Bill > HR8070

This bill is the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The key provisions of this bill include: - Authorizes appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, and defense activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025. - Establishes a pilot program to allow members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force to transfer between the active component and reserve components more easily. - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from requiring members to wear masks on military installations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. - Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that all commissioned officers receive training on the Constitution of the United States prior to commissioning. - Establishes a five-year pilot program to reimburse certain members of the Armed Forces for expenses incurred in the testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of their gametes in a private storage facility. - Prohibits coverage under the TRICARE program of certain gender transition surgeries and related services. - Requires the Secretary of Defense to only procure cleaning products that are identified by the Safer Choice program or an independent third-party organization that provides certifications consistent with the Safer Choice program. - Makes various changes to provisions related to military personnel policy, compensation and other personnel benefits, acquisition policy and management, and other matters.

Military Affairs and Security

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