Modification of reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-duty training and muster duty

(a) In general Section 452(j)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking more than 50 miles and inserting to a permanent duty assignment location requiring one-way travel of more than 100 miles. (b) Effective date Section 452(j) of title 37, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to travel on or after January 1, 2028. (c) Conforming repeal Section 623 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1933) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c). (d) Report required Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following elements: (1) The estimated marginal cost of implementation of subsection (j) of section 452 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), to the Department of Defense, and, for members of the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, disaggregated by reserve component. (2) The estimated total number of members of the Armed Forces who would be affected by implementation of such subsection (j). (3) Any recommended change to such subsection in order to improve efficacy or implementation. (4) Any other matter that the Secretary determines appropriate.