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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 › Section 20001

Enhancement of Department of Defense Resources for Improving the Quality of Life for Military Personnel

Section 20001 · Sec. 20001 ·

What this chapter is about

This part gives the defense department money for troops and their families. It covers barracks, health care, housing pay, child care and school aid. The money is for fiscal year 2025 and can be spent through September 30, 2029. It also changes two housing rules for a set period.

4 proposals indexed from this chapter.

Money is appropriated for quality of life, available through September 30, 2029

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of DefenseHow: statuteSec. 20001 in the PDF
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--”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001

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--”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001
That sentence, in plain words

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.

What this is about

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.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

$2,900,000,000 goes to top up the basic housing allowance

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of DefenseHow: statuteSec. 20001 in the PDF
What the document says

“$2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001

The largest single line item in the section is $2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the five services, notwithstanding section 403 of title 37, United States Code.

What the document actually says

“$2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001
That sentence, in plain words

The biggest single sum is $2.9 billion. It tops up the housing money troops get. It covers all five services.

What this is about

The basic allowance for housing helps pay rent. The section adds to it for one year. It does this in spite of a rule in an older law.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

The cap on government investment in privatized housing rises to 60 percent

The document says “shall”Who acts: the Secretary concernedHow: statuteSec. 20001 in the PDF
What the document says

“During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2029, the Secretary concerned shall apply--”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001

The section requires the Secretary concerned, from enactment through September 30, 2029, to read paragraph (1) of section 2875(c) of title 10, United States Code as if it said 60 percent in place of the figure it carries, and paragraph (2) of that subsection as if it said 60 percent in place of 45 percent. The term Secretary concerned takes the meaning given in section 101 of title 10.

What the document actually says

“During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2029, the Secretary concerned shall apply--”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001
That sentence, in plain words

For a set period two figures are read differently. That period runs from this law to September 30, 2029.

What this is about

Both figures become 60 percent. They cap what the government may put into privatized housing. The older law they sit in is not indexed here.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

The privatized unaccompanied housing authority is broadened and runs to 2029

The document says “is amended”Who acts: the Secretary concernedHow: statuteSec. 20001 in the PDF
What the document says

“by striking "September 30, 2009" and inserting "September 30, 2029".”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001

The section amends section 2881a of title 10, United States Code by replacing its heading, by replacing Secretary of the Navy with Secretary concerned each place it appears, by replacing references to pilot projects with references to the section itself, by replacing the limit of three pilot projects with authority to contract with appropriate private sector entities, by replacing privatized housing with privatized housing units in subsection (c), by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e), and by replacing the date September 30, 2009 with September 30, 2029.

What the document actually says

“by striking "September 30, 2009" and inserting "September 30, 2029".”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001
That sentence, in plain words

One date is taken out of an older law. It was September 30, 2009. The new date is September 30, 2029.

What this is about

The section also drops a limit of three trial projects. It opens the power to every service, not just the Navy. That older law is not indexed here.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out

Each distinct thing the section does: the appropriation and its sixteen line items, the largest single item, the temporary change to the investment percentages for privatized military housing, and the changes to the temporary authority for privatized unaccompanied housing.

The heading and wording edits in subsection (c) that replace pilot project language with general contracting language are summarized rather than recorded one by one.

Subsections (b) and (c) work by applying or amending provisions of titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code, which are not indexed here, so what those provisions say cannot be checked against anything on this site.