S. 1859 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2021Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary concerned to pay a member in the reserve component of an Armed Force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same amount as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act. 2. Equal special bonus and incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 357. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces The Secretary concerned shall pay a member of the reserve component of an armed force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same monthly amount as that paid to a member in the regular component of such armed force performing comparable work requiring comparable skills. . (b) Technical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 356 the following: 357. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces. .