,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to conduct a     
study on the impact of military         
construction projects and facilities    
sustainment1 restoration1 and           
modernization projects on members of the
 ,armed ,forces and their dependents1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,armed ,forces ,facility ,conditions and
 ,quality of ,life ,act4  #b4 ,study on 
impact on members of the ,armed ,forces 
and dependents of construction projects 
that affect quality of life  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall conduct a study1 through the use  
of an independent and objective         
organization outside the ,department of 
,defense1 on the correlation between    

military construction projects and      
facilities sustainment1 restoration1 and
 modernization projects at installations
 of the ,department of ,defense that    
affect the quality of life of members of
 the ,armed ,forces and their dependents
 and the following3 7#a7 ,retention of  
members of the ,armed ,forces on active 
duty4  7#b7 ,physical health of members 
of the ,armed ,forces1 including an     
identification of whether the age1      
condition1 and deferred maintenance of a
 dormitory or barracks is in any way    
related to the frequency of sexual      
assaults and other crimes at            
installations of the ,department4  7#c7 
,mental health of members of the ,armed 
,forces4  7b7 ,report ,not later than   
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the study conducted under subsection    

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