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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8070 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of 

the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 

activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 

strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2024 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BACON, 

Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. MACE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. LUTTRELL, Ms. JACOBS, 

Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. DAVIS

of North Carolina, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, and Mr. 

BANKS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 

activities of the Department of Defense, for military 

construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 

for such fiscal year, 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 ‘‘Servicemember Quality 

5 of Life Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—PAY AND COMPENSATION 

Sec. 101. Reform of rates of monthly basic pay. 

Sec. 102. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence. 

Sec. 103. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the Armed 

Forces: expansion of eligibility; increase of amount. 

Sec. 104. Basic allowance for housing: authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 105. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 

allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 

sea duty. 

Sec. 106. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living allowances. 

TITLE II—CHILD CARE 

Sec. 201. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care personnel. 

Sec. 202. Parent fees at military child development centers for child care employees. 

Sec. 203. Child care services and youth program services for dependents. 

Sec. 204. Briefings on military child development centers. 

TITLE III—MILITARY HOUSING 

Sec. 301. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 

and Modernization projects. 

Sec. 302. Digital facilities management systems for military departments. 

Sec. 303. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address shortages 

of covered military unaccompanied housing required. 

Sec. 304. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain strategies to address shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing. 

TITLE IV—ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE 

Sec. 401. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE 

Prime for certain care in a military medical treatment facility. 

Sec. 402. Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE provider 

for urgent behavioral health services. 

Sec. 403. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; reports. 

TITLE V—SUPPORT FOR MILITARY SPOUSES 

Sec. 501. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses of military 

spouses: permanent authority. 

Sec. 502. Permanent Military Spouse Career Accelerator program. 

Sec. 503. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: period 

of services for a member with a spouse seeking employment. 


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1 TITLE I—PAY AND 

2 COMPENSATION 

3 SEC. 101. REFORM OF RATES OF MONTHLY BASIC PAY. 

4 Effective on January 1, 2025, the rates of monthly 

5 basic pay for members of the uniformed services within 

6 each pay grade and with years of service computed under 

7 section 205 of title 37, United States Code (and subject 

8 to adjustment under section 1009 of such title), are as 

9 follows: 


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Years of Service 

Commissioned Officers 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

O–8 $12,803.70 $13,223.70 $13,501.80 $13,579.20 $13,926.90 

O–7 10,638.90 11,133.00 11,361.90 11,544.00 11,872.80 

O–6 8,067.90 8,863.20 9,444.90 9,444.90 9,481.20 

O–5 6,725.70 7,576.50 8,100.90 8,199.60 8,527.20 

O–4 5,803.20 6,717.30 7,166.40 7,265.40 7,681.50 

O–3 5,102.10 5,783.70 6,241.80 6,806.10 7,132.80 

O–2 4,408.50 5,020.80 5,782.80 5,978.10 6,100.80 

O–1 3,826.20 3,982.80 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

O–8 $14,506.50 $14,641.80 $15,192.60 $15,351.30 $15,825.90 

O–7 12,198.30 12,574.20 12,948.90 13,325.40 14,506.50 

O–6 9,887.40 9,941.40 9,941.40 10,506.30 11,505.00 

O–5 8,722.50 9,153.00 9,469.80 9,878.10 10,501.80 

O–4 8,127.90 8,684.10 9,116.10 9,416.70 9,589.50 

O–3 7,490.70 7,721.70 8,102.10 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

O–10 $0.00 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O–9 0.00 18,096.00 18,357.30 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O–8 16,512.90 17,145.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 

O–7 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,584.10 

O–6 12,091.20 12,677.10 13,010.70 13,348.50 14,002.80 

O–5 10,799.10 11,093.10 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

O–10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O–9 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O–8 17,568.60 18,008.40 18,008.40 18,458.10 18,458.10 

O–7 15,584.10 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 

O–6 14,002.80 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 

O–5 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 38 Over 40 

O–10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O–9 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O–8 18,458.10 18,458.10 

O–7 15,895.80 15,895.80 

O–6 14,282.40 14,282.40 

O–5 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 


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Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service As An Enlisted Member or 

Warrant Officer 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

O–3E $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,806.10 $7,132.80 

O–2E 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,978.10 6,100.80 

O–1E 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,814.70 5,141.10 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

O–3E $7,490.70 $7,721.70 $8,102.10 $8,423.40 $8,607.90 

O–2E 6,294.90 6,622.80 6,876.60 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O–1E 5,331.30 5,525.70 5,716.50 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 38 Over 40 

