,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cabj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,panetta introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve ! review & effectiv5ess ( ! co/ 
( liv+ adju/m5ts to pay & b5efits =     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & civilian       
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ^:    
p]man5t duty /ation is locat$ 9 ! #ai?  
,congressional ,di/rict ( ,cali=nia1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,report on co/ (    
liv+ adju/m5t  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y p]sonnel & ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se civilians %\ld be f9ancially    
support$ z !y face frequ5t relocation   
ov] ! c\rse ( _! s]vice1 includ+ 9      
high-co/ areas t c place f9ancial burd5s

 on ^! p]sonnel2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%\ld provide = ! basic ne$s ( ^!        
p]sonnel1 includ+ by (fsett+ ! ris+ co/s
 ( goods & s]vices1 :i* are consid]able 
9 ! sate ( ,cali=nia1 :]e ! ov]all co/ (
 liv+ is m>k$ly high] ?an ! national    
av]age1 includ+ = h\s+1 transportation1 
groc]ies1 & heal?c>e2  7#c7 ! curr5t    
means ( calculat+ co/ ( liv+ adju/m5t   
rates 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,,cola7
 may provide inaccurate or incomplete   
data1 :i* is a conc]n z ! co/ ( liv+ 9 !
 #ai? congressional di/rict ( ,cali=nia 
may exce$ ! #ajg p]c5t index us$ to     
det]m9e ,,cola rates2 &  7#d7 ! means = 
calculat+ ,,cola %\ld be p]iodically    
review$ to ensure accuracy & make c]ta9 
t ! ,unit$ ,/ates appropriately c>es =  
milit>y p]sonnel & civilian employees ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =
 ,p]sonnel & ,read9ess %all submit to ! 
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on

 co/ ( liv+ adju/m5t calculations =     
purposes ( pay & b5efits = memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces & civilian employees ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ^: p]man5t duty     
/ation is locat$ 9 ! #ai? ,congressional
 ,di/rict ( ,cali=nia4 ,su* report %all 
include--  7#a7 an explanation ( !      
me?ods us$ to collect data & ! factors  
us$ to det]m9e su* co/ ( liv+ adju/m5t2 
7#b7 an assessm5t ( ! appropriat5ess (  
includ+ 9 ! calculation ( su* co/ ( liv+
 adju/m5t ! pres5ce ( milit>y           
commiss>ies or ex*anges2  7#c7 !        
evaluation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y (-- 7,a7   
:e!r any locations )9 ! #ai?            
,congressional ,di/rict ( ,cali=nia %\ld
 be consid]$ a high-co/ area = purposes 
( *apt] #fg ( volume #g;,a ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se ,f9ancial ,managem5t         
,regulation2  7,b7 :e!r ! exi/5ce ( a   
milit>y commiss>y 9 ,mont]ey1 ,cali=nia1
 provides sub/antial f9ancial support t 
affects ! det]m9ation ( a co/ ( liv+    
adju/m5t2 &  7,c7 ! advisability (      
provid+ c]ta9 areas )9 ! #ai?           

,congressional ,di/rict ( ,cali=nia ) an
 increas$ co/ ( liv+ adju/m5t2 &  7#d7 a
 comp>ison ( ! factors t contribute to a
 det]m9ation ( ! co/ ( liv+ adju/m5ts t 
are appli$ to ,mont]ey1 ,cali=nia1 &    
,santa ,cl>a1 ,cali=nia4