Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1981

(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-265) Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1981 - Title I: Pay and allowances - Increases for members of the uniformed services according to specified schedules: (1) the monthly basic pay rate varying by pay grade; (2) the basic allowance for subsistence; and (3) the basic allowances for quarters. Increases the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen. Increases hazardous duty incentive pay for enlisted members. Includes within duties entitled to incentive pay any duties involving frequent and regular: (1) participation in flight operations on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier; (2) servicing of aircraft or missiles with highly toxic fuels or propellants; (3) exposure to highly toxic pesticides, bacteria, or viruses; and (4) participation in flight by an officer aboard an airborne warning and control system aircraft (AWACS). Entitles to continuous, monthly aviation career incentive pay specified officers who continue to frequently and regularly perform operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders of officers with over 25 years of officer service. Limits the total amount of aviation career incentive pay an officer may receive during a specified period. Excludes time spent as an enlisted member of the Navy when determining incentive pay for officers for the frequent and regular performance of operational submarine duty required by orders. Increases the special pay for diving duty. Permits a member to receive both such special pay and incentive pay for hazardous duty if such member is assigned by orders to perform specified duties. Entitles personnel on two-crewed submarines and other vessels to career sea pay while in off-crew status. Permits an unserved period of an enlistment to be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment for bonus purposes. Requires that such bonus be paid in periodic installments rather than giving the member the option of lump sum payment. Establishes a bonus for enlistment in the Army. Permits nuclear-qualified officers of the naval service to execute a new active-service agreement for one period of not more than four years as specified. Provides an accession bonus for officer volunteers for the surface naval nuclear program. Permits the payment of special pay to an officer of an armed force who has been certified by the Secretary concerned as having the technical qualifications for detail to engineering or scientific duty. Sets forth the terms and conditions for receiving such pay. Limits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to members upon separation from service or release from active duty unless such member has served at least 90 percent of the time such member originally agreed to serve. Exempts members who: (1) retire after 18 or more years of service; (2) are placed on the temporary disability retired list; (3) are separated from the service for a medical condition; (4) had their enlistment period reduced; and (5) are discharged for hardship. Limits the amount of reimbursement to allowances payable for transportation to locations within the 48 contiguous states. Permits the reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service and the member's dependents during a period of up to four days while occupying temporary quarters incident to a change of permanent station. Limits the amount of such reimbursement to $110 a day. Permits the advance payment of departure, dependent transportation and dislocation allowances. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who is denied leave between two tours of duty overseas because of military necessity to use travel and transportation allowances from his current duty station at the first time the member is granted leave. Permits the payment of allowances to a member of a uniformed service and authorized dependents serving at a specifically designated duty station abroad for transportation to another location abroad having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station, or to the United States. Permits the payment of roundtrip transportation expenses for a member stationed overseas and authorized dependents incident to emergency leave granted after reasons of personal emergency. Permits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to a member of a uniformed service performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station to return to such station or another location. Entitles members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to an initial uniform allowance. Permits members of such program to be advanced up to one month's pay upon reporting for active duty. Title II: Miscellaneous Administrative Improvements - Increases the number of Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarships. Permits the superintendents of the service academies to nominate up to 50 persons a year for appointment as cadets at their respective academies. Requires that West Point cadets be appointed by the President alone. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties. Eliminates per diem for members of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. Eliminates the date by which a nomination by a member of Congress for a vacancy in the Naval Academy must be submitted. Increases the amount of reimbursement for quarters for a member of the uniformed service on sea duty deprived of quarters on ship. Extends the period of such reimbursement through fiscal year 1982. Limits the total amount of such reimbursement for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Amends the Military Selective Service Act to permit persons over 65 to serve on local draft boards.

