,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4       
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require a survey of the     
preferences of members of the ,armed    
,forces regarding military pay and      
benefits4  #a4 ,survey of preferences of
 members of the ,armed ,forces regarding
 military pay and benefits  7a7 ,survey 
required ,the ,military ,compensation   
and ,retirement ,modernization          
,commission shall carry out an anonymous
 survey of random members of the ,armed 
,forces regarding their preferences in  
military pay and benefits4  7b7         
,elements ,the survey under this section
 shall be conducted for the purpose of  
soliciting information on the following3
 7#a7 ,the value that members of the    
,armed ,forces place on the following   
forms of compensation relative to one   

another3 7,a7 ,basic pay4  7,b7         
,allowances for housing and subsistence4
  7,c7 ,bonuses and special pays4  7,d7 
,dependent healthcare benefits4  7,e7   
,healthcare benefits for retirees under 
#fe years old4  7,f7 ,healthcare        
benefits for ,medicare-eligible         
retirees4  7,g7 ,retirement pay4  7#b7  
,how the members value different levels 
of pay or benefits1 including the impact
 of co-payments or deductibles on the   
value of benefits4  7#c7 ,any other     
matters related to military pay and     
benefits that the ,commission considers 
appropriate4  7#d7 ,how information     
collected pursuant to paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 or 7#c7 varies by age1 grade1     
dependent status1 and other factors the 
,commission considers appropriate4  7c7 
,submittal of results  7#a7 ,in general 
,upon the completion of the survey      
required by this section1 the           
,commission shall submit a report on the
 analysis and raw data of the survey to 
the ,secretary of ,defense and to       

,congress4  7#b7 ,availability to public
 ,at the same time the ,commission      
submits the report required by paragraph
 7#a71 the ,commission shall make the   
report available to the public4  7d7    
,use of results by commission ,section  
#fga7;b77#a7 of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci2 #abf      
,stat4 #aghg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating         
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,b7 the following new     
subparagraph 7,c73  7,c7 examining the  
analysis and raw data collected pursuant
 to the survey of the preference of     
members of the ,armed ,forces regarding 
military pay and benefits required by   
the ,act to require a survey of the     
preferences of members of the ,armed    
,forces regarding military pay and      
benefits2 and  4  7e7 ,military         
,compensation and ,retirement           

,modernization ,commission defined ,in  
this section1 the term ,military        
,compensation and ,retirement           
,modernization ,commission means the    
,military ,compensation and ,retirement 
,modernization ,commission under        
subtitle ,h of title ,,vi of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjac4