Return on Investment for Military Occupational Specialties Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6382

 To direct the Secretary of a military department to submit a briefing 
   on promotions for enlisted members of the Armed Forces under the 
  jurisdiction of such Secretary and in certain military occupational 
                              specialties.


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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 Secretary of a military department to submit a briefing 
   on promotions for enlisted members of the Armed Forces under the 
  jurisdiction of such Secretary and in certain military occupational 
                              specialties.

    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 ``Return on Investment for Military 
Occupational Specialties Act''.

SEC. 2. BRIEFINGS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military department shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing on promotions for enlisted members of the 
Armed Forces--
            (1) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and
            (2) with each of the following military occupational 
        specialties:
                    (A) Air traffic controller.
                    (B) Engineer.
                    (C) Intelligence analyst.
                    (D) Cyber.
                    (E) Linguistics.
                    (F) Public affairs.
    (b) Elements.--A briefing under this section shall include, with 
respect to the three most recent promotion cycles, the following 
elements:
            (1) Whether--
                    (A) an individual may enlist directly into each 
                such military occupational specialty;
                    (B) a member is eligible for a bonus on the basis 
                of such a military occupational specialty (and, if so, 
                the amount of such bonus); and
                    (C) a member is required to change such a military 
                occupational specialty in order to receive a promotion 
                to a higher grade.
            (2) For members with each such military occupational 
        specialty, disaggregated by grade--
                    (A) the number of members eligible for promotion to 
                each grade E-6 through E-9;
                    (B) the number of members described in subparagraph 
                (A) who received a promotion described in such 
                subparagraph; and
                    (C) the average time in grade and time in service 
                before receiving such a promotion.
            (3) For promotions described in paragraph (2), the 
        selection rate, average time in grade, and time in service, 
        disaggregated by grade.
            (4) The analysis of the Secretary of any challenges to 
        advancement for each such military occupational specialty.
            (5) Any other information the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
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