,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bejb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjba ,ms4
 ,br[nley 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 & ,ms4
 ,/efanik7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>ies conc]n$ to take c]ta9       
actions to r$uce g5d]-relat$ inequities 
9 co/s ( uni=ms to memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,equal ,pay = ,s]vicewom5     
,act4  #b4 ,r$uction ( g5d]-relat$      
inequities 9 co/s ( uni=ms to memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,implem5tation ( ,,gao
 recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an ,septemb]   
#cj1 #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all  
implem5t ! f\r recomm5dations ( !       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 9 !     
report titl$ ,milit>y ,s]vice ,uni=ms   
,,dod ,c\ld ,bett] ,id5tify & ,address  
,out-(-,pocket ,co/ ,inequities         
7,,gao-#ba-abj74  7b7 ,regulations ,n   
lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb1 ea*      
,secret>y conc]n$ 7z t t]m is def9$ 9   

section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 %all prescribe regulations t     
ensure ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! out-(-pocket   
co/ to an (fic] or enli/$ memb] ( an    
,arm$ ,=ce = a uni=m 7or "p ( su* uni=m7
 may n exce$ su* co/ to ano!r (fic] or  
enli/$ memb] ( t ,arm$ ,=ce = su* uni=m 
7or "p1 or equival5t "p1 ( su* uni=m7   
solely bas$ on g5d]4  7#b7 ,if a *ange  
to a uni=m ( an ,arm$ ,=ce affects only 
(fic]s or enli/$ memb]s ( "o g5d]1 an   
(fic] or enli/$ memb] ( su* g5d] 9 su*  
,arm$ ,=ce %all be entitl$ to an        
all[ance equal to ! out-(-pocket co/ to 
! (fic] or enli/$ memb] relat+ to su*   
*ange4  7c7 ,"o-,"t all[ance ,n lat] ?an
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb1 ea* ,secret>y    
conc]n$ %all provide a "o-"t all[ance to
 ea* female (fic] & female enli/$ memb] 
"u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$4
 ,! am\nt ( su* an all[ance %all be--   
7#a7 bas$ on g5d] disp>ities 9          
out-(-pocket co/s relat+ to uni=ms      
7includ+ ! co/s ( *anges to uni=ms t    
affect$ only "o g5d]7 dur+ ! #aj ye>s   

prec$+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &
  7#b7 proportional to ! l5g? ( s]vice (
 ! (fic] or enli/$ memb] 9 ! ,arm$      
,=ces4