US Congress Senate Bill 2749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to provide an exception from the reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty under Joint Travel Regulations for civilian employees of naval shipyards traveling for direct labor in support of off-yard work, and for other purposes. This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) civilian public shipyard workers play a critical role in maintaining U.S. ships and submarines; and (2) in order to reduce temporary duty expenses DOD should eliminate unnecessary temporary duty and not cut the reimbursement rate for workers undertaking temporary duty to sustain military readiness, such as temporary duty in support of ship and submarine maintenance. The bill requires that DOD Joint Travel Regulations be modified to require that: (1) the reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty not be imposed on civilian employees of naval shipyards traveling on such duty for direct labor in support of off-yard work, and (2) those employees be paid the full per diem rate for such travel.

A bill to provide an exception from the reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty under Joint Travel Regulations for civilian employees of naval shipyards traveling for direct labor in support of off-yard work, and for other purposes.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2749/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2749/BILLS-114s2749is.pdf