Text of US HB 8070 (2024)

I 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8070 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 18, 2024 Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BACON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. MACE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. LUTTRELL, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, and Mr. BANKS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart- ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemember Quality 4 of Life Improvement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I—PAY AND COMPENSATION Sec. 101. Reform of rates of monthly basic pay. Sec. 102. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 103. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility; increase of amount. Sec. 104. Basic allowance for housing: authorization of appropriations. Sec. 105. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or sea duty. Sec. 106. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living allowances. TITLE II—CHILD CARE Sec. 201. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care personnel. Sec. 202. Parent fees at military child development centers for child care em- ployees. Sec. 203. Child care services and youth program services for dependents. Sec. 204. Briefings on military child development centers. TITLE III—MILITARY HOUSING Sec. 301. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization projects. Sec. 302. Digital facilities management systems for military departments. Sec. 303. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing required. Sec. 304. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain strategies to ad- dress shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing. TITLE IV—ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Sec. 401. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE Prime for certain care in a military medical treatment facility. Sec. 402. Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE provider for urgent behavioral health services. Sec. 403. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; reports. TITLE V—SUPPORT FOR MILITARY SPOUSES Sec. 501. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses of military spouses: permanent authority. Sec. 502. Permanent Military Spouse Career Accelerator program. Sec. 503. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: period of services for a member with a spouse seeking employment. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8070 IH TITLE I—PAY AND 1 COMPENSATION 2 SEC. 101. REFORM OF RATES OF MONTHLY BASIC PAY. 3 Effective on January 1, 2025, the rates of monthly 4 basic pay for members of the uniformed services within 5 each pay grade and with years of service computed under 6 section 205 of title 37, United States Code (and subject 7 to adjustment under section 1009 of such title), are as 8 follows: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8070 IH 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 8070 IH 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 8070 IH 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 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 8070 IH 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 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 102. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC AL- 1 LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE. 2 Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of De- 3 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 4 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con- 5 taining the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates of the 6 basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 7 37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall in- 8 clude the following: 9 (1) The determination of the Secretary whether 10 such rates are sufficient. 11 (2) Other factors that could be used to deter- 12 mine such rates, including— 13 (A) the number of dependents a member of 14 the uniformed services has; 15 (B) whether the member has access to 16 fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and 17 meat; 18 (C) whether the member has access to 19 healthy food; and 20 (D) the local costs of food, including at 21 commissaries operated by the Secretary under 22 chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code. 23 (3) The recommendations of the Secretary 24 whether, and how, such rates may be improved. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 103. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON AC- 1 TIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES: EX- 2 PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; INCREASE OF 3 AMOUNT. 4 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 402b of title 37, United 5 States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(2)— 6 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 7 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 8 (B) by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ and insert- 9 ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and 10 (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 11 and’’; and 12 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 13 (b) AMOUNT.—Such section is further amended, in 14 subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘150 percent (or, in the 15 case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 16 percent)’’ and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 17 SEC. 104. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZA- 18 TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 19 For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appro- 20 priated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully funding 21 the basic allowance for housing for members of the uni- 22 formed services under section 403 of title 37, United 23 States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 1 OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW- 2 ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER- 3 FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 4 Subsection (f) of section 403 of title 37, United 5 States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 7 (A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 8 was necessarily required to procure quarters at 9 the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 10 dash; and 11 (B) by adding at the end the following new 12 subparagraphs: 13 ‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 14 procure housing at the member’s expense; or 15 ‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta- 16 tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an 17 impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 18 and 19 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 20 (A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author- 21 ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 22 authorize’’; 23 (B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 24 grade E–4 or E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serv- 25 ing in a pay grade below E–6’’; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 May 03, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 8070 IH (C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 1 grades E–4 and E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘such 2 members. In authorizing an allowance under 3 this subparagraph, the commanding officer 4 shall consider the availability of quarters for the 5 member and whether such quarters are inad- 6 equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 7 or discipline’’. 