This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent study examining how military construction and facility improvement projects affect active-duty service members and their families. The study will investigate whether better facilities and maintenance correlate with higher retention rates, improved physical and mental health, and reduced crime—specifically looking at whether poor dormitory and barracks conditions contribute to sexual assault rates on military bases. The Secretary of Defense must complete the study and report findings to Congress within one year of the law's enactment. The bill does not specify funding amounts or timelines beyond the one-year reporting deadline. This legislation aims to better understand the connection between military facility conditions and service member quality of life and well-being.