To amend section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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HouseMay 30, 2019IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 30, 2019

This bill makes Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave eligible to use certain military lodging on the same basis as an Armed Forces member entitled to retired or retainer pay. The lodging facilities are those operated by the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members.

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Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] · R–FL

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Armed Services Committee

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May 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 30, 2019
Introduced in House
May 30, 2019
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3045

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3045/BILLS-116hr3045ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3045, 116th Congress: To amend section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3045

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-05-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3045/BILLS-116hr3045ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3045, 116th Congress: To amend section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3045

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-05-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3045/BILLS-116hr3045ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3045, 116th Congress: To amend section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3045

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-05-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3045/BILLS-116hr3045ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3045 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.