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‘‘(i) requires sharing of costs of 
projects, including in-kind support, be-
tween the United States and Israel; 
‘‘(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of 
agreement; and 
‘‘(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive semiannual reports on 
expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov-
ernment of Israel, including a description 
of what the funds have been used for, 
when funds were expended, and an identi-
fication of entities that expended the 
funds. 
‘‘(c) 
ANNUAL
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of support provided under this section in any year 
may not exceed $47,500,000. 
‘‘(d) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Di-
rectorate as the lead agency of the Department of Defense 
in carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy 
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of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Gov-
ernment of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). 
‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 
out activities described in subsection (b), and to provide 
support described in subsection (c), shall expire on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section.’’. 
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SEC. 1765. BRIEFING ON INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILD-
ING OF COUNTRIES WITHIN UNITED STATES 
AFRICA 
COMMAND 
AREA 
OF 
RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Africa is a theater of strategic competition 
where the People’s Republic of China and Russia 
continue to increase their presence through economic 
and military relations; 
(2) stability in the region has suffered, result-
ing in 8 military coups in the Sahel region of Africa 
in just the last 4 years; 
(3) this region serves as an important training 
ground for violent extremist organizations whose at-
tacks spread across the African continent and the 
globe; and 
(4) United States Africa Command faces chal-
lenges in building strategic partnerships with Afri-
can countries and bolstering stability on the con-
tinent. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall offer to all members 
of Congress a briefing on the adequacy of institutional ca-
pacity building in countries within the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Africa Command to strengthen 
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governance in the defense sectors of such countries. Such 
briefing shall also include, at a minimum, an analysis of 
programs and efforts of the Department of Defense fo-
cused on— 
(1) strategy and policy development; 
(2) budget development and execution; 
(3) human resource management systems; 
(4) logistics processes; and 
(5) recommendations to counter the influence of 
the People’s Republic of China, Russia, and non- 
state violent extremist organizations through addi-
tional institutional capacity building in such coun-
tries by the Department. 
SEC. 1766. GAO STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU-
CATION 
ACTIVITY 
DISABILITY 
EMPHASIS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on— 
(1) the effectiveness of the Department of De-
fense Education Activity Disability Emphasis Pro-
gram; and 
(2) how such program supports the employ-
ment, retention, and career advancement of individ-
uals with intellectual, physical, and developmental 
disabilities. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1767. COMMON COALITION KEY WITHIN THE BALTIC 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a common coalition key within the Baltic states 
for purposes of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Ar-
tillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among such states for 
training and operational purposes. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Baltic 
states’’ means— 
(1) Estonia; 
(2) Lithuania; and 
(3) Latvia. 
TITLE XVIII—QUALITY OF LIFE 
Subtitle A—Pay and Compensation 
SEC. 1801. REFORM OF RATES OF MONTHLY BASIC PAY. 
Effective on January 1, 2025, the rates of monthly 
basic pay for members of the uniformed services within 
each pay grade and with years of service computed under 
section 205 of title 37, United States Code (and subject 
to adjustment under section 1009 of such title), are as 
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 
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 
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Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
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 
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 
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Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
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 
SEC. 1802. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully funding 
the basic allowance for housing for members of the uni-
formed services under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1803. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE. 
Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con-
taining the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates of the 
basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 
37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary whether 
such rates are sufficient. 
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(2) Other factors that could be used to deter-
mine such rates, including— 
(A) the number of dependents a member of 
the uniformed services has; 
(B) whether the member has access to 
fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and 
meat; 
(C) whether the member has access to 
healthy food; and 
(D) the local costs of food, including at 
commissaries operated by the Secretary under 
chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The recommendations of the Secretary 
whether, and how, such rates may be improved. 
SEC. 1804. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON 
ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES: EX-
PANSION 
OF 
ELIGIBILITY; 
INCREASE 
OF 
AMOUNT. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 402b of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(2)— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(b) AMOUNT.—Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘150 percent (or, in the 
case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 
percent)’’ and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 
SEC. 1805. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 
OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW-
ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER-
FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 
Subsection (f) of section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 
was necessarily required to procure quarters at 
the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 
dash; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 
procure housing at the member’s expense; or 
‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta-
tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an 
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impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author-
ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 
authorize’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 
grade E–4 or E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serv-
ing in a pay grade below E-6’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 
grades E-4 and E-5’’ and inserting ‘‘such mem-
bers. In authorizing an allowance under this 
subparagraph, the commanding officer shall 
consider the availability of quarters for the 
member and whether such quarters are inad-
equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 
or discipline’’. 
SEC. 1806. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
ALLOWANCE TO MOVE OR STORE A PRI-
VATELY OWNED VEHICLE. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (c)— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘one privately 
owned vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘two privately owned 
vehicles’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘under para-
graph (2)’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 1807. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF 
COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 
and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS 
COLA and OCONUS COLA. 