O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 


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Warrant Officers 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

W–4 $5,273.10 $5,671.50 $5,834.40 $5,994.60 $6,270.60 

W–3 4,815.60 5,015.70 5,222.10 5,289.00 5,504.40 

W–2 4,260.90 4,663.80 4,787.70 4,873.20 5,149.20 

W–1 3,739.80 4,143.00 4,250.70 4,479.60 4,749.90 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

W–4 $6,543.60 $6,820.20 $7,235.40 $7,599.90 $7,946.70 

W–3 5,928.90 6,370.80 6,579.00 6,819.90 7,067.40 

W–2 5,578.50 5,791.80 6,001.20 6,257.40 6,457.80 

W–1 5,148.30 5,334.30 5,595.30 5,850.90 6,052.20 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

W–5 $9,375.60 $9,375.60 $9,851.10 $10,205.70 $10,597.20 

W–4 8,231.10 8,508.30 8,914.50 9,248.70 9,629.70 

W–3 7,513.80 7,814.70 7,994.70 8,186.10 8,447.10 

W–2 6,639.00 6,856.20 6,998.70 7,111.80 7,111.80 

W–1 6,237.60 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

W–5 $10,597.20 $11,128.20 $11,128.20 $11,683.50 $11,683.50 

W–4 9,629.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 

W–3 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 

W–2 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 

W–1 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 

Over 38 Over 40 

W–5 $12,269.10 $12,269.10 

W–4 9,821.70 9,821.70 

W–3 8,447.10 8,447.10 

W–2 7,111.80 7,111.80 

W–1 6,462.90 6,462.90 


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Enlisted Members 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

E–7 $3,624.90 $3,956.40 $4,108.20 $4,308.30 $4,465.50 

E–6 3,135.60 3,450.60 3,603.00 3,750.90 3,904.80 

E–5 3,082.20 3,317.10 3,479.40 3,638.70 3,790.80 

E–4 3,028.80 3,183.60 3,356.10 3,526.20 3,677.10 

E–3 2,733.90 2,906.10 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E–2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E–1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

E–9 $0.00 $6,370.50 $6,514.80 $6,696.60 $6,910.50 

E–8 5,214.90 5,445.60 5,588.40 5,759.40 5,944.50 

E–7 4,734.60 4,886.40 5,155.20 5,379.30 5,532.30 

E–6 4,252.50 4,387.80 4,649.70 4,729.80 4,788.00 

E–5 3,964.80 4,052.10 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E–4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E–3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E–2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E–1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

E–9 $7,127.10 $7,472.10 $7,765.20 $8,072.70 $8,544.00 

E–8 6,279.30 6,449.10 6,737.40 6,897.30 7,291.20 

E–7 5,694.90 5,757.90 5,969.70 6,083.10 6,515.70 

E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E–4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E–3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E–2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E–1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

E–9 $8,544.00 $8,970.30 $8,970.30 $9,419.40 $9,419.40 

E–8 7,291.20 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 

E–7 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 

E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E–4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E–3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E–2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E–1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 38 Over 40 

E–9 $9,891.30 $9,891.30 

E–8 7,437.30 7,437.30 

E–7 6,515.70 6,515.70 

E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E–4 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E–3 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E–2 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E–1 2,319.90 2,319.90 


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1 SEC. 102. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC AL2 LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE. 

3 Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of De4 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

5 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con6 taining the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates of the 

7 basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 

8 37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall in9 clude the following: 

10 (1) The determination of the Secretary whether 

11 such rates are sufficient. 

12 (2) Other factors that could be used to deter13 mine such rates, including— 

14 (A) the number of dependents a member of 

15 the uniformed services has; 

16 (B) whether the member has access to 

17 fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and 

18 meat; 

19 (C) whether the member has access to 

20 healthy food; and 

21 (D) the local costs of food, including at 

22 commissaries operated by the Secretary under 

23 chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code. 

24 (3) The recommendations of the Secretary 

25 whether, and how, such rates may be improved. 


