Explosive Ordnance Disposal Incentive Pay Improvement Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8474 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8474 To make certain improvements to incentive pay for explosive ordnance disposal duty. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2024 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To make certain improvements to incentive pay for explosive ordnance disposal duty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Explosive Ordnance Disposal Incentive Pay Improvement Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO INCENTIVE PAY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DUTY. (a) Establishment.--Subchapter I of Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting, after section 301e, the following new section: ``Sec. 301f. Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty ``(a) Eligibility.--(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a regular member of a covered armed force is entitled to continuous monthly explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) if the member-- ``(A) is entitled to basic pay; ``(B) holds (or is in training leading to) an explosive ordnance disposal duty designator; and ``(C) is in and remains in explosive ordnance disposal duty on a career basis. ``(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a covered armed force who is entitled to basic pay but is not entitled to continuous monthly explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay under paragraph (1) is entitled to explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay in the amou