§ 118a. Quadrennial quality of life review

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–314 div. A title V § 581(a)(1) · 116 Stat. 2458

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 118a

   Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 581(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2559

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 581(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2559

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 118 the following new section: “§ 118a. Quadrennial quality of life review “(a) Review Required.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall every four years conduct a comprehensive examination of the quality of life of the members of the armed forces (to be known as the ‘quadrennial quality of life review’). The review shall include examination of the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense, including the morale, welfare, and recreation activities. “(2) The quadrennial quality of life review shall be designed to result in determinations, and to foster policies and actions, that reflect the priority given the quality of life of members of the armed forces as a primary concern of the Department of Defense leadership. “(b) Conduct of Review.— Each quadrennial quality of life review shall be conducted so as— “(1) to assess quality of life priorities and issues consistent with the most recent National Security Strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a); “(2) to identify actions that are needed in order to provide members of the armed forces with the quality of life reasonably necessary to encourage the successful execution of the full range of missions that the members are called on to perform under the national security strategy; and “(3) to identify other actions that have the potential for improving the quality of life of the members of the armed forces. “(c) Considerations.— The Secretary shall consider addressing the following matters as part of the quadrennial quality of life review: “(1) Infrastructure. “(2) Military construction. “(3) Physical conditions at military installations and other Department of Defense facilities. “(4) Budget plans. “(5) Adequacy of medical care for members of the armed forces and their dependents. “(6) Adequacy of housing and the basic allowance for housing and basic allowance for subsistence. “(7) Housing-related utility costs. “(8) Educational opportunities and costs. “(9) Length of deployments. “(10) Rates of pay and pay differentials between the pay of members and the pay of civilians. “(11) Retention and recruiting efforts. “(12) Workplace safety. “(13) Support services for spouses and children. “(14) Other elements of Department of Defense programs and Government policies and programs that affect the quality of life of members. “(d) Submission to Congressional Committees.— (1) Reports. The Secretary shall submit a report on each quadrennial quality of life review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The report shall include the following: “(A) The assumptions used in the review. “(B) The results of the review, including a comprehensive discussion of how the quality of life of members of the armed forces affects the national security strategy of the United States. “(2) Deadline. The report shall be submitted in the year following the year in which the review is conducted, but not later than the date on which the President submits the budget for the next fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.”.

2. 2014

   Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

   Pub. L. 113–291 div. A title X § 1071(c)(2) · 128 Stat. 3292

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 118a(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3043)” for “(50 U.S.C. 404a)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3043)” for “(50 U.S.C. 404a)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Sections 113(e)(2), 117(a)(1), 118(b)(1), 118a(b)(1), 153(b)(1)(C)(i), 231(b)(1), 231a(c)(1), and 2501(a)(1)(A) are amended by striking “(50 U.S.C. 404a)” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 3043)”.

3. 2021

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

   Pub. L. 117–81 § 1061(a)(1) · 135 Stat. 1541

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 118a

   Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), which directed renumbering of the “second section 118a” of this title, relating to quadrennial quality of life review, as section 118b of this title could not be executed because there was no second section 118a of this title after the renumbering of another section 118a of this title, relating to National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review, as section 118b by Pub. L. 117–81, § 311(b)(1)(B), (C). See 2021 Amendment note set out under section 118b of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), which directed renumbering of the “second section 118a” of this title, relating to quadrennial quality of life review, as section 118b of this title could not be executed because there was no second section 118a of this title after the renumbering of another section 118a of this title, relating to National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review, as section 118b by Pub. L. 117–81, § 311(b)(1)(B), (C). See 2021 Amendment note set out under section 118b of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— The second section 118a of title 10, United States Code (relating to the quadrennial quality of life review) is redesignated as section 118b.

4. 2021

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

   Pub. L. 117–81 § 1061(b) · 135 Stat. 1541

   Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 118a(c)(15)

   Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(b), which directed the addition of par. (15) to subsec. (c) of section 118b of this title, as redesignated by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), was executed by adding par. (15) to subsec. (c) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(15). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(b), which directed the addition of par. (15) to subsec. (c) of section 118b of this title, as redesignated by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), was executed by adding par. (15) to subsec. (c) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Inclusion in Review.— Subsection (c) of section 118b of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated under subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(15) Support services for Gold Star families.” .

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