74