The Fit for Duty Act would create bonuses for active-duty Armed Forces members who score at least 90 percent on a required physical fitness test. A perfect score would earn $1,000; a score of 90 percent or higher that is not perfect would earn $500. Members could receive a bonus for each required test. The bill would exclude these bonuses from income tax and require annual reports on bonus payments, costs, and any effects on military readiness. The bill was introduced and referred to committees; it has not been enacted.
An active-duty member who receives basic pay and meets the score threshold could qualify for a bonus after each required fitness test. The bonus would not count as income for federal tax purposes under the bill. The bill does not provide details about how fitness tests would be scored beyond leaving that determination to the relevant Secretary.
The bill sets bonuses at $500 or $1,000 per qualifying test. It does not state the total expected cost. It would require each relevant Secretary to report yearly on the number of bonuses and their total cost.
The bill's findings say that physical fitness supports military readiness and that incentives may encourage fitness and reduce long-term health costs. These are statements in the bill, not reported results of this proposed bonus program.
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