Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023

1/4/2024, 6:45 PM

Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to calculate the monthly basic allowance for housing rates for members of the uniformed services in at least 15 military housing areas. Under the bill, the entity must be a nationally recognized entity in the field of single-family housing that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States. Additionally, the entity must use industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms in its calculations.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5230

Introduced on
2023-08-18

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

8/18/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to calculate the monthly basic allowance for housing rates for members of the uniformed services in at least 15 military housing areas. Under the bill, the entity must be a nationally recognized entity in the field of single-family housing that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States. Additionally, the entity must use industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms in its calculations.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary enters into a contract for the calculation, using industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, the monthly rates of basic allowance for housing for certain military housing areas, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/18/2024

Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to calculate the monthly basic allowance for housing rates for members of...


Latest Action8/18/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.