To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who serve honorably in a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

Requires the payment of a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each active-duty and reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard who served or serves for any period of time in a combat zone designated in connection with Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, and whose service is characterized as honorable.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5162 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5162

   To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who serve 
 honorably in a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
          Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who serve 
 honorably in a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
          Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ONE-TIME BONUS FOR SERVICE IN COMBAT ZONE DESIGNATED FOR 
              OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

    (a) Military Services.--The Secretary of Defense shall pay a one-
time bonus of $1,500 to each member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
Marine Corps, including reserve components thereof, who served or 
serves for any period of time in a combat zone designated in connection 
with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, and whose 
service is characterized as honorable by the Secretary.
    (b) Coast Guard.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall pay a 
one-time bonus of $1,500 to each member of the Coast Guard or Coast 
Guard Reserve who served or serves for any period of time in a combat 
zone designated in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and whose service is characterized as honorable by 
the Secretary.
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