HR 2036 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs

To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Apr 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Apr 6, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 6, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits uniformed service agencies or the Department of Defense (DOD) from altering the amount of the locality-based travel and transportation per diem allowances or reimbursements to which certain uniformed service members or civilian DOD employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel in a locality.

The bill nullifies the DOD policy implemented on November 1, 2014, regarding reductions in per diem allowances based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or civilian travel.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is amended to repeal the modifications to the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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