Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members
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Section 402(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following new paragraph: The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be equal to the monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the United States who is between 19 and 50 years of age, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 1 of the preceding year. With respect to a member who is subject to monthly deduction from pay for meals under section 1011(b) of this title, the amount payable under subparagraph
(A)shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction from pay, in accordance with policies prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year under subparagraph
(A)may not decrease relative to the rate in effect for the preceding year. ; and by striking paragraph (3). Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a). Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that, with respect to the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, describes— the manner in which the Secretary of Defense allocated funds to pay for food programs and whether such funds were drawn from funds authorized for the for the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 37, United States Code; whether and the extent to which subsistence in-kind and other sources of appropriated funds were budgeted to pay for food programs on military installations; and the manner in which the Secretaries of the military departments used authorities of such Secretaries to fund the fully burdened cost of feeding members— of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force; and who were assigned to essential station messing during such fiscal year.