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1 SEC. 103. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON AC2 TIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES: EX3 PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; INCREASE OF 

4 AMOUNT. 

5 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 402b of title 37, United 

6 States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(2)— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

12 and’’; and 

13 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

14 (b) AMOUNT.—Such section is further amended, in 

15 subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘150 percent (or, in the 

16 case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 

17 percent)’’ and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 

18 SEC. 104. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZA19 TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appro21 priated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully funding 

22 the basic allowance for housing for members of the uni23 formed services under section 403 of title 37, United 

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1 SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 

2 OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW3 ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER4 FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 

5 Subsection (f) of section 403 of title 37, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 

9 was necessarily required to procure quarters at 

10 the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 

11 dash; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

13 subparagraphs: 

14 ‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 

15 procure housing at the member’s expense; or 

16 ‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta17 tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an 

18 impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 

19 and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author22 ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 

23 authorize’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 

2 grades E–4 and E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

3 members. In authorizing an allowance under 

4 this subparagraph, the commanding officer 

5 shall consider the availability of quarters for the 

6 member and whether such quarters are inad7 equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 

8 or discipline’’. 

9 SEC. 106. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF 

10 COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES. 

11 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

12 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com13 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

14 Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 

15 and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the fol16 lowing elements: 

17 (1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS 

18 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 

19 (2) An explanation of how the factors described 

20 in paragraph (1) are determined. 

21 (3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA 

22 and OCONUS COLA may be adjusted, including— 

23 (A) timelines for such an adjustment; 

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1 (C) the relationship between CONUS 

2 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 

3 (4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 

4 surveys used to collect data from members to cal5 culate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA are 

6 effective. 

7 (5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 

8 calculation of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 

9 COLA is effective. 

10 (6) The assessment of the Secretary whether 

11 the calculation of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS 

12 COLA should include additional factors, including— 

13 (A) the number of dependents a member 

14 has; 

15 (B) vicinity and commissary costs; 

16 (C) the reimbursement of expenses (includ17 ing tolls and taxes) incurred by a member based 

18 on the duty station of such member; 

19 (D) remoteness; 

20 (E) hardship; 

21 (F) loss of spousal income; 

22 (G) the unavailability of goods or services 

23 in the vicinity of a duty station; and 

24 (H) any other factor that the Secretary de25 termines appropriate. 


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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘CONUS COLA’’ means the cost3 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni4 formed services under section 403b of title 37, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (2) The term ‘‘OCONUS COLA’’ means a cost7 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni8 formed services on the basis that— 

9 (A) the member is assigned to a perma10 nent duty station located outside the conti11 nental United States; or 

12 (B) the dependents of such member reside 

13 outside the continental United States but not in 

14 the vicinity of the permanent duty station of 

15 such member. 

16 TITLE II—CHILD CARE 

17 SEC. 201. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1792(c) of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.—(1) For the pur22 pose of providing military child development centers with 

23 a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a 

24 military installation who are directly involved in providing 

25 child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall 

2 be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of 

3 pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions 

4 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met5 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 

6 which such Department employee’s position is lo7 cated; and 

8 ‘‘(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 

9 subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay com10 petitive with the rates of pay paid to other employ11 ees with similar training, seniority, and experience 

12 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met13 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 

14 which such Department employee’s position is lo15 cated. 

16 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee 

17 shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is 

18 lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to 

19 civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay 

21 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metro22 politan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employ23 ment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bu24 reau of Labor Statistics.’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 

3 the first pay period beginning after the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act. 

5 (2) RATES OF PAY.— 

6 (A) CURRENT EMPLOYEE PAY RATE NOT

7 REDUCED.—The rate of pay for any individual 

8 who is an employee covered by subsection (c) of 

9 section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as 

10 amended by subsection (a) of this section, on 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act shall not 

12 be reduced by operation of such amendment. 

13 (B) PAY BAND MINIMUM.—Any employee 

14 whose rate of pay is fixed under such sub15 section (c), as so amended, and who is within 

16 any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less 

17 than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 

18 such pay band. 

19 SEC. 202. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP20 MENT CENTERS FOR CHILD CARE EMPLOY21 EES. 

22 Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol24 lowing new subsections: 


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1 ‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—In order 

2 to support recruitment and retention initiatives, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall charge reduced fees for the attend4 ance, at a military child development center, of the chil5 dren of a child care employee as follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) For the first child, no fee. 

7 ‘‘(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less 

8 than a fee discounted under subsection (c). 

9 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT DISCOUNTS.— 

10 A family may not receive discounts under subsections (c) 

11 and (d) concurrently.’’. 

12 SEC. 203. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 

13 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap15 propriations, the Secretary of Defense shall fully fund re16 quests for financial assistance to eligible civilian providers 

17 of child care services or youth program services under sec18 tion 1798 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 

20 be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under 

21 subsection (a) of section 1798 of such title to determine 

22 whether to provide such financial assistance to an eligible 

23 provider. 


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1 SEC. 204. BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 

2 CENTERS. 

3 (a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De4 fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 

5 departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

6 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives brief7 ings regarding child care services at military child develop8 ment centers according to the following schedule: 

9 (1) Once every three months beginning on 

10 March 1, 2025, and ending on March 1, 2026. 

11 (2) On March 1 of each year thereafter through 

12 2030. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing shall include, with re14 gard to the period covered by the briefing, the following 

15 elements: 

16 (1) Waiting lists for such services, 

17 disaggregated by military installation. 

18 (2) Shortages of child care employees at mili19 tary child development centers, disaggregated by 

20 military installation. 

21 (3) Insufficient capacity of military child devel22 opment centers, disaggregated by military installa23 tion. 

24 (4) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to miti25 gate such shortages or insufficiencies in order to 

26 shorten such waiting lists. 


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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘mili2 tary child development center’’ and ‘‘child care employee’’ 

3 have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 

4 title 10, United States Code. 

5 TITLE III—MILITARY HOUSING 

6 SEC. 301. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILI7 TIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND 

8 MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. 

9 Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

10 by inserting after section 226 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unac12 companied housing Facilities 

13 Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod14 ernization projects 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each 

16 fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to section 

17 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary 

18 of a military department shall include a consolidated budg19 et justification display that individually identifies— 

20 ‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, 

21 the total requested expenditure for Facilities 

22 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 

23 projects for covered military unaccompanied housing, 

24 disaggregated by military department; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) the total expenditure for Facilities 

2 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 

3 projects made during the fiscal year beginning two 

4 years before the fiscal year covered by the budget, 

5 disagggregated by— 

6 ‘‘(A) military installation; 

7 ‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or re8 stored under such projects; 

9 ‘‘(C) the number of such projects that were 

10 for sustainment or repair of a facility; and 

11 ‘‘(D) the number of such projects that 

12 were for restoration or modernization of a facil13 ity. 

14 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied 

16 housing’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 

17 this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installa19 tion’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec20 tion 2801 of this title.’’. 

21 SEC. 302. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR 

22 MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

23 (a) DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

24 FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 


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1 (1) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 

3 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 

4 Environment, in coordination with each covered As5 sistant Secretary, shall develop criteria for a new or 

6 established digital facilities management system for 

7 each military department. Each such system shall 

8 have the capability to, with respect to each military 

9 installation— 

10 (A) track conditions of individual facilities, 

11 applying the uniform index developed under sec12 tion 2838 of the National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 

14 118–31), for each military installation under 

15 the jurisdiction of each such covered Assistant 

16 Secretary; 

17 (B) plan for maintenance actions for each 

18 facility; and 

19 (C) generate reports that include data 

20 on— 

21 (i) the type and function of each facil22 ity; 

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1 (iii) planned maintenance for each fa2 cility during a 5-year period following the 

3 date of submission of the criteria; 

4 (iv) conditions that may lead to a fail5 ure to maintain minimum physical security 

6 or configuration standards for members of 

7 the Armed Forces during the 12-month pe8 riod following the date of submission of the 

9 criteria; and 

10 (v) the date on which the facility will 

11 have been in use for 40 years. 

12 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 

13 the date on which the Assistant Secretary of De14 fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment de15 velops the criteria required under paragraph (1), the 

16 Assistant Secretary shall provide to Congress a 

17 briefing on such criteria. 

18 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 

19 year after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 

20 of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ21 ment develops the criteria required under paragraph 

22 (1), each covered Assistant Secretary shall imple23 ment a digital facilities management system for the 

24 military department under the jurisdiction of that 

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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘covered Assistant Secretary’’ 

3 means— 

4 (A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

5 for Installations, Energy, and Environment; 

6 (B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 

7 for Energy, Installations, and Environment; 

8 and 

9 (C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

10 Force for Installations, Environment, and En11 ergy. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 

13 in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 

14 (3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

15 meaning given in section 101 of such title. 

16 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

17 meaning given in section 2801 of such title. 