(2) An explanation of how the factors described 
in paragraph (1) are determined. 
(3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA 
and OCONUS COLA may be adjusted, including— 
(A) timelines for such an adjustment; 
(B) bases for such an adjustment; and 
(C) the relationship between CONUS 
COLA and OCONUS COLA. 
(4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 
surveys used to collect data from members to cal-
culate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA are 
effective. 
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(5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 
calculation of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 
COLA is effective. 
(6) The assessment of the Secretary whether 
the calculation of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS 
COLA should include additional factors, including— 
(A) the number of dependents a member 
has; 
(B) vicinity and commissary costs; 
(C) the reimbursement of expenses (includ-
ing tolls and taxes) incurred by a member based 
on the duty station of such member; 
(D) remoteness; 
(E) hardship; 
(F) loss of spousal income; 
(G) the unavailability of goods or services 
in the vicinity of a duty station; and 
(H) any other factor that the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘CONUS COLA’’ means the cost- 
of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni-
formed services under section 403b of title 37, 
United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘OCONUS COLA’’ means a cost- 
of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni-
formed services on the basis that— 
(A) the member is assigned to a perma-
nent duty station located outside the conti-
nental United States; or 
(B) the dependents of such member reside 
outside the continental United States but not in 
the vicinity of the permanent duty station of 
such member. 
Subtitle B—Child Care 
SEC. 1811. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1792(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.—(1) For the pur-
pose of providing military child development centers with 
a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a 
military installation who are directly involved in providing 
child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— 
‘‘(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall 
be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of 
pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions 
within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met-
ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 
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which such Department employee’s position is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay com-
petitive with the rates of pay paid to other employ-
ees with similar training, seniority, and experience 
within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met-
ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 
which such Department employee’s position is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee 
shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is 
lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metro-
politan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employ-
ment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 
the first pay period beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) RATES OF PAY.— 
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(A) CURRENT EMPLOYEE PAY RATE NOT 
REDUCED.—The rate of pay for any individual 
who is an employee covered by subsection (c) of 
section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, on 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall not 
be reduced by operation of such amendment. 
(B) PAY BAND MINIMUM.—Any employee 
whose rate of pay is fixed under such sub-
section (c), as so amended, and who is within 
any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less 
than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 
such pay band. 
SEC. 1812. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS FOR CHILD CARE EMPLOY-
EES. 
Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—In order 
to support recruitment and retention initiatives, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall charge reduced fees for the attend-
ance, at a military child development center, of the chil-
dren of a child care employee as follows: 
‘‘(1) For the first child, no fee. 
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‘‘(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less 
than a fee discounted under subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT DISCOUNTS.— 
A family may not receive discounts under subsections (c) 
and (d) concurrently.’’. 
SEC. 1813. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND SAFETY AT 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) NATIONAL HOTLINE.—Section 1794 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (b)— 
(1) by striking the period at at the end and in-
serting ‘‘by means including—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) posting it in public areas of military child 
development centers; and 
‘‘(B) providing it to the parents and legal 
guardians of children who attend military child de-
velopment centers.’’. 
(b) SAFETY REGULATIONS.—Such section is further 
amended, in subsection (d)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(2) The regulations required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) require the Secretary to notify the parents 
and legal guardians of children who attend a mili-
tary child development center not later than 24 
hours after such a child suffers abuse or harm at 
such military child development center; 
‘‘(B) establish processes by which the com-
mander of the military installation and military po-
lice shall— 
‘‘(i) investigate and address incidents of 
abuse and harm involving children at military 
child development centers; and 
‘‘(ii) notify the parents or legal guardians 
of a child who experiences abuse or harm at a 
military child development center of the status 
of any investigations or actions taken (including 
under subsection (c)) to address such abuse or 
harm; and 
‘‘(C) require the Secretary of Defense, to the 
maximum extent practicable, to furnish the regula-
tions under this subsection to parents and legal 
guardians of children who attend military child de-
velopment centers.’’. 
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(c) REMEDIES.—Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives in writing not later than 30 days after 
a requirement is waived under paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 1814. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN OUTREACH CAM-
PAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 585(a)(2)(D) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 
31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) is amended by inserting 
‘‘a provider eligible for financial assistance under any 
clause of section 1798(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, or’’ before ‘‘pilot programs’’. 
SEC. 1815. PRIORITY IN EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO 
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME 
CHILD CARE. 
Section 589(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) In making a determination under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall give priority to remote locations, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(A) Fort Drum, New York. 
‘‘(B) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 
‘‘(C) Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 
‘‘(D) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 
Twentynine Palms, California.’’. 
SEC. 1816. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 
SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary of Defense shall fully fund re-
quests for financial assistance to eligible civilian providers 
of child care services or youth program services under sec-
tion 1798 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 
be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under 
subsection (a) of section 1798 of such title to determine 
whether to provide such financial assistance to an eligible 
provider. 
