Sec. 2881. Military family readiness considerations in basing decisions
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In determining whether to proceed with any basing decision in the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall take into account, among such other factors as such Secretary considers appropriate, the military family readiness considerations specified in subsection (b). The military family readiness considerations specified in this subsection are the following: The extent to which the State in which the installation subject to the basing decision is or will be located accepts as valid professional licensure and certification credentials obtained in other States, including professional licensure and certification credentials in the following professional fields (and any subfield of such field):
Accounting. Cosmetology. Emergency medical service. Engineering. Law. Nursing. Physical therapy. Psychology. Teaching. Such other professional fields (and subfields of such fields) as the Secretary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this paragraph. The extent to which public education is available and accessible to dependents of members of the Armed Forces in the military housing area in which the installation subject to the basing decision is or will be located, including with respect to the following:
Academic performance of schools, including student-to-teacher ratios and learning rates and graduation rates. Social climate within schools, including absenteeism rates and suspension rates. Availability, accessibility, and quality of services, including pre-kindergarten, counselors and mental health support, student-to-nurse ratios, and services for military dependents with special needs as required by law. The extent to which housing (including family housing) that meets Department of Defense requirements is available and accessible to members of the Armed Forces through the private sector in the military housing area in which the installation subject to the basing decision is or will be located.
The extent to which primary healthcare and specialty healthcare is available and accessible to dependents of members of the Armed Forces through the private sector in the local community in which the installation subject to the basing decision is or will be located, including care for military dependents with special needs. The extent to which the State in which the installation subject to the basing decision is or will be located, and local governments in the vicinity of the installation, have or will have intergovernmental support agreements with the installation for the effective and efficient provision of public services to the installation.
Such other considerations in connection with military family readiness as the Secretary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this subsection. The Secretary of a military department shall take into account the considerations specified in subsection (b), among such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate, in determining whether to proceed with a basing decision under subsection
(a)using an analytical framework developed by the Secretary for that purpose that uses criteria based on quantitative data available to the Department of Defense and on such reliable quantitative data from sources outside the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. Each Secretary of a military department shall establish and maintain a scorecard on military installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, and on States and localities in which such installations are or may be located, relevant to the taking into account of the considerations specified in subsection
(b)in determinations of such Secretary on basing decisions as required by subsection (a). Each Secretary shall update the scorecard required of such Secretary by this subsection not less frequently than once each year in order to keep the information in such scorecard as current as is practicable. A current version of each scorecard under this subsection shall be available to the public through an Internet website of the military department concerned that is accessible to the public. Not later than April 1 of each of 2021, 2022, and 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on actions taken pursuant to this section, including a description and assessment of the effect of the taking into account of the considerations specified in subsection
(b)on particular basing decisions in the United States during the one-year period ending on the date of the briefing. In this section, the term basing decision means any of the following: The establishment of a new mission at a military installation. The relocation of an existing mission from a military installation to another military installation. The establishment of a new military installation.