3.0.0 3798 2023-01-13T04:50:12Z 2023-01-13T04:50:12Z House H HR 2005-09-15 109 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-28T19:59:49Z Referred to 2005-09-15T13:57:43Z 2005-09-28 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2005-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 N Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Cost of living adjustments Energy Energy prices Gasoline Housing and Community Development Military housing Military pay Public utility rates Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-09-15 Introduced in House 2005-11-08T19:56:43Z Military Family Assistance Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make an emergency adjustment in the rates of the basic allowance for housing in a particular military housing area in response to a sudden increase in energy costs resulting from higher charges for utilities or other causes. Allows such increase to remain in effect for up to six months. Requires the Secretary to notify Congress of such an adjustment and the reasons for such adjustment.

Authorizes the Secretary to make an emergency adjustment in the cost-of-living allowance and establish temporary high cost areas during a fiscal year in response to a sudden increase in gasoline prices in an area. Provides the same six-month limitation and congressional notification requirement.

]]> Military Family Assistance Act of 2005 Display Title Military Family Assistance Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make temporary, emergency adjustments in the monthly rates of the basic allowance for housing and the cost-of-living allowance for members of the uniformed services in response to sudden increases in energy and gasoline prices. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Family Assistance Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3798ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3798ih.xml 2005-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.