Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023
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Latest action (18 Aug 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
What this bill does
H.R. 5230, the Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023, would direct the Secretary of Defense to run a pilot program testing whether outside expertise could improve how the military calculates housing allowances for service members. Specifically, by September 30, 2024, the Secretary would be required to seek an agreement with a "covered entity"—a nationally recognized company in the single-family housing field with data on local rental markets across the country—to calculate monthly Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for at least 15 military housing areas using industry-standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms. Within two years of enactment, the Secretary would have to report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on an evaluation of the rates produced under this arrangement.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, which would take on new contracting and reporting duties, and active-duty service members, whose housing allowance rates in the selected areas would be calculated using this alternative method during the pilot. It could also affect private housing-data firms eligible to bid for the contract.
The bill was introduced on August 18, 2023, by Rep. Don Bacon and referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further in the 118th Congress.
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Official 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.
Timeline
18 Aug 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5230 do?
- H.R. 5230, the Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023, would direct the Secretary of Defense to run a pilot program testing whether outside expertise could improve how the military calculates housing allowances for service members. Specifically, by September 30, 2024, the Secretary would be required to seek an agreement with a "covered entity"—a nationally recognized company in the single-family housing field with data on local rental markets across the country—to calculate monthly Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for at least 15 military housing areas using industry-standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms. Within two years of enactment, the Secretary would have to report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on an evaluation of the rates produced under this arrangement. The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, which would take on new contracting and reporting duties, and active-duty service members, whose housing allowance rates in the selected areas would be calculated using this alternative method during the pilot. It could also affect private housing-data firms eligible to bid for the contract. The bill was introduced on August 18, 2023, by Rep. Don Bacon and referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further in the 118th Congress.
- Has H.R. 5230 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5230. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5230?
- H.R. 5230 was sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5230?
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (18 Aug 2023).
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