,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1   
and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to make          
transitional compensation available to  
dependents of members of the ,armed     
,forces convicted of dependent abuse in 
,federal or ,state court and dependents 
of members accused of dependent abuse   
who have forfeited all pay and          
allowances for an unrelated offense4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,rachael ,booth ,act4  #b4      
,modifications to transitional          
compensation for dependents of members  
separated for dependent abuse  7a7      
,covered punitive actions ,subsection   
7b7 of section #ajei of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking 2  

or and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#c7 who is-- 
7,a7 convicted of a dependent-abuse     
offense in a district court of the      
,united ,states or a ,state court2 and  
7,b7 separated from active duty pursuant
 to a sentence of a court-martial1 or   
administratively separated1 voluntarily 
or involuntarily1 from active duty1 for 
an offense other than the               
dependent-abuse offense2 or  7#d7 who   
is-- 7,a7 accused but not convicted of a
 dependent-abuse offense2  7,b7         
determined1 as a result of a review by  
the commander of the member and based on
 a preponderance of evidence1 to have   
committed the dependent-abuse offense2  
and  7,c7 required to forfeit all pay   
and allowances pursuant to a sentence of
 a court-martial for an offense other   
than the dependent-abuse offense4  4    
7b7 ,recipients of payments ,subsection 

7d7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in
 paragraph 7#a71 by striking resulting  
in the separation and inserting referred
 to in subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by striking       
determined as of the date and inserting 
the following3 8determined--  7,a7 as of
 the date  2  7,b7 by striking offense  
or1 in a case and inserting the         
following3 8offense2  7,b7 in a case  2 
7,c7 by striking the period at the end  
and inserting 2 or2 and  7,d7 by adding 
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3  7,c7 in a case described 
in subsection 7b77#d71 as of1 as        
applicable-- 7i7 the first date on which
 the individual is held in pretrial     
confinement relating to the             
dependent-abuse offense of which the    
individual is accused after the #g-;day 
review of pretrial confinement required 
by ,rule #cje7;i77#b7 of the ,rules for 
,courts-,martial2 or  7ii7 the date on  
which a review by a commander of the    
individual determines there is probable 

cause that the individual has committed 
that offense4  4  7c7 ,commencement of  
payment ,subsection 7e77#a7 of such     
section is amended-- 7#a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i71 by inserting after
 offense the following3 or an offense   
described in subsection 7b77#c77;,b72   
and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking 2 
and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by striking 7if
 the basis and all that follows through 
offense72 and  7,b7 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following new subparagraph3     
7,c7 in the case of a member described  
in subsection 7b77#d71 shall commence as
 of1 as applicable-- 7i7 the first date 
on which the member is held in pretrial 
confinement relating to the             
dependent-abuse offense of which the    
member is accused after the #g-;day     
review of pretrial confinement required 
by ,rule #cje7;i77#b7 of the ,rules for 

,courts-,martial2 or  7ii7 the date on  
which a review by a commander of the    
member determines there is probable     
cause that the member has committed that
 offense4  4  7d7 ,definition of        
dependent child ,subsection 7l7 of such 
section is amended1 in the matter       
preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7#a7 by      
striking resulting in the separation of 
the former member or and inserting      
referred to in subsection 7b7 or2 and   
7#b7 by striking resulting in the       
separation of the former member and and 
inserting and4  7e7 ,delegation of      
determinations relating to exceptional  
eligibility ,subsection 7m77#d7 of such 
section is amended to read as follows3  
7#d7 ,the ,secretary concerned may      
delegate the authority under paragraph  
7#a7 to authorize eligibility for       
benefits under this section for         
dependents and former dependents of a   
member or former member to the first    
general or flag officer 7or civilian    
equivalent7 in the chain of command of  

the member4  4