18 SEC. 303. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AU19 THORITIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COV20 ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 

21 REQUIRED. 

22 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 

24 department shall develop a strategy to use the au25 thorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such date, 


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1 to lease real property to address shortages of cov2 ered military unaccompanied housing. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by 

4 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to military 

5 installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

6 of the military department concerned— 

7 (A) an identification of military installa8 tions with the largest shortages of covered mili9 tary unaccompanied housing; 

10 (B) an identification of military installa11 tions where existing facilities of covered military 

12 unaccompanied housing are in poor or failing 

13 condition under the uniform index for evalu14 ating the condition of covered military unac15 companied housing required by section 2838 of 

16 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis17 cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 

18 note prec. 2851); 

19 (C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act to address 

21 shortages of covered military unaccompanied 

22 housing or the condition of facilities of covered 

23 military unaccompanied housing using— 

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1 (ii) facility sustainment, restoration, 

2 or modernization funds; and 

3 (D) an assessment of whether the leasing 

4 authority under section 2661 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, or intergovernmental support 

6 agreements under section 2679 of such title 

7 would be suitable for use by such Secretary to 

8 address— 

9 (i) shortages of covered military unac10 companied housing; or 

11 (ii) the poor or failing condition of a 

12 facility of covered military unaccompanied 

13 housing. 

14 (3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military 

15 department shall submit to the congressional defense 

16 committees a report that includes the strategy re17 quired by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The fol20 lowing amounts are authorized to be appropriated to the 

21 Secretary of Defense to carry out actions that may be 

22 taken pursuant to a strategy required by subsection (a): 

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1 (2) $9,000,000 for Operations and Mainte2 nance, Navy. 

3 (3) $6,000,000 for Operations and Mainte4 nance, Marine Corps. 

5 (4) $15,000,000 for Operations and Mainte6 nance, Air Force. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit9 tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

10 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

12 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

13 2856 of such title. 

14 (3) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construc15 tion project’’ have the meanings given such terms in 

16 section 2801 of such title. 

17 SEC. 304. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED 

18 COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO AD19 DRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY 

20 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

21 (a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC 

24 for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost 


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1 to the United States during the 20-year period beginning 

2 on the date of the enactment of this Act of— 

3 (1) the construction and maintenance of facili4 ties of covered military unaccompanied housing to 

5 address shortages in covered military unaccompanied 

6 housing; and 

7 (2) the modification of policies of the Depart8 ment of Defense and each military department to 

9 permit a greater number of members of the Armed 

10 Forces to reside in housing facilities other than cov11 ered military unaccompanied housing (including 

12 such policies relating to the payment of basic allow13 ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 

14 United States Code). 

15 (b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that en16 ters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit 

17 to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. 

18 Such report shall include— 

19 (1) a comprehensive review of— 

20 (A) the total lifecycle costs, disaggregated 

21 by each military department, of the construc22 tion, sustainment, and modernization of facili23 ties of covered unaccompanied housing to 

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1 (i) the needs for housing for members 

2 of the Armed Forces as of the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act; and 

4 (ii) the projected needs for such hous5 ing during the 20-year period beginning on 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, as 

7 determined by each Secretary concerned; 

8 (B) the applicable policies of each military 

9 department with respect to which members of 

10 the Armed Forces are required to reside in cov11 ered military unaccompanied housing; and 

12 (C) for each military department, the ex13 pected expenditure for basic allowance for hous14 ing under section 403 of title 37, United States 

15 Code, during the 20-year period beginning on 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act compared 

17 to such total lifecycle costs; 

18 (2) a summary of the research and other activi19 ties carried out as part of such comprehensive re20 view; and 

21 (3) recommendations of the FFRDC with re22 spect to requirements and policies of the Depart23 ment of Defense and each military department for 

24 covered military unaccompanied housing. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

2 the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives 

3 the report under subsection (b), such Secretary shall 

4 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

6 that includes— 

7 (A) an unaltered copy of the report of the 

8 FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense 

9 pursuant to subsection (b); and 

10 (B) the written responses of the Secretary 

11 of the Defense and the Secretaries concerned 

12 with respect to the results of such report. 

13 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

14 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

15 include a classified annex. 

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

18 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

19 2856 of title 10, United States Code. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 

21 such term in section 2801 of such title. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally 

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1 TITLE IV—ACCESS TO HEALTH 

2 CARE 

3 SEC. 401. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL RE4 QUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE PRIME FOR 

5 CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL 

6 TREATMENT FACILITY. 

7 Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral require14 ment in paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the 

15 Armed Forces serving on active duty who seeks to obtain 

16 any of the following kinds of care in a military medical 

17 treatment facility: 

18 ‘‘(i) Physical therapy. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Nutritional. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Audiological. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Optometric. 