8 SEC. 106. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF 9 COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES. 10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 11 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com- 12 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 13 Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 14 and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the fol- 15 lowing elements: 16 (1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS 17 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 18 (2) An explanation of how the factors described 19 in paragraph (1) are determined. 20 (3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA 21 and OCONUS COLA may be adjusted, including— 22 (A) timelines for such an adjustment; 23 (B) bases for such an adjustment; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 May 03, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 8070 IH (C) the relationship between CONUS 1 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 2 (4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 3 surveys used to collect data from members to cal- 4 culate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA are 5 effective. 6 (5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 7 calculation of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 8 COLA is effective. 9 (6) The assessment of the Secretary whether 10 the calculation of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS 11 COLA should include additional factors, including— 12 (A) the number of dependents a member 13 has; 14 (B) vicinity and commissary costs; 15 (C) the reimbursement of expenses (includ- 16 ing tolls and taxes) incurred by a member based 17 on the duty station of such member; 18 (D) remoteness; 19 (E) hardship; 20 (F) loss of spousal income; 21 (G) the unavailability of goods or services 22 in the vicinity of a duty station; and 23 (H) any other factor that the Secretary de- 24 termines appropriate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 8070 IH (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1 (1) The term ‘‘CONUS COLA’’ means the cost- 2 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni- 3 formed services under section 403b of title 37, 4 United States Code. 5 (2) The term ‘‘OCONUS COLA’’ means a cost- 6 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni- 7 formed services on the basis that— 8 (A) the member is assigned to a perma- 9 nent duty station located outside the conti- 10 nental United States; or 11 (B) the dependents of such member reside 12 outside the continental United States but not in 13 the vicinity of the permanent duty station of 14 such member. 15 TITLE II—CHILD CARE 16 SEC. 201. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE- 17 FENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1792(c) of title 10, 19 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 20 ‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.—(1) For the pur- 21 pose of providing military child development centers with 22 a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a 23 military installation who are directly involved in providing 24 child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 8070 IH ‘‘(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall 1 be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of 2 pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions 3 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met- 4 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 5 which such Department employee’s position is lo- 6 cated; and 7 ‘‘(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 8 subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay com- 9 petitive with the rates of pay paid to other employ- 10 ees with similar training, seniority, and experience 11 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met- 12 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 13 which such Department employee’s position is lo- 14 cated. 15 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee 16 shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is 17 lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to 18 civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 19 ‘‘(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay 20 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metro- 21 politan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employ- 22 ment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bu- 23 reau of Labor Statistics.’’. 24 (b) APPLICATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 8070 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 1 subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 2 the first pay period beginning after the date of the 3 enactment of this Act. 4 (2) RATES OF PAY.— 5 (A) CURRENT EMPLOYEE PAY RATE NOT 6 REDUCED.—The rate of pay for any individual 7 who is an employee covered by subsection (c) of 8 section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as 9 amended by subsection (a) of this section, on 10 the date of the enactment of this Act shall not 11 be reduced by operation of such amendment. 12 (B) PAY BAND MINIMUM.—Any employee 13 whose rate of pay is fixed under such sub- 14 section (c), as so amended, and who is within 15 any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less 16 than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 17 such pay band. 18 SEC. 202. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP- 19 MENT CENTERS FOR CHILD CARE EMPLOY- 20 EES. 21 Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol- 23 lowing new subsections: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 8070 IH ‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—In order 1 to support recruitment and retention initiatives, the Sec- 2 retary of Defense shall charge reduced fees for the attend- 3 ance, at a military child development center, of the chil- 4 dren of a child care employee as follows: 5 ‘‘(1) For the first child, no fee. 6 ‘‘(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less 7 than a fee discounted under subsection (c). 8 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT DISCOUNTS.— 9 A family may not receive discounts under subsections (c) 10 and (d) concurrently.’’. 11 SEC. 203. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 12 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap- 14 propriations, the Secretary of Defense shall fully fund re- 15 quests for financial assistance to eligible civilian providers 16 of child care services or youth program services under sec- 17 tion 1798 of title 10, United States Code. 18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 19 be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under 20 subsection (a) of section 1798 of such title to determine 21 whether to provide such financial assistance to an eligible 22 provider. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 204. BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1 CENTERS. 