On average, troops will pay about $35 more per night than their housing allowance, once their Temporary Lodging Expense allowance ends.
A draft version of the annual defense authorization bill calls for more financial support for younger troops.
The big pay boost is part of a $842 billion Defense Department spending plan unveiled by the White House on Thursday.
The $858 billion measure also includes a 4.6% pay raise for troops next year and plans to backfill munition stockpiles depleted by the war in Ukraine.
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