US Congress House Bill 573 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 3 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period for the submission by members of the Armed Forces of claims for retroactive stop-loss special pay (paid to members whose enlistment or period of obligated service was extended, or whose eligibility for retirement was suspended, by the President in time or war or national emergency) from one to two years after the date on which implementing rules for such payments take effect. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to include in a required report concerning such payments a plan describing DOD outreach and informational efforts to promote and increase awareness of the special pay.

To amend section 310 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive stop-loss special pay may be submitted.

Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Green, Al	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Hanna, Richard L.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep McGovern, James P.
Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Ross, Dennis	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Tierney, John F.
Rep Turner, Michael R.	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Waxman, Henry A.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN00573:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr573ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr573ih.pdf