The bill would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to report to Congress within one year on how cost-of-living adjustments are calculated for service members and Defense Department civilian employees stationed in California’s 19th Congressional District. The report would review data and calculation methods, the role of military commissaries and exchanges, whether parts of the district should count as high-cost areas, and how adjustment factors compare between Monterey and Santa Clara.
The bill would require a review and report. It would not itself change pay or benefits. The report would assess whether higher adjustments may be appropriate for some areas in the district.
The bill text does not specify costs or funding for the required report.
The bill states that service members and Defense Department civilian employees should be supported when relocations and high living costs create financial burdens. It says the methods used to calculate adjustments should be reviewed for accuracy.
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