Troops forced to serve apart from their dependents will now get up to $400 a month in extra financial help.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month.
The military is already at its lowest active-duty personnel level since 1940 and will dip even lower next year under plans to be approved by Congress.
The compromise bill authorizes limited assistance for Ukraine, implements AUKUS and institutionalizes a nuclear weapon.
Nearly one of every four civil servant has prior or existing military experience.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 11, 2023.
The Countering Extremist Activity Working Group was established in 2021 to address an increase in concerning behavior among troops.
The annual defense authorization bill contains a 5.2% pay raise for troops and a host of other policy renewals needed for military operations.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 4, 2023.
A niche appropriations debate on multiyear munitions buys has ballooned into one of the numerous partisan standoffs over the defense spending bill.
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