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What it is

Housing aid for military members who change postings

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 21 October 1998. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on measures to support the geographic mobility of members of the Armed Forces.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000143· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law creates a support system for the geographic mobility of military members with three measures: an economic compensation for a posting change that involves moving to a different town, military housing under a special lease only in exceptional cases, and aid to buy a home. It also orders the sale of military housing that is no longer needed.
  2. Career military members and professional troops and sailors with a permanent service relationship, in active service or reserve with a posting, are entitled to the compensation. Military members with a temporary service relationship also receive it, but only after five years of service. The compensation is paid for a maximum of 36 months, and its amount is set each year based on local rental prices.
  3. Only housing located inside military installations, housing that poses a security risk, or housing in specific areas such as Ceuta and Melilla is assigned under a special lease. The rest of the military housing can be sold. The use of military housing is lifelong for the contract holder and, if they die, can pass to a surviving spouse or other people who lived with them.
  4. Using the housing requires paying a monthly fee set by the Minister of Defense, updated each year with the consumer price index. The contract can be terminated for reasons such as failing to pay three monthly fees, subletting the home, causing damage, or no longer using it as a regular residence.
  5. The support measures are mutually exclusive: anyone who buys a home from the Ministry of Defense or receives aid to buy one cannot access the other measures. No one may buy more than one home sold by the Ministry of Defense.
  6. The Institute for the Housing of the Armed Forces (Instituto para la Vivienda de las Fuerzas Armadas) is set up as an autonomous body attached to the Defense Ministry. It pays the compensations, assigns housing, manages it, and grants aid to buy homes. Occupied homes are offered to their users at half the market value, and surpluses from sales go toward modernizing the Armed Forces.

Who it affects

  • Career military members in active service or reserve with a posting: They receive economic compensation when changing postings, or military housing in exceptional cases.
  • Military members with a temporary service relationship: They receive the compensation only after five years of service; they cannot access special-lease housing.
  • Current users of military housing: They keep a lifelong right of use and can buy their home at half the market value.
  • Relatives of deceased users: The spouse, partner, children, or parents who lived with the holder can inherit the right to use the home.

Words worth knowing

Arrendamiento especial (special lease)
A rental contract with rules set by this law, different from a normal home rental.
Canon arrendaticio (usage fee)
The monthly amount paid to use the military housing.
Vivienda no enajenable (non-sellable housing)
Housing that cannot be sold because it is needed for military purposes, such as security or operations.
Resolución de pleno derecho (termination by operation of law)
Ending of the contract decided directly by the administration, without first going to a judge.
Precios públicos (public fees)
Amounts paid for a public service, such as using military housing, which can be claimed through administrative channels.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced21 October 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 October 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments3 November 1998Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee17 February 1999A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate24 March 1999The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE17 June 1999It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Dec 1998Mar 199911. 21 October 1998: Presentación22. 27 October 1998: Comisión de Defensa Publicación desde 27/10/1998 hasta 03/11/199833. 27 October 1998: Calificación44. 3 November 1998: Comisión de Defensa Enmiendas desde 03/11/1998 hasta 17/02/199955. 17 February 1999: Comisión de Defensa Informe desde 17/02/1999 hasta 17/03/199966. 17 March 1999: Comisión de Defensa Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 17/03/1999 hasta 24/03/199977. 24 March 1999: Senado desde 24/03/1999 hasta 17/06/199988. 17 June 1999: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 17/06/1999 hasta 05/10/1999

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 26/1999, of July 9, on measures to support the geographical mobility of members of the Armed Forces.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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