[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1556 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1556

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a 
   basic allowance for housing for certain members of the uniformed 
services assigned to naval vessels undergoing maintenance, and to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase in the number of 
     Navy deployed resiliency counselors available to such members.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2023

 Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a 
   basic allowance for housing for certain members of the uniformed 
services assigned to naval vessels undergoing maintenance, and to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase in the number of 
     Navy deployed resiliency counselors available to such members.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for 
Sailors Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCES AND RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES 
              ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS.

    (a) Basic Allowance for Housing for Members Assigned to Vessels 
Undergoing Maintenance.--Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(D)(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
the Secretary may authorize the payment of a basic allowance for 
housing to a member of a uniformed service without dependents who is 
serving in any of pay grades E-1 through E-5 and has orders to a naval 
vessel that is undergoing maintenance.
    ``(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the Secretary 
concerned shall--
            ``(I) specify the types of vessel maintenance and the 
        duration of that maintenance required for a member described in 
        clause (i) to be eligible for a basic allowance for housing 
        under that clause; and
            ``(II) consider the availability of quarters for such 
        members before authorizing the payment of a basic allowance for 
        housing for such members.
    ``(iii) The Secretary concerned shall terminate the provision of a 
basic allowance for housing to a member described in clause (i) upon 
the completion of the vessel maintenance described in that clause.''.
    (b) Increase in Number of Navy Deployed Resiliency Counselors.--
Section 9903(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
        as provided by paragraph (2), the number''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Without regard to the limitation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may appoint and retain under subsection (b)(1) two licensed 
clinicians to serve as Navy deployed resiliency counselors for each 
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) or large deck amphibious ship/
landing helicopter assault ship (LHD/LHA) in the Naval Vessel 
Register.''.
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