Money is appropriated for quality of life, available through September 30, 2029
What the document says“In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029--”
The section appropriates sixteen sums to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, available through September 30, 2029: $230,480,000 for Marine Corps Barracks 2030 restoration and modernization; $119,000,000 for Marine Corps base operating support; $1,000,000,000 for military unaccompanied housing across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Space Force; $2,000,000,000 for the Defense Health Program; $2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing; $50,000,000 for bonuses, special pays and incentive pays; $10,000,000 for the Online Academic Skills Course program; $100,000,000 for tuition assistance; $100,000,000 for child care fee assistance; $590,000,000 to raise the Temporary Lodging Expense Allowance to 21 days; $100,000,000 for Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies; $10,000,000 for military spouse professional licensure; $6,000,000 for Armed Forces Retirement Home facilities; $100,000,000 for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program; $100,000,000 for casualty care research at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and $62,000,000 for child care center staffing.
What the document actually says“In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029--”
Money is set aside for the defense department. It is on top of what it already has. It is for fiscal year 2025 and can be spent through September 30, 2029.
Sixteen sums are named. They cover barracks, health care and housing pay. They also cover child care, tuition and school aid. The list that follows sets each one.
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