Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act

S.4638/H.R.8070 Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and S.4921/H.R.8774 Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Act. Provisions relating to: 1.Increasing the personnel strength of the United States Space Force (USSF) to meet emerging requirements and threats; 2.Recapitalizing the aircraft strength of the Air Force, Reserves, and Air National Guard, specifically by seeking to procure additional F-35s and F-15EXs and delaying the retirement of Block 20 F-22s; 3.Affording additional flexibility in the funding of software development and maintenance; 4.Securing additional funding and authorizations for additional pay and resources to be used for the on-installation center-based childcare and Family Childcare homes; 5.Increasing the ability of the USSF to purchase commercial space services, integrate those capabilities into organic Space Force capabilities, and deliver those forces to Combatant Commands; 6.Requiring a report on Pass-Through where funding passes through the Department of the Air Force to other government agencies; 7.Seeking the continued development and deployment of the Sentinel ICBM and preventing the reduction in the current number of ICBMs deployed; 8.Supporting an increase in military personnel pay by 19 percent for junior enlisted personnel and 4.5 percent for all other ranks; and 9.Supporting the adoption of H.R.5071, the Legacy Guardian Recognition Act, and seeking its incorporation into the enacted version of the FY'25 Defense Authorization Act; In addition, the AFA members will work on the following issues: 1.Correcting Veterans' Survivors Dependency and Indemnity Compensation; 2.Improving Air Force and Space Force dormitories; 3.Increasing to $300 million the level at which the Department of Defense can begin new starts during Continuing Resolutions; 4.Creating a Defense Civilian Training Corporation (DCTC) to attract and train future members of the civil service. The DCTC would operate much like a civilian ROTC program; 5.Establishing a fair Cost of Living Adjustment formula for all ranks; and 6.Ensuring all Reservists and National Guard service members receive TRICARE;

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1282: Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 2537: BAH Restoration Act; H.R. 4334: Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act; H.R. 5071: Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act; H.R. 6462: Resilient Employment and Authorization Determination to Increase the National Employment of Serving Spouses Act; H.R. 7214: Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024; H.R. 8025: Blast Overpressure Safety Act; H.R. 8070: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 344: Major Richard Star Act; S. 1823: BAH Restoration Act; S. 2297: Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act; S. 3722: Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024; S. 4109: Blast Overpressure Safety Act; S. 4309:; Relocation Assistance for Military Families Act of 2024; FTC Cars Rule; FSRM Funding Transparency; Military Unaccompanied Housing; Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot Program; Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Access; TRICARE Pregnancy QLE; USPHS Funding Challenges; TRICARE Reimbursement Rate Cut to Children's Hospitals; CFPB Funding; Gold Star Definition; DeCA and Food Plan Options; Military Family Readiness Council; TRICARE Fertility Coverage; TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Network; Junior Enlisted Pay Raise; ROTC Death Gratuity and SGLI; JROTC and Recruiting Crisis; USPHS Ready Reserve Corps; Military Health System Downsizing; SCRA and MLA; Servicemembers and Quality of Life; Scholarships for Military and Veteran Children; TRICARE Prior Authorization Requirements; Basic Needs Allowance; Basic Allowance for Housing; Benefits for Child Care Staff Across the Services; Child Care Fee Assistance

Client expense: $686,072 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Department Field Activities, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.