H.R. 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.

H.R. 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.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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.

Plain summary

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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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · 73 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), André Carson (D-IN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Don Bacon (R-NE), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jim Banks (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Scott Perry (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 13 more.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1777.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1777 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115