A bill to preserve the current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of the uniformed services.

Bill: 114-s-1628
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2015-06-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4302)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits any reduction in the amount of basic housing allowance, as of September 30, 2015, for a member of the uniformed services who is married to another member of the uniformed services, unless the member and the member's spouse: (1) undergo a permanent change of station requiring a change of residence, or (2) move into or commence living in on-base housing.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1628 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2015 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To preserve the current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of the uniformed services.

1. Preservation of current basic allowance for housing for certain married members of the uniformed services Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the amount of basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as of September 30, 2015, to a member of the uniformed services who is married to another member of the uniformed services shall not be reduced unless— (1) the member and the member's spouse undergo a permanent change of station requiring a change of residence; or (2) the member and the member's spouse move into or commence living in on-base housing.