,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bj1 #bjba,ms4 
,hassan 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 & ,mr4   
,coons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to address  
out-(-pocket inequities relat$ to       
milit>y s]vice uni=ms1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,milit>y ,=ces ,assur+ t ,treatm5t (
 ,items by ,g5d] are ,uni=m & ,equal    
across ! ,s]vices ,act ( #bjba or !     
,milit>y ,,fatigues ,act ( #bjba4  #b4  
,modifications to milit>y s]vice uni=m  
requirem5ts & proc$ures  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( consi/5t crit]ia  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,p]sonnel & ,read9ess & 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>ies conc]n$ )   
respect to ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u _!          
jurisdiction1 %all e/abli% consi/5t     
crit]ia = det]m9+ :i* uni=m or clo?+    

items across ! s]vices are consid]$     
uniquely milit>y = purposes ( calculat+ 
! /&>d ca% clo?+ replacem5t all[ances1 9
 "p to r$uce diff]5ces 9 out-(-pocket   
co/s incurr$ by enli/$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces across ! milit>y s]vices & by g5d]
 )9 a milit>y s]vice4  7#b7 ,review ,!  
,"u ,secret>y %all review ! crit]ia     
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 e #e ye>s     
!reaft] & recomm5d adju/m5ts to enli/$  
clo?+ all[ances if !y are insuffici5t to
 pay = uniquely milit>y items4  7b7     
,additional reviews ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,p]sonnel & ,read9ess & 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y 
dep>tm5ts1 %all-- 7#a7 p]iodically      
review all uni=m clo?+ plans ( ! milit>y
 s]vices to id5tify data & requirem5ts  
ne$$ to facilitate co/ discussions & to 
recomm5d adju/m5ts z appropriate2  7#b7 
p]iodically review items 9 ! milit>y    
s]vices' calculations ( ! enli/$ /&>d   
ca% clo?+ replacem5t all[ances1 at a    
m9imum1 e #e ye>s & develop a /&>d by   

:i* to id5tify significant co/ diff]5ces
 t w>rant be+ address$2  7#c7           
p]iodically review all plans ( ! milit>y
 s]vices = *ang+ uni=m items to det]m9e 
if ! plann$ *anges w result 9           
significant out-(-pocket co/ diff]5ces  
among ! s]vices or among g5d]s2 &  7#d7 
p]iodically review initial (fic] clo?+  
all[ances1 at a m9imum1 e #aj ye>s &    
id5tify requirem5ts ne$$ to facilitate  
co/ discussions & adju/m5t              
recomm5dations z appropriate4  7c7 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t 
! co/ ( l items betwe5 g5d]s %\ld be !  
same = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7d7     
,report ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1    
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$   
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives a report on ! e/imat$   
production & av]age retail prices (     
milit>y clo?+ items = memb]s ( ea* ,arm$
 ,=ce1 includ+ bo? (fic] & enli/$       
uni=ms1 & a comp>ison ( co/s = bo? male 

& female milit>y clo?+ items = memb]s ( 
ea* ( ! respective s]vices4