RETAIN Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4375 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4375 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of the maximum amount of aviation incentive pay to aviation officers with more than 8 years of aviation service and to enhance the retention incentives available to aviation officers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of the maximum amount of aviation incentive pay to aviation officers with more than 8 years of aviation service and to enhance the retention incentives available to aviation officers. 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 ``Retention Enhancements for Tactical Aircrew INitiative Act of 2026'' or the ``RETAIN Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY TO OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 8 YEARS OF AVIATION SERVICE. Section 334(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``subject to paragraph (5),'' before ``aviation incentive''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Maximum amount for officers with more than 8 years of aviation service.--An officer who is entitled to aviation incentive pay under subsection (a) and has completed more than 8 years of aviation service shall receive the maximum monthly amount of such pay under paragraph (1)(A).''. SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER R