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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9784 

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a briefing on efforts 

to meet the needs of members of the Air Force and their families 

at Creech Air Force Base, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Mr. HORSFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a briefing 

on efforts to meet the needs of members of the Air 

Force and their families at Creech Air Force Base, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Understand 

5 Needs To Ensure Resilience at Creech Air Force Base 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘HUNTER Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Creech Air Force Base warrants attention 

2 due to the remoteness of the installation and the 

3 specialized operational mission requirements con4 ducted there, with limited to no services on base or 

5 nearby. 

6 (2) Members of the Armed Forces who serve at 

7 Creech Air Force Base were previously authorized 

8 assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 

9 37, United States Code, to address the remote loca10 tion. 

11 (3) Creech Air Force Base is not currently de12 termined to be a ‘‘remote and isolated’’ installation 

13 for purposes of morale, welfare, and recreation, as 

14 such services are provided through Nellis Air Force 

15 Base. 

16 (4) In GAO–21–276, ‘‘Military Installations: 

17 DOD Should Consider Various Support Services 

18 when Designating Sites as Remote or Isolated’’, the 

19 Comptroller General of the United States has rec20 ommended that the Secretary of Defense address 

21 support service access, such as housing, education 

22 services, health care and employment opportunities 

23 for remote and isolated locations. 


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1 SEC. 3. BRIEFING ON EFFORTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 

2 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE AND THEIR 

3 FAMILIES AT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE. 

4 Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of 

5 the Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Serv6 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 

7 the following: 

8 (1) A report on the need for and status of rein9 statement of assignment incentive pay under section 

10 307a of title 37, United States Code, for members 

11 who serve at Creech Air Force Base. 

12 (2) A review of the need for and impacts of a 

13 remote and isolated designation for Creech Air 

14 Force Base to provide morale, welfare, and recre15 ation services on base. 

16 (3) A review of the need for and impacts of des17 ignating Creech Air Force Base as a remote and iso18 lated installation with regards to consideration for 

19 additional support services, such as housing, edu20 cation services, health care and employment oppor21 tunities, as recommended in GAO–21–276. 

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