(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #253 (81-0)) Uniformed Services Pay and Benefits Act of 1981 - Increases for members of the uniformed services according to specified schedules: (1) the monthly basic pay; (2) the basic allowance for subsistence; and (3) the basic allowances for quarters. Increases the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen. Increases the incentive pay for the performance of hazardous duty by enlisted crew members according to a specified schedule. Entitles to continuous, monthly aviation career incentive pay specified officers who continue to frequently and regularly perform operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders of officers with over 25 years of officer service. Excludes time spent as an enlisted member of the Navy when determining incentive pay for officers for the frequent and regular performance of operational submarine duty required by orders. Increases the special pay for diving duty. Permits a member to receive both such special pay and incentive pay for hazardous duty if such member is assigned by orders to perform specified duties. Permits an unserved period of an enlistment to be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment for bonus purposes. Requires that such bonus be paid in periodic installments rather than giving the member the option of lump sum payment. Establishes a bonus for enlistment in the Army. Permits nuclear-qualified officers of the naval service to execute a new active-service agreement for one period of not more than four years as specified. Prohibits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to members upon separation from service or release from active duty unless such member has served at least 90 percent of the time such member originally agreed to serve. Exempts members who retire, who are placed on the temporary disability retired list, if such members have completed 18 years of service. Limits the amount of reimbursement to allowances payable for transportation to locations within the 48 contiguous states. Permits the reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service and the member's dependents during a period of up to four days while occupying temporary quarters incident to a change of permanent station. Limits the amount of such reimbursement to $110 a day. Permits the advance payment of departure, dependent transportation and dislocation allowances. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who is denied leave between two tours of duty overseas because of military necessity to use travel and transportation allowances from his current duty station at the first time the member is granted leave. Permits the payment of allowances to a member of a uniformed service and authorized dependents serving at a specifically designated duty station abroad for transportation to another location abroad having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station, or to the United States. Permits the payment of roundtrip transportation expenses for a member stationed overseas and authorized dependents incident to emergency leave granted for reasons of personal emergency. Permits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to a member of a uniformed service performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station to return to such station or another location. Entitles members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to an initial uniform allowance. Permits members of such program to be advanced up to one month's pay upon reporting for active duty. Excludes involuntary leave taken by a member of an armed force during the appellate review of certain courts-martial convictions from the period of active service for purposes of determining leave entitlement and accumulation. States that such member may be required to begin such leave at any time on or after sentence is approved. Sets forth pay entitlements during such periods. Prohibits punishment before trial without regard to the effective date of sentences. Permits the accused to be represented by more than one military counsel as specified. Extends from 30 to 60 days the period during which an accused may petition the Court of Military Appeals for review of a decision of a Court of Military Review. Requires an application for modification or vacation of a sentence or findings in a courts-martial case which has been finally reviewed, but not reviewed by a Court of Military Review to be made within two years of sentencing. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to collect and compile directory information on each student who is 17 years old or older or who is in 11th grade. Permits such information to be made available to the armed forces for recruitment. Limits the time such information may be held to three years. Reformulates the computation of the authorized daily average number of enlisted members in specified pay grades. Increases the number of cadets and midshipmen in the reserve of an armed force who may be in financial assistance programs at any one time. Permits each of the Superintendents of the Service academies to nominate up to 50 persons a year for appointment as cadets at their respective academies. States that each company in the Corps of Cadets shall be commanded by a commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps rather than just by an Army officer. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties. Eliminates per diem for members of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. Eliminates the date by which a nomination by a member of Congress for a vacancy in the Naval Academy must be submitted. Increases the amount of reimbursement for quarters for a member of the uniformed service on sea duty deprived of quarters on ship. Extends the period of such reimbursement through fiscal year 1982. Limits the total amount of such reimbursement for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Provides an accession bonus for officer volunteers for the surface naval nuclear power program. Authorizes payment of career sea pay to personnel on two-crewed submarines and other vessels while in off-crew status. Amends the Military Selective Service Act to permit persons over 65 to serve on local draft boards. Limits the total amount of aviation career incentive pay an officer may receive during a specified period.

