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New or clarified defense policies, organizational reform, and directed reports to Congress are often included. For FY2020, the NDAA (P.L. 116-92) addresses or attempts to resolve high-profile military personnel issues. Some are required annual authorizations (e.g., end-strengths); some are updates or modifications to existing programs; and some are issues identified in certain military personnel programs.\nIn the FY2020 NDAA, Congress authorized end-strengths identical to the Administration\u2019s FY2020 budget proposal. The authorized active duty end-strength increased by about 1% to 1,339,500. The authorized Selected Reserves end-strength decreased by about 2% to 807,800. A 3.1% increase in basic military pay took effect on January 1, 2020. This increase is identical to the Administration\u2019s FY2020 budget proposal and equal to the automatic annual adjustment amount directed by statutory formula (37 U.S.C. \u00a71009).\nCongress also directed modifications to several existing personnel programs, including\nextension of DOD Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) privileges to Foreign Service Officers on mandatory home leave; \nrepeal of the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Veterans Affairs\u2019 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) offset requirement (i.e., the widows\u2019 tax);\nmodification of DOD workplace and command climate surveys to include questions relating to experiences with supremacist activity, extremist activity, or racism;\nexpansion of Special Victim Counsel services for victims of domestic violence;\nprohibition of gender-segregated Marine Corps recruit training;\nexpansion of spouse employment and education programs, including reimbursement for relicensing costs associated with military relocations;\nclarified roles and responsibilities for senior military medical leaders assigned to the Defense Health Agency or a service medical department; and\nmedical documentation and tracking requirements for servicemembers or family members exposed to certain environmental or occupational hazards (e.g., lead, open air burn pits, blast pressure).\nAs part of the oversight process, several provisions address selected congressional items of interest, including\nDOD review of service records of certain World War I veterans for potential eligibility for a posthumously awarded Medal of Honor;\na process for former servicemembers to appeal decisions issued by a Board of Correction of Military Records or a Discharge Review Board;\na feasibility study on the creation of a database to track domestic violence military protective orders and reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System;\ntransparency on military medical malpractice, including the ability for servicemembers to file administrative claims against the United States; and \nlimitations on the reduction of military medical personnel.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/R46107", "sha1": "12e5df1fe8c6d62deac10c0dc120dc3221f6d060", "filename": "files/20200225_R46107_12e5df1fe8c6d62deac10c0dc120dc3221f6d060.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46107_files&id=/0.png": "files/20200225_R46107_images_b7720c05d6044ae23bcb653d5c15282ace58d087.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46107_files&id=/1.png": "files/20200225_R46107_images_10601fde966ad8bb3b91f04ddd00d04e76b4e573.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R46107", "sha1": "e4523a8a7b1455d6a8c06f2aad5011a1da2c580c", "filename": "files/20200225_R46107_e4523a8a7b1455d6a8c06f2aad5011a1da2c580c.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4872, "name": "Military Personnel, Compensation, & Health Care" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 610876, "date": "2019-12-09", "retrieved": "2019-12-13T14:59:56.198254", "title": "FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues", "summary": "Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides authorization of appropriations for a range of Department of Defense (DOD) and national security programs and related activities. New or clarified defense policies, organizational reform, and directed reports to Congress are often included. For FY2020, the House-passed (H.R. 2500) and Senate-passed (S. 1790) NDAA bills address or attempt to resolve high-profile military personnel issues. Some are required annual authorizations, such as end-strengths; some are updates or modifications to existing programs; and some are issues identified in certain military personnel programs.\nIn the House-passed and Senate-passed FY2020 NDAA bills, both houses consider authorized end-strengths identical to the Administration\u2019s FY2020 budget proposal. Compared to FY2019, both bills would increase active duty end-strength by <1% to 1,339,500. The authorized Selected Reserves end-strength would decrease by 2% to 807,800. With regard to military pay, the House bill would direct a 3.1% increase in basic pay, which is equal to the automatic adjustment amount directed by statutory formula (37 U.S.C. \u00a71009). 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