RESTRUCTURING OF CAREER SEA PAY

SEC. 621. RESTRUCTURING OF CAREER SEA PAY (a) Rates.—Subsection (b) of section 305a of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(b) The monthly rates for special pay under subsection (a) are as follows: 101 STAT. 1098 “ENLISTED MEMBERS “Pay grade Years of sea duty 1 or less Over 1 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 5 Over 6 E-4 $50 $60 $120 $150 $160 $160 $160 E-5 50 60 120 150 170 315 325 E-6 100 100 120 150 170 315 325 E-7 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 E-8 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 E-9 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 Over 7 Over 8 Over 9 Over 10 Over 11 Over 12 Over 13 E-4 $160 $160 $160 $160 $160 $160 $160 E-5 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 E-6 350 350 365 365 365 380 395 E-7 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 E-8 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 E-9 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 . E-4 $160 $160 $160 E-5 350 350 350 E-6 410 425 450 E-7 475 500 500 E-8 475 500 520 E-9 475 520 520 “WARRANT OFFICERS “Pay grade Years of sea duty 1 or less Over 1 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 5 Over 6 W-1 $130 $135 $140 $150 $170 $175 $200 W-2 150 150 150 150 170 260 265 W-3 150 150 150 150 170 270 280 W-4 150 150 150 150 170 290 310 Over 7 Over 8 Over 9 Over 10 Over 11 Over 12 Over 13 W-1 $250 $270 $300 $325 $325 $340 $360 W-2 265 270 310 340 340 375 400 W-3 285 290 310 350 375 400 425 W-4 310 310 310 350 375 400 450 Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 . W-1 $375 $375 $375 W-2 400 350 400 101 STAT. 1099 “WARRANT OFFICERS—Continued “Pay grade Years of sea duty Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 W-3 425 450 450 W-4 450 500 500 “OFFICERS “Pay grade Years of sea duty Over 3 Over 4 Over 5 Over 6 Over 7 Over 8 Over 9 O-1 $150 $160 $185 $190 $195 $205 $215 O-2 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 O-3 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 O-4 185 190 200 205 215 220 220 O-5 225 225 225 225 230 245 250 O-6 225 230 230 240 255 265 280 Over 10 Over 11 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 O-1 $225 $225 $240 $250 $260 $280 $280 O-2 225 225 240 250 260 280 280 O-3 225 225 240 260 270 290 290 O-4 225 225 240 270 280 300 300 O-5 260 265 265 285 300 340 340 O-6 290 300 310 325 340 355 380”. (b) Career Sea Pay Premium.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting “(other than an enlisted member in a pay grade above E-4 with more than five years of sea duty)” after “sea duty” the first place it appears. (c) Definition of Sea Duty.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(d) (1) In this section, the term ‘sea duty’ means duty performed by a member— “(A) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship, ship-based staff, or ship-based aviation unit and while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is accomplished while under way or while serving as a member of the off-crew of a two-crewed submarine; or “(B) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship or ship-based staff and while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is normally accomplished while in port, but only during a period that the ship is away from its homeport. “(2) For the purpose of determining the years of sea duty with which a member may be credited for purposes of this section, the term ‘sea duty’ also includes duty performed on or after the effective date specified in section 621(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988 by a member while permanently or 101 STAT. 1100 temporarily assigned to a ship or ship-based staff and while serving on a ship on which the member would be entitled, during a period that the ship is away from its homeport, to receive sea pay by reason of paragraph (1)(B). “(3) A ship shall be considered to be away from its homeport for purposes of this subsection when it is— “(A) at sea; or “(B) in a port that is more than 50 miles from its homeport.” (d) Save Pay.—A member of the uniformed services who at any time during the three-month period ending on the day before the effective date applicable to that member under subsection (e) for the new rates of career sea pay is entitled to career sea pay at a rate that is higher than the rate established under such new rates for the member’s pay grade and years of sea duty shall be paid such special pay, when entitled to receive it, at such higher rate until the member is permanently reassigned to duty for which the member is not entitled to such special pay. In the case of a member covered by the preceding sentence who is reduced in grade under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code), the old rate of career sea pay applicable to such member under the preceding sentence which may be paid in lieu of the rate applicable to the member under the new rates of career sea pay shall be the rate under the old rates of career sea pay for the member’s pay grade as so reduced and the member’s years of sea duty. (e) Effective Date.—(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to duty performed on or after that date. (2) The new rates of career sea pay that are applicable to enlisted members in pay grades above pay grade E-4 who have five or more years of sea duty and the amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month beginning after the effective date specified under paragraph (1). In the case of such members, the old rates of career sea pay shall remain in effect until the new rates take effect under the preceding sentence. (f) Definitions.—For purposes of subsections (d) and (e): (1) The term “career sea pay” means special pay under section 305a of title 37, United States Code. (2) The term “old rates”, with respect to career sea pay, means the rates of such pay in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) The term “new rates”, with respect to career sea pay, means the rates of such pay provided by the amendment made by subsection (a).