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, S. Rept. 97-146) Uniformed Services Pay and Benefits Act of 1981 - Increases for members of the uniformed services according to specified schedules: (1) the monthly basic pay; (2) the basic allowance for subsistence; and (3) the basic allowances for quarters. Increases the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen. Increases the incentive pay for the performance of hazardous duty by enlisted crew members according to a specified schedule. Includes among categories of hazardous duty eligible for such pay: (1) flight operations on the deck of an aircraft carrier; and (2) work with toxic pesticides or fuels and propellants. Increases aviation career incentive pay, particularly for specified officers who have frequently and regularly performed operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders of officers with over 25 years of officer service. Excludes time spent as an enlisted member of the Navy when determining incentive pay for officers for the frequent and regular performance of operational submarine duty required by orders. Increases the special pay for diving duty. Permits a member to receive both such special pay and incentive pay for hazardous duty if such member is assigned by orders to perform specified duties. Permits an unserved period of an enlistment to be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment for bonus purposes. Requires that such bonus be paid in periodic installments (currently gives a member the option of lump sum payment). Establishes a bonus for enlistment in the Army. Permits nuclear-qualified officers of the naval service to execute a new active-service agreement for one period of not more than four years as specified. Prohibits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to members upon separation from service or release from active duty unless such member has served at least 90 percent of the time such member originally agreed to serve. Exempts members who retire, who are placed on the temporary disability retired list, if such members have completed 18 years of service. Limits the amount of reimbursement to allowances payable for transportation to locations within the 48 contiguous states. Permits the reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service and the member's dependents during a period of up to four days while occupying temporary quarters incident to a change of permanent station. Limits the amount of such reimbursement to $110 a day. Permits the advance payment of departure, dependent transportation and dislocation allowances. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who is denied leave between two tours of duty overseas because of military necessity to use travel and transportation allowances from his current duty station at the first time the member is granted leave. Permits the payment of allowances to a member of a uniformed service and authorized dependents serving at a specifically designated duty station abroad for transportation to another location abroad having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station, or to the United States. Permits the payment of roundtrip transportation expenses for a member stationed overseas and authorized dependents incident to emergency leave granted for reasons of personal emergency. Permits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to a member of a uniformed service member performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station for return to such station or another location. Entitles members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to an initial uniform allowance. Permits members of such program to be advanced up to one month's pay upon reporting for active duty. Excludes involuntary leave taken by a member of an armed force during the appellate review of certain courts-martial convictions from the period of active service for purposes of determining leave entitlement and accumulation. States that such member may be required to begin such leave at any time on or after sentence is approved. Sets forth pay entitlements during such periods. Prohibits punishment before trial without regard to the effective date of sentences. Permits the accused to be represented by more than one military counsel as specified. Extends from 30 to 60 days the period during which an accused may petition the Court of Military Appeals for review of a decision of a Court of Military Review. Requires an application within two years of sentencing for modification or vacation of a sentence or findings in a courts-martial case which has been finally reviewed, but not reviewed by a Court of Military Review. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to collect and compile directory information on each student who is 17 years old or older or who is in 11th grade. Permits such information to be made available to the armed forces for recruitment. Limits the time such information may be held to three years. Reformulates the computation of the authorized daily average number of enlisted members in specified pay grades. Increases the number of cadets and midshipmen in the reserve of an armed force who may be in financial assistance programs at any one time. Permits each of the Superintendents of the Service academies to nominate up to 50 persons a year for appointment as cadets at their respective academies. States that each company in the Corps of Cadets shall be commanded by a commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps rather than just by an Army officer. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties. Eliminates per diem for members of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. Eliminates the date by which a nomination by a member of Congress for a vacancy in the Naval Academy must be submitted. Increases the amount of reimbursement for quarters for a member of the uniformed service on sea duty deprived of quarters on ship. Extends the period of such reimbursement through fiscal year 1982. Limits the total amount of such reimbursement for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Amends the Military Selective Service Act to require each person presenting himself for registration to furnish his social security number to the Director of the Selective Service. Grants the Director access to information about such persons contained in the records of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Limits the total amount of aviation career incentive pay an officer may receive during a specified period.

