US Congress House Bill 1777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 61-13)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes. This bill revises provisions concerning military technicians (dual status), including by: (1) transferring authority to issue regulations regarding the employment, use, and status of such technicians from the Departments of the Army and the Air Force to the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) requiring that such individuals be outside the competitive service and be appointed and administered by an adjutant general. An individual who becomes employed as such a technician while already a member of a reserve component of the armed forces shall not have to repay any enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus provided before such employment. The bill: (1) makes such technicians eligible for TRICARE, and (2) sets forth FY2018 end strengths for the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is amended to reduce from 20% to 4.8% the percentage of technician positions filled in administration, clerical, finance, and office service occupations as of October 1, 2017, that DOD must convert to civilian positions. A governor or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard may order a member of the National Guard to perform active Guard and Reserve duty in support of state missions. The bill modifies personnel management authorities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, including by requiring adjutants general to exercise the Chief's authority to employ, administer, and assign certain persons within their jurisdictions.

To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.

Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]
Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-03-29	House	Introduced in House

SB766 (Same As) 2017-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1777/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1777/BILLS-115hr1777ih.pdf