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 118 STAT. 1976 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 in cooperation with the member, shall calculate the monthly active duty income differential for the member. (c) COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The Secretary of Defense shall collect demographic data regarding each member of a reserve component who participates in the survey under sub section (a), including, at a minimum, data on the following: (1) Reserve component. (2) Unit of assignment. (3) Grade. (4) Age. (5) Years of service. (6) Sex. (7) Marital status. (8) Number of dependents. (9) General category of private sector employment, as deter mined by the Secretary, but to include an employment category to cover members who are self employed. (10) Military occupational specialty, including specifying all surveyed members who are serving in a critical wartime specialty. (11) Length of service on active duty during the most recent mobilization. (12) Number of times mobilized since September 11, 2001. (d) CONSIDERATION OF AVERAGE MONTHLY RESERVE SERVICE INCOME.—The Secretary of Defense shall collect data to calculate the average monthly reserve service income of members of the reserve components before their mobilization, and consider such data by grade, general category of military occupational specialty, and years of service. The Secretary shall also consider the effect that the receipt of average monthly reserve service income by reserve component members before mobilization should have on any obligation of the United States to eliminate or at least reduce the monthly active duty income differential suffered by members serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. (e) EFFECT OF INCOME LOSS ON RETENTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the survey under subsection (a) a ques tion intended to solicit information from members of the reserve components participating in the survey regarding the likely effect that a reoccurring monthly active duty income differential while serving on active duty would have on their decision to remain in Armed Forces. (f) ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA.—(1) At a minimum, the Sec retary of Defense shall determine, for each variable listed in para graphs (2) through (12) of subsection (c), the number of members of the reserve components surveyed under subsection (a) who sus tained a monthly active duty income differential for any month during their active duty service and compare and contrast that number with the number of members who did not experience a monthly active duty income differential. (2) The Secretary shall also determine the average amount of the active duty income differential by reserve component for each variable within the characteristics listed in paragraphs (2) through (12) of subsection (c). (g) SUBMISSION OF SURVEY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— (1) Not later than January 31, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General a report containing the results of the surveys conducted under subsection Deadlines. Reports.

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