HR 5 Summary

• Urges the House of Representatives to adopt a per diem policy based on the United States Department of Defense federal flat rate per diem schedule to achieve budget savings during Alaska's fiscal crisis.

• Members who do not reside in Juneau would receive full federal per diem for the first 30 days of each regular session, then 75 percent of the full federal per diem rate for the remainder of the session.

• Members who reside in Juneau would be paid 75 percent of the amount paid to non-Juneau members.

• For special sessions, non-resident members would receive full federal per diem while resident members would receive 75 percent of the full federal per diem rate.