To amend the basic pay provisions of title 37, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the reserve components who are selected to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 2, 2005

Amends Federal military pay provisions to remove the requirement that, in order for enlisted members of the reserves who are selected to attend one of the military academy preparatory schools to continue to be paid at their enlisted pay rate, such members, prior to such selection, must have been on active duty for more than 30 days.

Allows such individuals to be paid at their enlisted rate or the rate provided for cadets and midshipmen, whichever is greater.

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Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D–NJ

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Armed Services Committee

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Feb 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.549, 109th Congress: To amend the basic pay provisions of title 37, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the reserve components who are selected to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/549

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Discuss H.R.549, 109th Congress: To amend the basic pay provisions of title 37, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the reserve components who are selected to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/549

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr549/BILLS-109hr549ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.549, 109th Congress: To amend the basic pay provisions of title 37, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the reserve components who are selected to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/549

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr549/BILLS-109hr549ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.549, 109th Congress: To amend the basic pay provisions of title 37, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the reserve components who are selected to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/549

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr549/BILLS-109hr549ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.549 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.