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 to report on ! basic all[ance = h\s+ = 
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title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,bah   
,calculation ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4     
,report on basic all[ance = h\s+ =      
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices  7a7 ,report2 
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,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives a report on ! basic     
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accuracy ( ! curr5t sy/em us$ to        

calculate ,,bah2  7,b7 ! appropriat5ess 
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relation to *oices 91 & availability (1 
h\s+ to s]vicememb]s2 &  7,d7 ( !       
suitability ( ! six /&>d h\s+ pr(iles 9 
relation to ! av]age family sizes (     
s]vicememb]s1 disaggregat$ by uni=m$    
s]vice1 rank1 & ,,mha4  7#b7 ,!         
recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y--  7,a7     
reg>d+ ! feasibility ( includ+          
in=mation1 furni%$ by ,f$]al entities1  
reg>d+ s*ool di/ricts1 9 calculat+      
,,bah2  7,b7 :e!r to calculate ,,bah m  
frequ5tly1 includ+ 9 response to a sudd5
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ent] into an agreem5t ) a comm]cial     
entity1 to compile data & develop an    
algori?m1 9 ord] to calculate ,,bah2 &  
7,d7 :e!r to publi% ! me?ods us$ by !   
,secret>y to calculate ,,bah on a       
publicly accessible website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,,bah means ! 
basic all[ance = h\s+ = memb]s ( !      

uni=m$ s]vices "u section #djc ( title  
#cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m  
,,mha means milit>y h\s+ area4  7#c7 ,! 
t]m s]vicememb] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,s]vicememb]s ,civil
 ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ciaa74