WASHINGTON — The proposed supplemental budget will allot more money for armoring Humvees but won’t make up for reservists’ lost pay.

Last month Senate officials inserted a provision in their supplemental proposal to require that any federal employees in the Guard or Reserve who are called to active duty receive their full paycheck. The conference committee dropped that idea from the bill before passing their budget proposal Tuesday night.

Jeff Scofield, spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee, said the compromise bill does include $160 million more in funding for up-armoring Humvees than the president’s original request of $529 million.

House members had originally proposed adding $185 million, while Senate members approved an extra $213 million for the armor projects.

The compromise bill leaves intact a new insurance program to cover expenses related to injuries sustained from combat. The policy, which would be similar to the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance plan, would cost troops about $1 a month but could pay out up to $100,000 for injuries like a lost limb or loss of sight.

Conferees also left in a Senate provision allowing families of troops killed in the line of duty to remain in military housing for up to a year, instead of the current six-month limit. But Scofield said that policy will only be in place until the end of 2005, and separate legislative action will be needed to make that a permanent change.

The bill also includes amendments to stop the Defense Department from reducing the carrier fleet from 12 to 11 until after the quadrennial defense review is completed. Department officials have considered the move as a cost-cutting measure.

Measures also prevent scaling back production of the C-130J cargo plane until a full force readiness assessment can be completed.