,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjag,mr4  
,wilson of ,south ,carolina 7for himself
 and ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for the housing treatment of members of 
the ,armed ,forces and their spouses and
 dependents undergoing a permanent      
change of station in the ,united        
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,family ,stability ,act4  
#b4 ,housing treatment for certain      
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and their
 spouses and other dependents1          
undergoing a permanent change of station
 within the ,united ,states  7a7        
,housing treatment  7#a7 ,in general    
,chapter #g of title #cg1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #djc the following new    

section3  #djc;a4 ,housing treatment for
 certain members of the ,armed ,forces1 
and their spouses and other dependents1 
undergoing a permanent change of station
 within the ,united ,states  7a7        
,housing treatment for certain members  
who have a spouse or other dependents   
7#a7 ,housing treatment regulations ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe 
regulations that permit a member of the 
armed forces described in paragraph 7#b7
 who is undergoing a permanent change of
 station within the ,united ,states to  
request the housing treatment described 
in subsection 7b7 during the covered    
relocation period of the member4  7#b7  
,eligible members ,a member described in
 this paragraph is any member who-- 7,a7
 has a spouse who is gainfully employed 
or enrolled in a degree1 certificate or 
license granting program at the         
beginning of the covered relocation     
period2  7,b7 has one or more dependents
 attending an elementary or secondary   
school at the beginning of the covered  

relocation period2  7,c7 has one or more
 dependents enrolled in the ,exceptional
 ,family ,member ,program2 or  7,d7 is  
caring for an immediate family member   
with a chronic or long-term illness at  
the beginning of the covered relocation 
period4  7b7 ,housing treatment  7#a7   
,continuation of housing for the spouse 
and other dependents ,if a spouse or    
other dependent of a member whose       
request under subsection 7a7 is approved
 resides in ,government-owned or        
,government-leased housing at the       
beginning of the covered relocation     
period1 the spouse or other dependent   
may continue to reside in such housing  
during a period determined in accordance
 with the regulations prescribed        
pursuant to this section4  7#b7 ,early  
housing eligibility ,if a spouse or     
other dependent of a member whose       
request under subsection 7a7 is approved
 is eligible to reside in               
,government-owned or ,government-leased 
housing following the member's permanent

 change of station within the ,united   
,states1 the spouse or other dependent  
may commence residing in such housing at
 any time during the covered relocation 
period4  7#c7 ,temporary use of         
government-owned or government-leased   
housing intended for members without a  
spouse or dependent ,if a spouse or     
other dependent of a member relocates at
 a time different from the member in    
accordance with a request approved under
 subsection 7a71 the member may be      
assigned to ,government-owned or        
,government-leased housing intended for 
the permanent housing of members without
 a spouse or dependent until the        
member's detachment date or the spouse  
or other dependent's arrival date1 but  
only if such ,government-owned or       
,government-leased housing is available 
without displacing a member without a   
spouse or dependent at such housing4    
7#d7 ,equitable basic allowance for     
housing ,if a spouse or other dependent 
of a member relocates at a time         

different from the member in accordance 
with a request approved under subsection
 7a71 the amount of basic allowance for 
housing payable may be based on         
whichever of the following areas the    
,secretary concerned determines to be   
the most equitable3  7,a7 ,the area of  
the duty station to which the member is 
reassigned4  7,b7 ,the area in which the
 spouse or other dependent resides1 but 
only if the spouse or other dependent   
resides in that area when the member    
departs for the duty station to which   
the member is reassigned1 and only for  
the period during which the spouse or   
other dependent resides in that area4   
7,c7 ,the area of the former duty       
station of the member1 but only if that 
area is different from the area in which
 the spouse or other dependent resides4 
7c7 ,rule of construction related to    
certain basic allowance for housing     
payments ,nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the payment or the
 amount of basic allowance for housing  

payable under section #djc7;d77#c77;,a7 
of this title to a member whose request 
under subsection 7a7 is approved4  7d7  
,housing treatment education ,the       
regulations prescribed pursuant to this 
section shall ensure the relocation     
assistance programs under section #ajef 
of title #aj include1 as part of the    
assistance normally provided under such 
section1 education about the housing    
treatment available under this section4 
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered relocation period  7,a7        
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
covered relocation period1 when used    
with respect to a permanent change of   
station of a member of the armed forces1
 means the period that--  7i7 begins    
#ahj days before the date of the        
permanent change of station2 and  7ii7  
ends #ahj days after the date of the    
permanent change of station4  7,b7 ,the 
regulations prescribed pursuant to this 
section may provide for a lengthening of
 the covered relocation period of a     

member for purposes of this section4    
7#b7 ,dependent ,the term dependent has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#dja of this title4  7#c7 ,permanent    
change of station ,the term permanent   
change of station means a permanent     
change of station described in section  
#deb7;b77#b7 of this title4  4  7#b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #g 
such title is amended by inserting after
 the item relating to section #djc the  
following new item3  #djc;a4 ,housing   
treatment for certain members of the    
armed forces1 and their spouses and     
other dependents1 undergoing a permanent
 change of station within the ,united   
,states44  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and shall apply with     
respect to permanent changes of station 
of members of the ,armed ,forces that   
occur on or after ,october #a of the    
fiscal year that begins after such date 

of enactment4  7c7 ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states report  7#a7    
,report required ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to     
,congress a report on potential actions 
of the ,department of ,defense to       
enhance the well-being of military      
families undergoing a permanent change  
of station4  7#b7 ,elements ,the report 
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,a comparison of   
the current percentage of spouses in    
military families who work with the     
percentage of spouses in military       
families who worked in the recent past1 
and an assessment of the impact of the  
change in such percentage on military   
families4  7,b7 ,an assessment of the   
effects of relocation of military       
families undergoing a permanent change  
of station on the employment1 education1
 and licensure of spouses of military   
families4  7,c7 ,an identification of   

potential actions of the ,department to 
enhance the well-being of military      
families undergoing a permanent change  
of station and to generate cost savings 
in connection with such changes of      
station4  7,d7 ,an assessment of the    
utilization rate of the housing         
treatment provided by section #djc;a of 
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    
added by subsection 7a774  7,e7 ,such   
other matters as the ,comptroller       
,general considers appropriate4  7#c7   
,additional element on funding military 
family support programs ,in addition to 
the elements specified in paragraph     
7#b71 the report required by paragraph  
7#a7 shall also include a comparison    
of--  7,a7 the average annual amount    
spent by each ,armed ,force over the    
five-year period ending on ,december    
#ca1 #bjaf1 on recruitment and retention
 bonuses and special pays for members of
 such ,armed ,force2 and  7,b7 the      
average annual amount spent by such     
,armed ,force over such period on       

programs for military families and      
support of military families4