SEC. 1817. BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
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Services of the Senate and House of Representatives brief-
ings regarding child care services at military child develop-
ment centers according to the following schedule: 
(1) Once every three months beginning on 
March 1, 2025, and ending on March 1, 2026. 
(2) On March 1 of each year thereafter through 
2030. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing shall include, with re-
gard to the period covered by the briefing, the following 
elements: 
(1) 
Waiting 
lists 
for 
such 
services, 
disaggregated by military installation. 
(2) Shortages of child care employees at mili-
tary child development centers, disaggregated by 
military installation. 
(3) Insufficient capacity of military child devel-
opment centers, disaggregated by military installa-
tion. 
(4) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to miti-
gate such shortages or insufficiencies in order to 
shorten such waiting lists. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘mili-
tary child development center’’ and ‘‘child care employee’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1818. BRIEFING ON ACCESS OF MEMBERS OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD TO CHILD CARE SERVICES AT 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
Army and Air Force, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a briefing regarding the access of members of the 
Army National Guard and the Air Force National Guard 
to child care services at military child development centers. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under this section 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) The number of families in the Army Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 
children under 12 years of age. 
(2) The number of families in the Army Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 
children under 12 years in which both parents are 
members of either the Army National Guard or the 
Air Force National Guard. 
(3) The number of single parent households in 
which the parent is a member of the Army National 
Guard or the Air Force National Guard. 
(4) The average number of days during the 
year in which a member of the Army National 
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child care funding cost assistance though the 
Childcare Aware and Upwards programs. 
(9) The amount of funds currently spent on 
vouchers under the Childcare Aware program for 
Army National Guard families and Air Force Na-
tional Guard families, and the amount of funds cur-
rently spent on vouchers for Army National Guard 
families and Air Force National Guard families 
under the Upwards program. 
(10) An overview of State laws that affect the 
ability of military child development centers to pro-
vide 24-hour and overnight child care services. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘military 
child development center’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle C—Military Housing 
SEC. 1821. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILI-
TIES 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION, 
AND 
MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. 
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 226 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unac-
companied 
housing 
Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Mod-
ernization projects 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each 
fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary 
of a military department shall include a consolidated budg-
et justification display that individually identifies— 
‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, 
the total requested expenditure for Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Modernization 
projects for covered military unaccompanied housing 
compared to the total expenditure required by such 
projects, disaggregated by military department; and 
‘‘(2) 
the 
total 
expenditure 
for 
Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Modernization 
projects made during the fiscal year beginning two 
years before the fiscal year covered by the budget, 
disagggregated by— 
‘‘(A) military installation; 
‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or re-
stored under such projects; 
‘‘(C) the number of such projects that were 
for sustainment or repair of a facility; and 
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‘‘(D) the number of such projects that 
were for restoration or modernization of a facil-
ity. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installa-
tion’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec-
tion 2801 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1822. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AU-
THORITIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COV-
ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 
REQUIRED. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 
department shall develop a strategy to use the au-
thorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such date, 
to lease real property to address shortages of cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to military 
installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the military department concerned— 
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(A) an identification of military installa-
tions with the largest shortages of covered mili-
tary unaccompanied housing; 
(B) an identification of military installa-
tions where existing facilities of covered military 
unaccompanied housing are in poor or failing 
condition under the uniform index for evalu-
ating the condition of covered military unac-
companied housing required by section 2838 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 
note prec. 2851); 
(C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act to address 
shortages of covered military unaccompanied 
housing or the condition of facilities of covered 
military unaccompanied housing using— 
(i) military construction projects; or 
(ii) facility sustainment, restoration, 
or modernization funds; and 
(D) an assessment of whether the leasing 
authority under section 2661 of title 10, United 
States Code, or intergovernmental support 
agreements under section 2679 of such title 
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would be suitable for use by such Secretary to 
address— 
(i) shortages of covered military unac-
companied housing; or 
(ii) the poor or failing condition of a 
facility of covered military unaccompanied 
housing. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military 
department shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2856 of such title. 
(3) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construc-
tion project’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 2801 of such title. 
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SEC. 1823. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED 
COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO AD-
DRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC 
for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost 
to the United States during the 20-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act of— 
(1) the construction and maintenance of facili-
ties of covered military unaccompanied housing to 
address shortages in covered military unaccompanied 
housing; and 
(2) the modification of policies of the Depart-
ment of Defense and each military department to 
permit a greater number of members of the Armed 
Forces to reside in housing facilities other than cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing (including 
such policies relating to the payment of basic allow-
ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 
United States Code). 
(b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that en-
ters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. 
Such report shall include— 
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SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 
BASE, KOREA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act 
(131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2395) 
and amended by section 2105 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis-
cal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Korea ..............
Kunsan Air Base .........
Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle Hangar ...
$53,000,000 
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