Armed Forces Pay Act of 1981

Summary

Armed Forces Pay Act of 1981 - Increases the pay of members of the uniformed services for fiscal year 1982 by 14.3 percent. Permits the President to allocate the percentage increase as specified. Permits an unserved period of an enlistment to be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment for bonus purposes. Increases the amount of bonus and eliminates the four year total service requirement for persons who possess a skill designated as critical enlisting or extending their service in an armed force. Permits the payment of special pay for the performance of unusually hazardous duty or duty performed under unusually severe working conditions. Permits the President to suspend such pay in time of war. Permits the payment of special pay to an officer of an armed force who has been certified by the Secretary concerned as having the technical qualifications for detail to engineering or scientific duty. Sets forth the terms and conditions for receiving such pay. Permits the reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service and the member's dependents during a period of up to four days while occupying temporary quarters incident to a change of permanent station. Permits the advance payment of departure, dependent transportation, and dislocation allowances. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who is denied leave between two tours of duty overseas because of military necessity to use travel and transportation allowances from his current duty station at the first time the member is granted leave. Permits the payment of allowances to a member of a uniformed service and authorized dependents serving at a specifically designated duty station abroad for transportation to another location abroad having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station, or to the United States. Permits the payment of roundtrip transportation expenses for a member stationed overseas and authorized dependents incident to emergency leave granted for reasons of personal emergency. Permits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to a member of a uniformed service performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station to return to such station or another location. Entitles members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to an initial uniform allowance. Permits members of such program to be advanced up to one month's pay upon reporting for active duty.

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Timeline

1. 1 May 1981

   Committee

   Consideration and Mark-Up Session Held by Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Prior to Introduction.

   Source: Committee

2. 1 May 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 4 May 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 May 1981

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 12 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 May 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Armed Services. Report No: 97-109.

   Source: Committee

9. 19 May 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Armed Services. Report No: 97-109.

   Source: Committee

10. 20 May 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Defense.

    Source: Committee

11. 20 May 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations Sequentially, for a Period not to Exceed 15 Legislative Days.

    Source: IntroReferral

12. 1 June 1981

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

13. 11 June 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 94.

    Source: Calendars

14. 11 June 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-109 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

15. 11 June 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-109 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

16. 11 June 1981

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended).

    Source: Committee

17. 11 June 1981

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

18. 11 June 1981

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

19. 18 June 1981

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.162 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

20. 18 June 1981

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 2 Hours of Debate.

    Source: Floor

21. 26 June 1981

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

22. 14 September 1981

    Floor

    Considered by House.

    Source: Floor

23. 15 September 1981

    Floor

    Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

24. 15 September 1981

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 396 - 1 (Record Vote No: 205).

    Source: Floor

25. 15 September 1981

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 396 - 1 (Record Vote No: 205).

    Source: Floor

26. 15 September 1981

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

27. 15 September 1981

    Reported

    The Clerk Reported Committee Amendments.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

2 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 15 September 1981

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 May 1981

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3380) to increase the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces.
• related to ← Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1981
• amends ← An amendment to increase the number of Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarships. It increases the Navy program scholarships by 2,000 (to 8,000) and the Air Force program scholarships by 3,000 (to 9,500).
• amends ← CLERK read a committee amendment to reduce the pay increase for members of the uniformed services from 14.3 percent to 9.1 percent.
• amends ← An amendment to provide that per diem payments for meals during travel be made in cash at the same rate provided for meals to be sold to members of the forces while not on travel.
• amends ← An amendment to provide special pay for air weapons controllers on airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft.
• amends ← A substitute amendment to the committee amendment. The amendment provides a set of tables for pay raises. It also provides that the President may reduce by 2% any raise for any pay grade based on years of service and may increase by 2% any pay grade based on years of service.