2 (a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 3 fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 4 departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 5 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives brief- 6 ings regarding child care services at military child develop- 7 ment centers according to the following schedule: 8 (1) Once every three months beginning on 9 March 1, 2025, and ending on March 1, 2026. 10 (2) On March 1 of each year thereafter through 11 2030. 12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing shall include, with re- 13 gard to the period covered by the briefing, the following 14 elements: 15 (1) Waiting lists for such services, 16 disaggregated by military installation. 17 (2) Shortages of child care employees at mili- 18 tary child development centers, disaggregated by 19 military installation. 20 (3) Insufficient capacity of military child devel- 21 opment centers, disaggregated by military installa- 22 tion. 23 (4) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to miti- 24 gate such shortages or insufficiencies in order to 25 shorten such waiting lists. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 8070 IH (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘mili- 1 tary child development center’’ and ‘‘child care employee’’ 2 have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 3 title 10, United States Code. 4 TITLE III—MILITARY HOUSING 5 SEC. 301. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILI- 6 TIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND 7 MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. 8 Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 9 by inserting after section 226 the following new section: 10 ‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unac- 11 companied housing Facilities 12 Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod- 13 ernization projects 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each 15 fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to section 16 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary 17 of a military department shall include a consolidated budg- 18 et justification display that individually identifies— 19 ‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, 20 the total requested expenditure for Facilities 21 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 22 projects for covered military unaccompanied housing, 23 disaggregated by military department; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 8070 IH ‘‘(2) the total expenditure for Facilities 1 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 2 projects made during the fiscal year beginning two 3 years before the fiscal year covered by the budget, 4 disagggregated by— 5 ‘‘(A) military installation; 6 ‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or re- 7 stored under such projects; 8 ‘‘(C) the number of such projects that were 9 for sustainment or repair of a facility; and 10 ‘‘(D) the number of such projects that 11 were for restoration or modernization of a facil- 12 ity. 13 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied 15 housing’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 16 this title. 17 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installa- 18 tion’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec- 19 tion 2801 of this title.’’. 20 SEC. 302. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR 21 MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 22 (a) DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 23 FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 20 •HR 8070 IH (1) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 1 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 2 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 3 Environment, in coordination with each covered As- 4 sistant Secretary, shall develop criteria for a new or 5 established digital facilities management system for 6 each military department. Each such system shall 7 have the capability to, with respect to each military 8 installation— 9 (A) track conditions of individual facilities, 10 applying the uniform index developed under sec- 11 tion 2838 of the National Defense Authoriza- 12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 13 118–31), for each military installation under 14 the jurisdiction of each such covered Assistant 15 Secretary; 16 (B) plan for maintenance actions for each 17 facility; and 18 (C) generate reports that include data 19 on— 20 (i) the type and function of each facil- 21 ity; 22 (ii) the overall condition of each facil- 23 ity; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 21 •HR 8070 IH (iii) planned maintenance for each fa- 1 cility during a 5-year period following the 2 date of submission of the criteria; 3 (iv) conditions that may lead to a fail- 4 ure to maintain minimum physical security 5 or configuration standards for members of 6 the Armed Forces during the 12-month pe- 7 riod following the date of submission of the 8 criteria; and 9 (v) the date on which the facility will 10 have been in use for 40 years. 11 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 12 the date on which the Assistant Secretary of De- 13 fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment de- 14 velops the criteria required under paragraph (1), the 15 Assistant Secretary shall provide to Congress a 16 briefing on such criteria. 17 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 18 year after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 19 of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ- 20 ment develops the criteria required under paragraph 21 (1), each covered Assistant Secretary shall imple- 22 ment a digital facilities management system for the 23 military department under the jurisdiction of that 24 meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 22 •HR 8070 IH (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1 (1) The term ‘‘covered Assistant Secretary’’ 2 means— 3 (A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 4 for Installations, Energy, and Environment; 5 (B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 6 for Energy, Installations, and Environment; 7 and 8 (C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air 9 Force for Installations, Environment, and En- 10 ergy. 11 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 12 in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 13 (3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 14 meaning given in section 101 of such title. 15 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 16 meaning given in section 2801 of such title. 17 SEC. 303. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AU- 18 THORITIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COV- 19 ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 20 REQUIRED. 21 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 23 department shall develop a strategy to use the au- 24 thorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such date, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 23 •HR 8070 IH to lease real property to address shortages of cov- 1 ered military unaccompanied housing. 