GAP for Military Service Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6381 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6381

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study the 
 feasibility of a program to recruit individuals to serve for one year 
                  on active duty in the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2025

 Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study the 
 feasibility of a program to recruit individuals to serve for one year 
                  on active duty in the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gateways to Advancement and 
Preparedness for Military Service Act'' or the ``GAP for Military 
Service Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PROGRAM TO RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS TO 
              SERVE FOR ONE YEAR ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report regarding the feasibility of a program to recruit individuals 
to serve for one year on active duty in the Armed Forces. Such report 
shall include the following elements:
            (1) A list of military occupational specialties suitable 
        for such program.
            (2) The advanced training requirements for such program.
            (3) An evaluation of such programs in other countries, 
        including the effects on recruitment, retention, and force 
        effectiveness.
            (4) A description of what such service may entail.
            (5) An assessment of the costs to implement such a program.
            (6) Barriers to implementing a such a program, including 
        the availability of data required to assess the effectiveness 
        of such program.
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