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Transcript: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL INCLUDES PAY RAISES, REVAMPED RETIREMENT
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- September 29, 1999
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WASHINGTON - (Army News Service, Sept. 29, 1999) - Pay raises
for
soldiers and Department of the Army civilian employees, and a "rollback"
to the 50-percent military retirement system are one step closer to
reality.
On Sept. 22, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense
Authorization Bill that recommends the amount of money allocated to
the
military, said Department of Defense officials. The authorization
bill
now awaits President Bill Clinton's signature.
The Defense Appropriations Bill - which provides the money to
fund
Army programs -- is in congressional conference, said DoD officials.
While
the House and Senate iron out the appropriations ...