BAH Restoration Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2537 To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 6, 2023 Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself, Mr. BACON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. TURNER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. KILMER, Mr. CROW, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. NORCROSS, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘BAH Restoration 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2537.IH H2537 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2537 IH SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN- 1 SIDE THE UNITED STATES FOR MEMBERS OF 2 THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 3 Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of title 37, United 4 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 5 ‘‘(3) The monthly amount of the basic allowance for 6 housing for an area of the United States for a member 7 of a uniformed service shall be the amount of the monthly 8 cost of adequate housing in that area, as determined by 9 the Secretary of Defense, for members of the uniformed 10 services serving in the same pay grade and with the same 11 dependency status as the member.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2537.IH H2537 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS