Military STUDY Act
Bill: H.R.8080 | Sponsor: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i (D-HI)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military School Temporary Uprooting Duty Year Act or the Military STUDY Act
This bill permits the military departments to authorize temporary duty status, and travel and transportation allowances, for members who are reassigned between duty stations within the United States for not more than one year for the purpose of participating in professional military education or training classes with orders to return to the duty station of primary residence and where the dependents of such members reside.
If the military department assigns permanent duty status to such a member, the member must be eligible for travel and transportation allowances at specified rates, including per diem while traveling between the permanent duty station and professional military education institution or training site.

To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize travel and 
 transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed Forces who 
   attend a professional military education institution or training 
                                classes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military School Temporary Uprooting 
Duty Year Act'' or the ``Military STUDY Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES WHO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
              INSTITUTION OR TRAINING CLASSES.

    Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Attendance at Professional Military Education Institution or 
Training Classes.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
        may authorize temporary duty status, and travel and 
        transportation allowances payable to a member in such status, 
        for a member under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is 
        reassigned--
                    ``(A) between duty stations located within the 
                United States;
                    ``(B) for a period of not more than one year;
                    ``(C) for the purpose of participating in 
                professional military education or training classes; 
                and
                    ``(D) with orders to return to the duty station 
                where the member maintains primary residence and the 
                dependents of such member reside.
            ``(2) If the Secretary of the military department concerned 
        assigns permanent duty status to a member described in 
        paragraph (1), such member shall be eligible for travel and 
        transportation allowances including the following:
                    ``(A) Transportation, including mileage at the same 
                rate paid for a permanent change of station.
                    ``(B) Per diem while traveling between the 
                permanent duty station and professional military 
                education institution or training site.
                    ``(C) Per diem paid in the same manner and amount 
                as temporary lodging expenses.
                    ``(D) Per diem equal to the amount of the basic 
                allowance for housing under section 403 of this title 
                paid to a member--
                            ``(i) in the grade of such member;
                            ``(ii) without dependents; and
                            ``(iii) who resides in the military housing 
                        area in which the professional military 
                        education institution or training site is 
                        located.
                    ``(E) Movement of household goods in an amount 
                determined under applicable regulations.''.
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