22 ‘‘(v) Podiatric. 

23 ‘‘(vi) Primary and preventive health care serv24 ices for women (as such term is defined in section 

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1 SEC. 402. REFERRAL OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 

2 FORCES TO A TRICARE PROVIDER FOR UR3 GENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 

4 Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

6 1071 note) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN8 ERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(b) URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 

13 is unable to provide urgent behavioral health services 

14 in a military medical treatment facility to a covered 

15 individual during the three-day period following the 

16 date on which such services are first requested by 

17 the covered individual, the Secretary shall refer the 

18 covered individual to a provider under the 

19 TRICARE program to receive such services. 

20 ‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 

21 subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces on 

23 active duty; 

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1 ‘‘(C) a dependent of a member described in 

2 paragraph (1); or 

3 ‘‘(D) a dependent of a former member de4 scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 

5 SEC. 403. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SUR6 VEYS; BRIEFING; REPORTS. 

7 (a) SURVEYS.—The Secretary of a military depart8 ment shall conduct an annual survey of health care pro9 viders under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to deter10 mine why such providers remain on, or separate from, ac11 tive duty in such military department. 

12 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 

14 department shall provide to the Committees on Armed 

15 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 

16 briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to carry out 

17 the survey under this section. 

18 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30 of each 

19 year, beginning in 2025, the Secretary of a military de20 partment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv21 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

22 regarding the most recent survey under this section. 

23 (1) ELEMENTS.—Each report shall include the 

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1 (A) Demographic data regarding the pro2 viders, disaggregated under paragraph (2). 

3 (B) Reasons providers gave for remaining. 

4 (C) Reasons providers gave for separating. 

5 (D) The determination of the Secretary 

6 whether there is a trend regarding retention or 

7 such reasons. 

8 (E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a 

9 negative trend or encourage a positive trend. 

10 (F) Legislative recommendations of the 

11 Secretary regarding how to reverse a negative 

12 trend or encourage a positive trend. 

13 (2) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—In each report, the 

14 Secretary of a military department shall 

15 disaggregate demographic data regarding providers 

16 who participated in the most recent survey on the 

17 bases of the following categories: 

18 (A) Medical specialty. 

19 (B) Rank. 

20 (C) Gender. 

21 (D) Years of service in such military de22 partment. 

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1 (i) pursuant to the Armed Forces 

2 Health Professions Scholarship and Finan3 cial Assistance program under subchapter 

4 I of chapter 105 of title 10, United States 

5 Code; 

6 (ii) after graduating from the Uni7 formed Services University of the Health 

8 Sciences established under section 2112 of 

9 such title; or 

10 (iii) otherwise. 

11 (d) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 

12 effect on September 30, 2030. 

13 TITLE V—SUPPORT FOR 

14 MILITARY SPOUSES 

15 SEC. 501. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF 

16 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES OF MILITARY 

17 SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1784(h) of title 10, 

19 United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

21 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted immediately 

22 following the enactment of the National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), 

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1 SEC. 502. PERMANENT MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCEL2 ERATOR PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1784 of title 10, 

4 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(i) EMPLOYMENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.— 

7 The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to 

8 provide spouses of members of the Armed Forces with 

9 paid fellowships with employers in various industries. To 

10 carry out such program, the Secretary shall take the fol11 lowing steps: 

12 ‘‘(1) Enter into an agreement with an entity to 

13 conduct such program. 

14 ‘‘(2) Determine the appropriate capacity for the 

15 program based on the availability of appropriations 

16 for such purpose. 

17 ‘‘(3) Establish criteria to evaluate the effective18 ness and cost-effectiveness of the program in sup19 porting the employment of such spouses.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of such sec21 tion shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The pilot program 

23 under section 564 of the National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 503. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 

2 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF 

3 SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE 

4 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. 

5 (a) PERIOD.—The Secretary of a military department 

6 may provide a covered member with covered services for 

7 a period of at least 180 days. 

8 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed to— 

10 (1) entitle a covered member to covered serv11 ices; or 

12 (2) give priority to a covered member for pur13 poses of a determination regarding who shall receive 

14 covered services. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem17 ber of the Armed Forces— 

18 (A) who has a dependent child; and 

19 (B) whose spouse is seeking employment. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘covered services’’ means child 

21 care services or youth program services provided or 

22 paid for by the Secretary of Defense under sub23 chapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 

24 Code. 

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