; and (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following new paragraph (6): (6) Cost-of-living adjustments after 2018 (A) In general The amount of the allowance payable under paragraph (1) for months during any calendar year beginning after 2018 shall be— (i) the amount payable pursuant to paragraph (2) for months during the preceding calendar year, plus (ii) an amount equal to the percentage of the amount determined pursuant to clause (i) which percentage is equal to the percentage increase in retired pay of members and former members of the armed forces for such calendar year under section 1401a of this title. (B) Public notice on amount of allowance payable The Secretary of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register each year the amount of the allowance payable under paragraph (1) for months in such year by reason of the operation of this paragraph. . D Other Matters 651. Construction of domestic source requirement for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces on initial entry into the Armed Forces Section 418(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of athletic footwear to the members of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, or the Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the armed forces, or prohibit the provision of a cash allowance to such members for such purpose, if the Secretary of Defense determines that compliance with paragraph (2) would result in a sole source contract for procurement of athletic footwear for the purpose stated in paragraph (1) because there would be only a sole certified of supply for such footwear. (5) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all procurements of athletic footwear to which this subsection applies are made using firm fixed price contracts. . 652. Inclusion of Department of Agriculture in Transition Assistance Program (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking and the