Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention.
The issue involves automatic deductions from troops' Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments when they are stationed overseas.
Military pay proposals pending in Congress might face difficulty becoming law because of the budget complications involved.
New Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.
Bringing back 100% funding for BAH would have a big impact on troops, the military's senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers.
Lawmakers are weighing possible changes to military compensation systems as a way to improve families' quality of life.
All three were members of the Army Reserve’s 718th Engineer Company.
Despite Congress authorizing the increase, the Pentagon is treating it as optional amid an ongoing compensation study.
About 1 million military family members, retirees and others now benefit from the change.
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