Uniformed Services Pay and Benefits Act of 1981 - Increases for members of the uniformed services according to specified schedules: (1) the monthly basic pay; (2) the basic allowance for subsistence; and (3) the basic allowances for quarters. Increases the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen. Increases the incentive pay for the performance of hazardous duty by enlisted crew members according to a specified schedule. Increases aviation career incentive pay, particularly for specified officers who have frequently and regularly performed operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders for over 25 years. Excludes time spent as an enlisted member of the Navy when determining incentive pay for officers for the frequent and regular performance of operational submarine duty required by orders. Increases the special pay for diving duty. Permits a member to receive both such special pay and incentive pay for hazardous duty if such member is assigned by orders to perform specified duties. Permits an unserved period of an enlistment to be considered as part of an immediately subsequent term of reenlistment for bonus purposes. Requires that such bonus be paid in periodic installments (currently gives a member the option of lump sum payment). Permits nuclear-qualified officers of the naval service to execute a new active-service agreement for one period of not more than four years as specified. Permits the payment of special pay for the performance of unusually hazardous duty or duty performed under unusually severe working conditions. Permits the President to suspend such pay in time of war. Permits the payment of special pay to an officer of an armed force who has been certified by the Secretary concerned as having the technical qualifications for detail to engineering or scientific duty. Sets forth the terms and conditions for receiving such pay. Prohibits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to members upon separation from service or release from active duty unless such member has served at least 90 percent of the time such member originally agreed to serve. Exempts members who retire, who are placed on the temporary disability retired list, or who are discharged for hardship from such requirement. Permits the reimbursement of subsistence expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service and the member's dependents during a period of up to four days while occupying temporary quarters incident to a change of permanent station. Limits the amount of such reimbursement to $110 a day. Permits the advance payment of departure, dependent transportation and dislocation allowances. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who is denied leave between two tours of duty overseas because of military necessity to use travel and transportation allowances from his current duty station at the first time the member is granted leave. Permits the payment of allowances to a member of a uniformed service and authorized dependents serving at a specifically designated duty station abroad transportation to another location abroad having different social, climatic, or environmental conditions than those at the duty station, or to the United States. Permits the payment of roundtrip transportation expenses for a member stationed overseas and authorized dependents incident to emergency leave granted for reasons of personal emergency. Permits the payment of travel and transportation allowances to a uniformed service member performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station for return to such station or another location. Entitles members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to an initial uniform allowance. Permits members of such program to be advanced up to one month's pay upon reporting for active duty. Permits the reimbursement of professional expenses incurred by an officer on active duty who is a judge advocate or law specialist of one of the armed forces. Establishes an annual limit to such reimbursement. Directs the Secretary of Defense to compare regular military compensation with the rates of pay for similar levels of work in private enterprise, rather than the General Schedule rates of basic pay for civilian employees when determining appropriate adjustments in compensation. Requires the President to prepare and submit to Congress an alternative plan for compensation adjustments when necessary because of national security considerations, national emergency, or economic conditions affecting the general welfare. Makes such alternative effective at the beginning of the applicable fiscal year unless either House adopts a resolution disapproving such alternative within 30 days of transmittal. Excludes involuntary leave taken by a member of an armed force during the appellate review of certain courts-martial convictions from the period of active service for purposes of determining leave entitlement and accumulation. States that such member may be required to begin such leave at any time on or after sentence is approved. Prohibits punishment before trial without regard to the effective date of sentences. Permits the accused to be represented by more than one military counsel as specified. Extends from 30 to 60 days the period during which an accused may petition the Court of Military Appeals for review of a decision of a Court of Military Review. Requires an application within two years of sentencing for modification or vacation of a sentence or findings in a courts-martial case which has been finally reviewed, but not review by a Court of Military Review. Increases the amount of reimbursement for quarters for a member of the uniformed service on sea duty deprived of quarters on ship. Increases the number of cadets and midshipmen who may be in financial assistance programs at any one time.