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by 3 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to military 4 installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 5 of the military department concerned— 6 (A) an identification of military installa- 7 tions with the largest shortages of covered mili- 8 tary unaccompanied housing; 9 (B) an identification of military installa- 10 tions where existing facilities of covered military 11 unaccompanied housing are in poor or failing 12 condition under the uniform index for evalu- 13 ating the condition of covered military unac- 14 companied housing required by section 2838 of 15 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 16 cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 17 note prec. 2851); 18 (C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of 19 the date of the enactment of this Act to address 20 shortages of covered military unaccompanied 21 housing or the condition of facilities of covered 22 military unaccompanied housing using— 23 (i) military construction projects; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 24 •HR 8070 IH (ii) facility sustainment, restoration, 1 or modernization funds; and 2 (D) an assessment of whether the leasing 3 authority under section 2661 of title 10, United 4 States Code, or intergovernmental support 5 agreements under section 2679 of such title 6 would be suitable for use by such Secretary to 7 address— 8 (i) shortages of covered military unac- 9 companied housing; or 10 (ii) the poor or failing condition of a 11 facility of covered military unaccompanied 12 housing. 13 (3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military 14 department shall submit to the congressional defense 15 committees a report that includes the strategy re- 16 quired by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The fol- 19 lowing amounts are authorized to be appropriated to the 20 Secretary of Defense to carry out actions that may be 21 taken pursuant to a strategy required by subsection (a): 22 (1) $15,000,000 for Operations and Mainte- 23 nance, Army. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 25 •HR 8070 IH (2) $9,000,000 for Operations and Mainte- 1 nance, Navy. 2 (3) $6,000,000 for Operations and Mainte- 3 nance, Marine Corps. 4 (4) $15,000,000 for Operations and Mainte- 5 nance, Air Force. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit- 8 tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 9 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 10 (2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 11 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 12 2856 of such title. 13 (3) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construc- 14 tion project’’ have the meanings given such terms in 15 section 2801 of such title. 16 SEC. 304. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED 17 COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO AD- 18 DRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY 19 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 20 (a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC 23 for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 26 •HR 8070 IH to the United States during the 20-year period beginning 1 on the date of the enactment of this Act of— 2 (1) the construction and maintenance of facili- 3 ties of covered military unaccompanied housing to 4 address shortages in covered military unaccompanied 5 housing; and 6 (2) the modification of policies of the Depart- 7 ment of Defense and each military department to 8 permit a greater number of members of the Armed 9 Forces to reside in housing facilities other than cov- 10 ered military unaccompanied housing (including 11 such policies relating to the payment of basic allow- 12 ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 13 United States Code). 14 (b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that en- 15 ters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit 16 to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. 17 Such report shall include— 18 (1) a comprehensive review of— 19 (A) the total lifecycle costs, disaggregated 20 by each military department, of the construc- 21 tion, sustainment, and modernization of facili- 22 ties of covered unaccompanied housing to 23 meet— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 27 •HR 8070 IH (i) the needs for housing for members 1 of the Armed Forces as of the date of the 2 enactment of this Act; and 3 (ii) the projected needs for such hous- 4 ing during the 20-year period beginning on 5 the date of the enactment of this Act, as 6 determined by each Secretary concerned; 7 (B) the applicable policies of each military 8 department with respect to which members of 9 the Armed Forces are required to reside in cov- 10 ered military unaccompanied housing; and 11 (C) for each military department, the ex- 12 pected expenditure for basic allowance for hous- 13 ing under section 403 of title 37, United States 14 Code, during the 20-year period beginning on 15 the date of the enactment of this Act compared 16 to such total lifecycle costs; 17 (2) a summary of the research and other activi- 18 ties carried out as part of such comprehensive re- 19 view; and 20 (3) recommendations of the FFRDC with re- 21 spect to requirements and policies of the Depart- 22 ment of Defense and each military department for 23 covered military unaccompanied housing. 24 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 28 •HR 8070 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 1 the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives 2 the report under subsection (b), such Secretary shall 3 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 4 House of Representatives and the Senate a report 5 that includes— 6 (A) an unaltered copy of the report of the 7 FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense 8 pursuant to subsection (b); and 9 (B) the written responses of the Secretary 10 of the Defense and the Secretaries concerned 11 with respect to the results of such report. 12 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 14 include a classified annex. 15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 17 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 18 2856 of title 10, United States Code. 19 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 20 such term in section 2801 of such title. 21 (3) The term ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally 22 funded research and development center. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 29 •HR 8070 IH TITLE IV—ACCESS TO HEALTH 1 CARE 2 SEC. 401. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL RE- 3 QUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE PRIME FOR 4 CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL 5 TREATMENT FACILITY. 6 Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 7 is amended— 8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 9 and 10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 11 paragraph: 12 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral require- 13 ment in paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the 14 Armed Forces serving on active duty who seeks to obtain 15 any of the following kinds of care in a military medical 16 treatment facility: 17 ‘‘(i) Physical therapy. 18 ‘‘(ii) Nutritional. 19 ‘‘(iii) Audiological. 20 ‘‘(iv) Optometric. 21 ‘‘(v) Podiatric. 