Military STUDY Act

Bill: 117-hr-8080
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2022-06-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military School Temporary Uprooting Duty Year Act or the Military STUDY Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8080 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2022 Mr. Kahele (for himself, Mr. Case , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , and Mr. Palazzo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military School Temporary Uprooting Duty Year Act or the Military STUDY Act . 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. .