To recognize and reward exceptional physical fitness among members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and to promote physical readiness and overall health in the Armed Forces.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new fitness bonus program for active-duty military personnel. Service members who score 90% or higher on physical fitness tests receive $500, while those who achieve a perfect score receive $1,000. The bonus is available for each required fitness test.
Who Benefits and How
- Physically fit service members: Receive cash bonuses ($500-$1,000) for high performance on fitness tests.
- Military overall: Improved fitness culture may reduce the $1.5 billion annual cost of obesity-related health issues and improve readiness.
- Department of Defense healthcare system: May see reduced musculoskeletal injuries and medical discharges.
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Department of Defense budget: Must fund the bonus payments for all qualifying service members.
- Military service secretaries: Must administer the program and submit annual reports to Congress on costs and readiness impact.
- Potentially less-fit service members: May feel pressure or disadvantage compared to peers receiving bonuses.
Key Provisions
- $1,000 bonus for perfect fitness test score
- $500 bonus for scores of 90% or higher (non-perfect)
- Bonus available for each required physical fitness test
- Annual reporting requirement on program costs and readiness impact
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a military fitness bonus pay program that rewards service members who score 90% or higher on physical fitness tests, with $1,000 for perfect scores and $500 for scores between 90-99%, to promote physical readiness and reduce obesity-related costs in the Armed Forces.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Military Personnel, Health
Primary Purpose
Creates a military fitness bonus pay program that rewards service members who score 90% or higher on physical fitness tests, with $1,000 for perfect scores and $500 for scores between 90-99%, to promote physical readiness and reduce obesity-related costs in the Armed Forces.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Military Fitness Bonus Pay (Findings and New Section 358)
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Physically fit active-duty service members
- Military healthcare system
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense budget
- Military service secretaries
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Timmons introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Defense budget, Military service secretaries
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary_concerned"
- → Secretary of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or relevant military department
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