22 ‘‘(vi) Primary and preventive health care serv- 23 ices for women (as such term is defined in section 24 1074d of this title).’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 May 03, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 30 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 402. REFERRAL OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 1 FORCES TO A TRICARE PROVIDER FOR UR- 2 GENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 3 Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 5 1071 note) is amended— 6 (1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN- 7 ERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if’’; and 8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 9 section: 10 ‘‘(b) URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 12 is unable to provide urgent behavioral health services 13 in a military medical treatment facility to a covered 14 individual during the three-day period following the 15 date on which such services are first requested by 16 the covered individual, the Secretary shall refer the 17 covered individual to a provider under the 18 TRICARE program to receive such services. 19 ‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 20 subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 21 ‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces on 22 active duty; 23 ‘‘(B) a retired member of the Armed 24 Forces; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 31 •HR 8070 IH ‘‘(C) a dependent of a member described in 1 paragraph (1); or 2 ‘‘(D) a dependent of a former member de- 3 scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 4 SEC. 403. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SUR- 5 VEYS; BRIEFING; REPORTS. 6 (a) SURVEYS.—The Secretary of a military depart- 7 ment shall conduct an annual survey of health care pro- 8 viders under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to deter- 9 mine why such providers remain on, or separate from, ac- 10 tive duty in such military department. 11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 13 department shall provide to the Committees on Armed 14 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 15 briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to carry out 16 the survey under this section. 17 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30 of each 18 year, beginning in 2025, the Secretary of a military de- 19 partment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 20 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 21 regarding the most recent survey under this section. 22 (1) ELEMENTS.—Each report shall include the 23 following elements: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 32 •HR 8070 IH (A) Demographic data regarding the pro- 1 viders, disaggregated under paragraph (2). 2 (B) Reasons providers gave for remaining. 3 (C) Reasons providers gave for separating. 4 (D) The determination of the Secretary 5 whether there is a trend regarding retention or 6 such reasons. 7 (E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a 8 negative trend or encourage a positive trend. 9 (F) Legislative recommendations of the 10 Secretary regarding how to reverse a negative 11 trend or encourage a positive trend. 12 (2) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—In each report, the 13 Secretary of a military department shall 14 disaggregate demographic data regarding providers 15 who participated in the most recent survey on the 16 bases of the following categories: 17 (A) Medical specialty. 18 (B) Rank. 19 (C) Gender. 20 (D) Years of service in such military de- 21 partment. 22 (E) Whether the provider became an offi- 23 cer on active duty in such military depart- 24 ment— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 33 •HR 8070 IH (i) pursuant to the Armed Forces 1 Health Professions Scholarship and Finan- 2 cial Assistance program under subchapter 3 I of chapter 105 of title 10, United States 4 Code; 5 (ii) after graduating from the Uni- 6 formed Services University of the Health 7 Sciences established under section 2112 of 8 such title; or 9 (iii) otherwise. 10 (d) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 11 effect on September 30, 2030. 12 TITLE V—SUPPORT FOR 13 MILITARY SPOUSES 14 SEC. 501. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF 15 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES OF MILITARY 16 SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1784(h) of title 10, 18 United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 20 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted immediately 21 following the enactment of the National Defense Author- 22 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), 23 to which such amendment relates. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 34 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 502. PERMANENT MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCEL- 1 ERATOR PROGRAM. 2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1784 of title 10, 3 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 4 following new subsection: 5 ‘‘(i) EMPLOYMENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.— 6 The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to 7 provide spouses of members of the Armed Forces with 8 paid fellowships with employers in various industries. To 9 carry out such program, the Secretary shall take the fol- 10 lowing steps: 11 ‘‘(1) Enter into an agreement with an entity to 12 conduct such program. 13 ‘‘(2) Determine the appropriate capacity for the 14 program based on the availability of appropriations 15 for such purpose. 16 ‘‘(3) Establish criteria to evaluate the effective- 17 ness and cost-effectiveness of the program in sup- 18 porting the employment of such spouses.’’. 19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of such sec- 20 tion shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The pilot program 22 under section 564 of the National Defense Authorization 23 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 24 1784 note) shall terminate on January 1, 2026. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 May 03, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 35 •HR 8070 IH SEC. 503. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 1 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF 2 SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE 3 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. 4 (a) PERIOD.—The Secretary of a military department 5 may provide a covered member with covered services for 6 a period of at least 180 days. 7 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 8 tion shall be construed to— 9 (1) entitle a covered member to covered serv- 10 ices; or 11 (2) give priority to a covered member for pur- 12 poses of a determination regarding who shall receive 13 covered services. 14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem- 16 ber of the Armed Forces— 17 (A) who has a dependent child; and 18 (B) whose spouse is seeking employment. 19 (2) The term ‘‘covered services’’ means child 20 care services or youth program services provided or 21 paid for by the Secretary of Defense under sub- 22 chapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 23 Code. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8070.IH H8070 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS