Sec. 20001. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for improving the quality of life for military personnel
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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— $230,480,000 for restoration and modernization costs under the Marine Corps Barracks 2030 initiative; $119,000,000 for base operating support costs for the Marine Corps; $1,000,000,000 for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force sustainment, restoration, and modernizations of military unaccompanied housing; $2,000,000,000 for the Defense Health Program; $2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Armed Forces, notwithstanding section 403 of title 37, United States Code; $50,000,000 for bonuses, special pays, and incentive pays for members of the Armed Forces pursuant to titles 10 and 37, United States Code; $10,000,000 for the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support’s Online Academic Skills Course program for members of the Armed Forces; $100,000,000 for tuition assistance for members of the Armed Forces pursuant to title 10, United States Code; $100,000,000 for child care fee assistance for members of the Armed Forces under part II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code; $590,000,000 to increase the Temporary Lodging Expense Allowance under chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, to 21 days; $100,000,000 for Department of Defense Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies under section 2008 of title 10, United States Code; $10,000,000 for military spouse professional licensure under section 1784 of title 10, United States Code; $6,000,000 for Armed Forces Retirement Home facilities; and $100,000,000 for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2029, the Secretary concerned shall apply— paragraph
(1)of subsection
(c)of section 2875 of title 10, United States Code, by substituting 60 percent for 33 ; and 1/3 percent paragraph
(2)of such subsection by substituting 60 percent for 45 percent . In this subsection, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. Section 2881a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking the heading and inserting ; Temporary authority for acquisition or construction of privatized military unaccompanied housing by striking Secretary of the Navy each place it appears and inserting Secretary concerned ; by striking under the pilot projects each place it appears and inserting pursuant to this section ; in subsection (a)— by striking the heading and inserting ; and In general by striking carry out not more than three pilot projects under the authority of this section or another provision of this subchapter to use the private sector and inserting use the authority under this subchapter to enter into contracts with appropriate private sector entities ; in subsection (c), by striking privatized housing and inserting privatized housing units ; by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (e); and in subsection
(e)(as so redesignated)— by striking under the pilot programs and inserting under this section ; and by striking September 30, 2009 and inserting September 30, 2029 .