,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,k+ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to re9/ate entitlem5t to  
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance =   
victims ( sexual assault or dome/ic     
viol5ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,safegu>d+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ,dep5d5t ,education ,b5efits ,act (    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t ( entitlem5t to 
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance =   
victims ( sexual assault or dome/ic     
viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cc ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ aft] section #ccai1 ! foll[+3    
#ccai;,a4 ,victims ( sexual assault &   
dome/ic viol5ce2 au?ority to reta9      
transf]r$ education b5efits  7a7        
,re9/atem5t ( educational assi/ance ,!  
,secret>y conc]n$ may1 subject to       

regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&         
,security 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 re9/ate t]m9at$      
educational assi/ance paym5ts t 7       
transf]r$ to a sp\se or a dep5d5t *ild  
"u section #ccai ( ?is title if !       
,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es t ! proximate
 cause = ! t]m9ation ( paym5t is-- 7#a7 
! adm9i/rative sep>ation or conviction  
by a c\rt m>tial1 or by civilian1       
,tribal1 or ,/ate c\rt1 ( a cov]$       
individual = a dep5d5t-abuse (f5se2 &   
7#b7 ! adm9i/rative sep>ation or        
conviction result$ 9 a dis*>ge          
*>act]ization ( ! cov]$ individual t    
does n meet ! requirem5ts ( section     
#ccaa7;c7 ( ?is title4  7b7 ,application
  7#a7 ,a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 seek+ re9/atem5t (    
t]m9at$ educational assi/ance paym5ts = 
a t]m9ation describ$ 9 su* subsection   
%all apply = su* re9/atem5t n lat] ?an  
#c ye>s aft] ! dis*>ge ( ! cov]$        
individual4  7#b7 ,an application "u    

p>agraph 7#a7 %all include suffici5t    
in=mation to sub/antiate t a sp\se or   
dep5d5t *ild 0 ! victim ( dep5d5t-abuse 
t result$ 9 a dis*>ge *>act]ization t   
does n meet ! requirem5ts ( section     
#ccaa7;c7 ( ?is title4  7c7 ,limitation 
,re9/at$ paym5ts %all n exce$ any unus$ 
portion ( ! educational b5efits t 7     
transf]r$ to a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild    
pursuant to section #ccai ( ?is title t 
rema9 unobligat$ at ! "t ( dis*>ge ( !  
cov]$ memb]4  7d7 ,det]m9ation by !     
,secret>y conc]n$ ,! ,secret>y conc]n$  
may det]m9e t ! proximate cause (       
t]m9ation ( education b5efits is        
dep5d5t-abuse1 z specifi$ 9 regulations 
prescrib$ 9 subsection 7e71 only if--   
7#a7 ! record = ! adm9i/rative sep>ation
 e/abli%es1 by a prepond]ance ( evid5ce 
pres5t$1 t ! cov]$ individual p]petrat$ 
a dep5d5t-abuse (f5se2 or  7#b7 ! cov]$ 
individual is convict$ ( a dep5d5t-abuse
 (f5se4  7e7 ,review ( det]m9ations     
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all1 9   

coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs1 e/abli% proc$ures by :i* a    
sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ^: application =  
re9/atem5t ( t]m9at$ educational        
assi/ance "u subsection 7b7 is d5i$ by !
 ,secret>y conc]n$ may reque/ !         
applicable ,secret>y review !           
application & d5ial4  7#b7 ,pursuant to 
a review by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se or !  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 ( an application & d5ial1 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se or ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security1 z ! case may be1 may 
ov]turn ! d5ial if ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
su* d5ial 0 made 9 error4  7#c7 ,!      
,secret>y receiv+ a reque/ = a review ( 
an application & d5ial pursuant to !    
proc$ures requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
review ! application & d5ial & respond  
to ! reque/ n lat] ?an #cj days aft]    
receiv+ ! reque/4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&         
,security %all1 9 coord9ation ) !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 develop &
 make available to ! public guidance on 

h[ a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild may reque/ a 
review pursuant to ! proc$ures e/abli%$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7 ,regulations     
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs1 %all prescribe regulations to 
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,regulations
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! proc$ure = application (       
re9/atem5t ( education b5efits4  7,b7 ,!
 crim9al (f5ses1 or categories ( (f5ses1
 "u ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice   
7*apt] #dg ( title #aj71 ,f$]al crim9al 
law1 ! crim9al laws ( ! ,/ates & o!r    
jurisdictions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & !    
laws ( o!r nations t are to be consid]$ 
dep5d5t-abuse (f5ses = ! purposes ( ?is 
section4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual   
means a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces describ$ 9
 section #ccaa7;b7 ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m dep5d5t-abuse (f5se means conduct  
by a cov]$ individual :ile a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces on active duty = a p]iod ( m

 ?an #cj days t-- 7,a7 involves abuse ( 
! sp\se or a dep5d5t *ild ( ! memb]2 &  
7,b7 is a crim9al (f5se specifi$ 9      
regulations prescrib$ "u subsection 7e74
  7#c7 ,! t]m dep5d5t *ild has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #adjh7;h7 ( title
 #aj4  7#d7 ,! t]m sp\se means a p]son  
:o 0 ! b5efici>y ( transf]r$ educational
 assi/ance paym5ts at ! "t ( dis*>ge ( a
 cov]$ individual1 :o-- 7,a7 0 m>ri$ to 
! cov]$ individual2 or  7,b7 divorc$ su*
 individual prior to dis*>ge =1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 reasons 
relat+ to a dep5d5t abuse-(f5se t       
result$ 9 a dis*>ge *>act]ization t does
 n meet ! requirem5ts ( section         
#ccaa7;c7 ( ?is title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #cc ( su* title is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#ccai ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4         
#ccai;,a4 ,victims ( sexual assault &   
dome/ic viol5ce2 au?ority to reta9      
transf]r$ education b5efits 4  4