,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,mr4 
,kim 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to expand eligibility for the  
,my ,career ,advancement ,account       
program of the ,department of ,defense  
to certain military spouses1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,spouse        
,employment ,reciprocity and ,vocational
 ,instruction for ,career ,enhancement  
,act of #bjai or the ,,service ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,expansion of eligibility   
for the ,my ,career ,advancement        
,account program to certain military    
spouses  7a7 ,eligibility for           
participants whose spouses receive      
promotions ,a military spouse who is    
participating in the ,my ,career        
,advancement ,account program of the    
,department of ,defense 7in this section

 referred to as the ,program7 may not   
become ineligible for the ,program      
solely because the member of the ,armed 
,forces to whom the military spouse is  
married receives a promotion in grade4  
7b7 ,report required ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report regarding the ,program4 ,the     
report shall include the following3     
7#a7 ,an assessment of employment rates 
for military spouses that identifies--  
7,a7 the career fields most military    
spouses frequently pursue2 and  7,b7 the
 extent to which such rates may be      
improved by expanding the ,program to   
include reimbursements for licensing    
reciprocity4  7#b7 ,an assessment of    
costs required to expand the ,program as
 described in paragraph 7#a77;,b74