USACE Military Personnel Augmentation Act of 2022
This bill expands the types of Army personnel entitled to receive certain pay and allowances while assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on nonmilitary public works projects.
Currently, regular Corps officers and reserve Army officers assigned to the Corps are entitled to receive pay and allowances from funds appropriated for the project that they are working on. The bill entitles warrant officers and enlisted members of the Army, whether regular or reserve, to receive such pay and allowances when assigned to the Corps.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7762 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7762
To amend the Act of August 10, 1956, to provide for the payment of pay
and allowances for certain officers of the Army who are assigned to the
Corps of Engineers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2022
Mrs. Napolitano (for herself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Act of August 10, 1956, to provide for the payment of pay
and allowances for certain officers of the Army who are assigned to the
Corps of Engineers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USACE Military Personnel
Augmentation Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM
APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 634, chapter
1041; 33 U.S.C. 583a), is amended--
(1) by striking ``Regular officers of the Corps of
Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are
assigned to the Corps of Engineers,'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The personnel described in subsection (b)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Personnel Described.--The personnel referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
``(1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the
Army.
``(2) The following members of the Army who are assigned to
the Corps of Engineers:
``(A) Reserve component officers.
``(B) Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve
component).
``(C) Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve
component).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5291)
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