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A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-766| Senate 
| Updated: 3/29/2017
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (13)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Al Franken (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1777
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  • March 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • April 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1777
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1777: 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.
Health care costs and insuranceMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reserves

A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-766| Senate 
| Updated: 3/29/2017
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.
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Timeline
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1777
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  • March 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • April 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1777
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (13)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Al Franken (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1777: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health care costs and insuranceMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reserves