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Supporting Troops’ Access to Recognition Services Act
To amend chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to operate a facility capable of processing identification and eligibility systems for members of the Armed Forces and their families near large metropolitan areas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense to maintain identification and eligibility service facilities within 30 miles of every major metropolitan area with a population of at least 300,000. Each facility must be staffed by at least one qualified person and open at least two days per week during regular business hours to assist military members and eligible family members with identification matters. The facilities will provide services related to the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System, including issuance of military identification. The bill aims to improve access to military identification and eligibility services for armed forces members and their dependents in metropolitan areas.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Wied (for himself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to operate a facility capable of processing identification and eligibility systems for members of the Armed Forces and their families near large metropolitan areas, and for other purposes.
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 “Supporting Troops’ Access to Recognition Services Act” or “STARS Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO MAINTAIN IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY FACILITIES WITHIN 30 MILES OF MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS.
Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 996. Requirements for locations of facilities providing identification and eligibility services
“(a) Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—
“(1) a covered identification and eligibility facility is located not more than a 30 mile distance from each metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) with a population of 300,000 or more according to the most recent United States census population estimates available; and
“(2) each such covered identification and eligibility facility is open and staffed by at least one person qualified to assist members of the armed forces and eligible dependents of such members with covered identification matters not less than two days per week during regular business hours.
“(b) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) The term ‘covered identification and eligibility facility’ means a physical location capable of assisting members of the armed forces and eligible dependents of members of the armed forces with covered identification matters.
“(2) The term ‘covered identification matters’ means matters relating to the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System, or any successor to either such system, including the issuance of appropriate identification related to each such system.”. <all>
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