4909 ) on May 26, 2016. 114-328 ) on December 23, 2016. Those issues that were considered previously are designated with an asterisk in the relevant section titles of this report. The USFSPA has since been modified on a number of occasions. 4909 and Senate-passed S. 2943 . The 2016 NDAA ( P.L. Reference(s) : Previously discussed in CRS Report R44120, FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues , coordinated by [author name scrubbed], CRS Report R43647, FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues , and CRS Report R43184, FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues . The conferees direct the Department to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, on the Department's efforts to: 1) identify, to the extent practicable, any shortfalls in employee screening processes in local school districts educating military family members; and 2) provide recommendations to help address those shortfalls in the future. As a result, DOD periodically reviews inquiries by Members of Congress and reevaluates its historical records. This Appendix includes reports related to military personnel issues that are required by the final bill.
Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has selected a number of the military personnel issues considered in deliberations on H.R. 4909 as passed by the House on May 26, 2016, S. 2943 as passed by the Senate on July 21, 2016, and the final enacted bill (P.L. 114-328) which was signed by the President on December 23, 2016. This report provides a brief synopsis of sections in each bill that pertain to selected personnel policies. These include issues such as military end-strengths, pay and benefits, military healthcare (TRICARE), military retirement, and other major policy issues.
This report focuses exclusively on the annual national defense authorization act (NDAA) legislative process. It does not include language concerning appropriations, or tax implications of policy choices, topics that are addressed in other CRS products. Issues that have been discussed in the previous year's defense personnel reports are designated with an asterisk in the relevant section titles of this report.