,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjad ,mr4 
,murphy of ,florida 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to codify the ,military  
,spouse ,career ,advancement ,account   
program conducted by the ,department of 
,defense to assist spouses of members of
 the ,armed ,forces serving on active   
duty to pursue educational opportunities
 and career training1 to ensure that    
such educational opportunities and      
training are available to all military  
spouses1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,spouse ,career           
,advancement ,act4  #b4 ,military       
,spouse ,career ,advancement ,account   
program  7a7 ,codification of ,my,c,a,a 
program ,subsection 7a7 of section      
#aghd;a of title #aj1 ,united ,states   

,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7  7,a7
 ,as one of the programs established    
under this section to assist spouses of 
members of the armed forces1 the        
,secretary shall continue to carry out  
the ,military ,spouse ,career           
,advancement ,account 7,my,c,a,a7       
program1 under which an eligible spouse 
may receive up to the amount that the   
,secretary determines is equal to the   
average amount of in-state tuition at   
public four-year colleges and           
universities located in the ,state in   
which the spouse resides in tuition     
assistance for education and training   
courses and licensing and credentialing 
fees4  7,b7 ,financial assistance       
provided under the ,my,c,a,a program    
shall be available to cover the costs of
 the following3  7i7 ,state             
certifications for teachers1 medical    
professionals1 and other occupations    
requiring recognized certifications4    
7ii7 ,licensing exams and related       

preparation courses4  7iii7 ,continuing 
education classes1 including classes    
offered through professional            
associations4  7iv7 ,degree programs1   
including programs at four-year colleges
 and universities1 leading to employment
 in portable careers4  7v7 ,secondary   
education completion courses1 ,,ged     
tests1 and ,english as a ,second        
,language 7,,esl7 classes4  7,c7        
,financial assistance provided under the
 ,my,c,a,a program may not be used to   
pay for computers1 application1         
graduation or membership fees1 student  
activity cards1 child care1 parking1    
transportation1 or medical services4    
7,d7 ,an eligible spouse must obtain an 
approved ,my,c,a,a ,financial           
,assistance document before incurring   
the tuition fees for which payment under
 the program is sought4 ,the ,my,c,a,a  
program does not provide reimbursements 
of any kind to spouses for any reason4  
,once the eligible spouse obtains the   
,my,c,a,a ,financial ,assistance        

document1 the spouse must commence the  
education or training courses for which 
assistance is sought under the program  
while the member of the armed forces who
 is married to the spouse is serving on 
active duty4  4  7b7 ,guarantee of      
education and training opportunities for
 military spouses ,subsection 7a77#a7 of
 such section is amended by striking may
 establish and inserting shall          
establish4  7c7 ,eligible military      
spouses ,subsection 7b7 of such section 
is amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7#a7    
before ,assistance2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#b7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense may not
 restrict participation in the ,my,c,a,a
 program required by subsection 7a77#c7 
to the spouses of members serving in    
particular grades4 ,instead1 subject to 
the availability of funds for the       
,my,c,a,a program1 the ,secretary shall 
make the ,my,c,a,a program available to 
all eligible spouses4  4