BOONDOGGLE Act

Bill: 118-s-2063
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Banning Overspending On Non-Defense Objectives at Gratuitous Gatherings and Learning Events Act or the BOONDOGGLE Act</strong></p><p>This bill limits the authorization of travel or transportation allowances for members of the uniformed services in connection with professional development training. Specifically, the bill provides that such allowances may only be provided if the training (1) relates to the military occupational specialty of the member; and (2) does not include activities or events related to the sexual orientation of the member or that promote the sex, race, or religion of the member as superior or inferior to another sex, race, or religion.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the payment of a travel or transportation allowance for a member of the uniformed services to travel to obtain professional development training only if such training relates to the military occupational specialty of the member and not to the sex, sexual orientation, race, or religion of the member.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning Overspending On Non-Defense Objectives at Gratuitous Gatherings and Learning Events Act or the BOONDOGGLE Act . 2. Limitations on professional development travel and transportation allowances Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Limitations on professional development travel and transportation allowances A travel or transportation allowance may be provided under this subchapter for a member of the uniformed services to travel to obtain professional development training only if such training— (1) relates to the military occupational specialty of the member; and (2) does not include activities or events— (A) related to the sexual orientation of the member; or (B) that promote the sex, race, or religion of the member as superior or inferior to another sex, race, or religion. .