I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 18, 2023 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary enters into a contract for the calculation, using industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, of the monthly rates of basic allowance for housing for certain military housing areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calculation (a) In general Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a covered entity pursuant to which the covered entity shall calculate, using industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, the monthly rates of BAH for not fewer than 15 MHAs. (b) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates calculated by a covered entity pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term BAH means the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services under section 403 of title 37, United States Code. (2) The term covered entity means 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. (3) The term MHA means military housing area.