118 HR 9784 IH: Helping Understand Needs To Ensure Resilience at Creech Air Force Base Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-09-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9784IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 24, 2024Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a briefing on efforts to meet the needs of members of the Air Force and their families at Creech Air Force Base, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Helping Understand Needs To Ensure Resilience at Creech Air Force Base Act or the HUNTER Act of 2024.

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Findings

Congress finds the following:(1)Creech Air Force Base warrants attention due to the remoteness of the installation and the specialized operational mission requirements conducted there, with limited to no services on base or nearby.(2)Members of the Armed Forces who serve at Creech Air Force Base were previously authorized assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, to address the remote location.(3)Creech Air Force Base is not currently determined to be a remote and isolated installation for purposes of morale, welfare, and recreation, as such services are provided through Nellis Air Force Base.(4)In GAO–21–276, Military Installations: DOD Should Consider Various Support Services when Designating Sites as Remote or Isolated, the Comptroller General of the United States has recommended that the Secretary of Defense address support service access, such as housing, education services, health care and employment opportunities for remote and isolated locations.

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Briefing on efforts to meet the needs of members of the Air Force and their families at Creech Air Force Base

Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:(1)A report on the need for and status of reinstatement of assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, for members who serve at Creech Air Force Base.(2)A review of the need for and impacts of a remote and isolated designation for Creech Air Force Base to provide morale, welfare, and recreation services on base.(3)A review of the need for and impacts of designating Creech Air Force Base as a remote and isolated installation with regards to consideration for additional support services, such as housing, education services, health care and employment opportunities, as recommended in GAO–21–276.