,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
the enhancement of command climate      
assessments in the ,armed ,forces in    
order to improve the assessment of      
matters in connection with military     
family readiness1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,command            
,accountability for ,military ,family   
,readiness ,act4  #b4 ,enhancement of   
command climate assessments for military
 family readiness purposes  7a7         
,specification of command personnel     
subject to assessment for military      
family readiness responsibilities ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 each        
,secretary of a military department     

shall specify1 for the ,armed ,forces   
under the jurisdiction of such          
,secretary1 the command personnel of    
units and installations who shall be    
subject to a command climate assessment 
that takes into account the discharge by
 such personnel of leadership           
responsibilities for support of military
 family readiness among the personnel of
 such units and installations4  7b7     
,training and guidance ,commencing not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 each        
,secretary of a military department     
shall provide individuals serving as    
command personnel specified pursuant to 
subsection 7a7 in the ,armed ,forces    
under the jurisdiction of such          
,secretary with training1 guidance1 and 
other information to ensure that such   
command personnel are equipped to       
encourage and support military family   
readiness among the personnel within the
 unit or installation commanded by such 
personnel1 including-- 7#a7 guidance on 

the direction of military families to   
family readiness resources available at 
such unit or installation2  7#b7        
guidance on the provision of information
 to military families on programs for   
military family readiness that are      
available military ,department-wide or  
,department of ,defense-wide2 and  7#c7 
such other training1 guidance1 and other
 information as such ,secretary         
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,inclusion  
of support for military family readiness
 in command climate assessments ,each   
command climate assessment with respect 
to a military unit or installation that 
is conducted after the date specified in
 subsection 7e7 shall include an        
assessment of the extent to which the   
commander personnel at such unit or     
installation specified pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 encourage and support    
military family readiness1 including    
with respect to the following factors   
that contribute to military family      
readiness3 7#a7 ,command and unit       

leadership efforts to welcome new       
military families to the installation   
concerned and ensure that such families 
are immediately connected with any      
resources necessary to acclimatize to   
such installation4  7#b7 ,command and   
unit leadership support for military    
families experiencing challenges with   
military family housing1 including any  
military family housing under the       
alternative authority for acquisition   
and improvement of military housing     
under subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code       
7commonly referred to as the ,military  
,housing ,privatization ,initiative74   
7#c7 ,command and unit leadership       
efforts to inform military spouses of   
employment opportunities1 including     
access to any apprenticeship1 on-the-job
 training1 internship1 or educational   
opportunities offered on or off the     
installation concerned1 and provide     
follow-on support to members of the unit
 concerned and their family members with

 respect to such opportunities4  7#d7   
,command and unit leadership support for
 military families seeking child care   
opportunities1 including support for    
children with special needs and support 
for new parents seeking support         
programs1 whether on or off the         
installation concerned4  7#e7 ,command  
and unit leadership support for military
 families during deployment and training
 exercises of the unit concerned4  7#f7 
,command and unit leadership support for
 military spouses during pregnancy and  
after childbirth1 particularly during   
instances when members of the unit are  
deployed or away at training at the time
 of birth4  7#g7 ,command and unit      
leadership support for military families
 preparing to transition into civilian  
life1 including facilitation of the     
completion of the ,transition           
,assistance ,program 7,,tap7 and access 
to programs under section #aadc7;e7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly referred to as ,job ,training1

 ,employment ,skills1 ,apprenticeships  
and ,internships 7,,jtest-,,ai7 or      
,skill ,bridge74  7#h7 ,command unit    
leadership support for military families
 seeking access to health care and      
mental health resources4  7#i7 ,command 
unit leadership support for military    
families experiencing food insecurity   
and seeking nutrition assistance program
 support4  7d7 ,inclusion of military   
spouses in climate assessments ,each    
command climate assessment with respect 
to a military unit or installation that 
is conducted after the date specified in
 subsection 7e7 shall include1 as       
relevant1 surveys of spouses of members 
of the ,armed ,forces of such unit or   
installation on matters of such command 
climate assessment that are relevant to 
military spouses1 military families1 and
 military family readiness4  7e7        
,effective date ,the requirements in    
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 shall apply with
 respect to command climate assessments 
conducted on or after the date specified

 by the ,secretary of ,defense for      
purposes of this section1 which date may
 not be later than one year after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7f7
 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports on actions     
taken to comply ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 each ,secretary of a military    
department shall submit to the          
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on the actions
 taken by such ,secretary to carry out  
the requirements of this section1       
including a copy of the enhanced command
 climate assessments to be conducted for
 the ,armed ,forces under the           
jurisdiction of such ,secretary         
incorporating revisions necessary to    
comply with the requirements in         
subsections 7c7 and 7d74  7#b7 ,reports 
on first assessments ,not later than #ah
 months after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 each ,secretary of a      
military department shall submit to the 

,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on the results
 of the command climate assessments     
conducted for the ,armed ,forces under  
the jurisdiction of such ,secretary as  
of the date of such report in compliance
 with the requirements in subsections   
7c7 and 7d71 including the data obtained
 through such assessments and a summary 
evaluation of such assessments and data4