[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4491]
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  SA 2199. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 605. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully 
     funding the basic allowance for housing for members of the 
     uniformed services under section 403 of title 37, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Offsets.--
       (1) Unobligated balances of military personnel 
     appropriations.--Of the unobligated balances of military 
     personnel appropriations specified in section 4401, 
     $462,400,000 shall be available to offset the cost of the 
     authorization of appropriations under subsection (a).
       (2) Undistributed amounts for operation and maintenance, 
     defense-wide.--Of the undistributed amounts for operation and 
     maintenance, Defense-wide, specified in section 4301, 
     $737,600,000 shall be available to offset the cost of the 
     authorization of appropriations under subsection (a).
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