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Show Military pay raises, bonuses depend on budget Air Force officials confident that a 2.2 percent hike in pay, allowances will take effect Jan. 1. by TSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service ' House and Senate Armed WASHINGTON Services Committee officials believe a 2.2 percent military pay raise for fiscal 1994 is practically a "done deal." However, they say things could change in September when lawmakers begin another round of budget debates and look at a final vote for the pay raise and other changes to President Clinton's proposed defense budget. Officials pointed to the recent victory of Clinton's n plan as something that overshadowed and eventually delayed the proposed pay raise debate and vote. "Unfortunately, our legislative schedule won't allow us to wait for resolution of many contentious like military pay raises issues that the reconciliation conference may grapple with for weeks. So, we are setting aside sufficient money in fiscal 1994 for either a full 2.2 percent pay raise or a substantial pay bonus," said Rep. Ronald Dellums chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, in a recent news release. The final decision between pay raise or pay bonus conwill depend on the outcome of the House-Senatference on budget reconciliation, Dellums said. At the same time, the president has proposed almost $88 billion in new defense cuts by fiscal 1997, and a plan that would eliminate pay increases for all government workers in fiscal 1994. deficit-reductio- which would include a 2.2 percent hike in basic pay, basic allowance for quarters and basic allowance for 66 In this time of great turbulence and uncertainty with the force drawdown, it is important to reassure the extraordinarily high-qualit- e, y young men and women wearing the nation's uniform today that we haven't forgotten them or their families or the fact that they at a moment's may be called to serve in Somalia, notice Bosnia or some other hot spot in the far reaches of the globe. .), e subsistence. The raise would take effect Jan. 1. Whether the administration likes it or not, it looks like Congress is going to give the military a pay raise in the next fiscal year, said Lt. CoL Doug Hart, a Pentagon spokesman. the action As it now stands in the House-Senatcould raise military pay in fiscal 1994 but not in later years, Hart said. In July, for example, Dellums said his committee "reluctantly agreed to the pay freeze" for 1994 through 1998 because it was unable at that point in the budget process to find money to satisfy reconciliation direction. the five-yea-r said the committee eventually Dellums However, and did find the money plans to earmark $1 billion when the committee makes the for specifically pay final markup for the 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. "We've collectively been scrubbing and the budget looking for money," said Rep. in a recent news release. "I'm Ike Skelton delighted that we've found ways so the troops get cash in hand. "In this time of great turbulence and uncertainty the force drawdown, it is important to reassure with Rep. Ike Slcelton Committee the House Armed Services young men and extraordinarily women wearing the nation's uniform today that we haven't forgotten them or their families or the fact that they may be called at a moment's notice to serve in Somalia, Bosnia or some other hot spot no included for 1994 Clinton's budget request 2.2 raise for the that, in the far reaches of the globe," said Skelton, who percent military pay funding under current law, would otherwise take effect Jan. also lobbied for a pay raise in fiscal 1993. 1. 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