Notwithstanding section 1004 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall pay a member of the reserve component of an armed force incentive pay in the same monthly amount as that paid to a member in the regular component of such armed force performing comparable work requiring comparable skills.

(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, § 602(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1765.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Implementation of Section

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, § 602(c), (d), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1765, provided that:

1. “(c) Report.— Not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing—

   1. “(1) the plan of the Secretary to implement section 357 of such title [37 U.S.C. 357], as added by subsection (a);
   2. “(2) an estimate of the costs of such implementation;
   3. “(3) the number of members described in such section; and
   4. “(4) any other matter the Secretary determines relevant.

2. “(d) Implementation Date.— The Secretary may not implement section 357 of such title, as added by subsection (a) until after—

   1. “(1) submission of the report under subsection (b) [probably means subsec. (c)]; and
   2. “(2) the Secretary determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that such implementation shall not have a detrimental effect on the force structure of an Armed Force concerned, including with regard to recruiting or retention of members in the regular component of such Armed Force.”