Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.

Plain-English summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should: (1) increase basic pay for members of all military components by 3. 5%, effective January 1, 2008; (2) increase basic pay for all such components during FY2009-FY2012 by at least one-half of 1% more than the raise calculated under the Employment Cost Index; and (3) provide a $40 special survivor indemnity allowance for persons affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity offsets for dependency and indemnity compensation.

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