US HB5230: Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023

In one paragraph

The federal H.R. 5230 (Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023) would have required the Secretary of Defense, by September 30, 2024, to seek an agreement with a nationally recognized single-family housing data entity to calculate monthly basic allowance for housing rates for at least 15 military housing areas using machine learning and AI algorithms. Introduced August 18, 2023 and referred to the House Armed Services Committee; it died when the 118th Congress ended on January 3, 2025.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died when the 118th Congress ended on January 3, 2025 and never became law. It would only have directed DoD to seek a contract with a housing data entity.

Key provisions

1. 1Not later than September 30, 2024 the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a covered entity to calculate monthly basic allowance for housing (BAH) rates using industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms
2. 2The calculation would cover not fewer than 15 military housing areas; the Secretary must seek the agreement, not necessarily conclude one
3. 3Covered entity: a nationally recognized entity in the field of single-family housing that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States
4. 4Not later than two years after enactment the Secretary shall report to the Armed Services Committees evaluating the rates calculated
5. 5The text sets no appropriations or penalties; introduced August 18, 2023 and referred to the House Armed Services Committee

Latest legislative action

Aug 18, 2023. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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