,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cahe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rounds7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of ,defense to provide information on  
relocation assistance programs when a   
member of the ,armed ,forces receives   
orders for a change of permanent        
station1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,assuring ,navigation of ,compact   
,help for ,ongoing ,relocation for      
,military ,families ,act or the ,,anchor
 for ,military ,families ,act4  #b4     
,provision of ,information ,regarding   
,relocation ,assistance ,programs for   
,members ,receiving ,orders for a       
,change of ,permanent ,station  7a7 ,in 
,general ,section #ajef of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7

 in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and      
community orientation and inserting     
community orientation1 education        
systems1 school enrollment procedures1  
and ,state-specific provisions under the
 ,interstate ,compact on ,educational   
,opportunity for ,military ,children2   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
and community orientation and inserting 
community orientation1 and educational  
resources for dependent children1       
including school transition assistance1 
academic continuity1 and special        
education services2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3  7,e7 ,provision of       
educational planning and support        
services for dependent children with    
disabilities1 including procedures for  
transferring individualized education   
programs and coordinating with the      
,exceptional ,family ,member ,program4  
2  7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7e7
 and 7f7 as subsections 7f7 and 7g71    

respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,provision of          
,information on ,program  7#a7 ,the     
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 members of the ,armed ,forces and the  
families of those members are provided  
information regarding available         
assistance under this section and any   
other assistance relating to a change of
 permanent station available under any  
other provision of law4  7#b7 ,the      
,secretary shall ensure that information
 required to be provided under this     
subsection is provided to a member of   
the ,armed ,forces and the family of    
that member not later than #de days     
before the date on which a change of    
permanent station takes effect for that 
member4  7#c7 ,the information provided 
under this subsection shall include--   
7,a7 information on family assistance   
programs authorized under section #aghh 
of this title1 including financial      
planning resources1 spouse employment   

support1 and community integration      
services2  7,b7 guidance on available   
housing assistance1 including on-base   
housing options1 rental protections1 and
 resources for off-base relocation2     
7,c7 mental health and well-being       
support services1 including those       
accessible during the period of         
transition for a change of permanent    
station2  7,d7 educational resources for
 dependent children1 including school   
transition assistance and special       
education services2  7,e7 information on
 available legal and financial          
counseling programs2 and  7,f7 any other
 assistance programs that support       
members of the ,armed ,forces and their 
families during relocation4  7#d7 ,the  
,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,a7     
incorporate the information required to 
be provided under this subsection into  
accessible materials and briefings      
provided to members of the ,armed       
,forces relating to a change of         
permanent station2  7,b7 ensure that the

 program under this section provides    
accessible materials and briefings at   
military installations and through      
online resources2  7,c7 develop a       
communication strategy1 including       
digital outreach and printed materials1 
to increase awareness of the program    
under this section and assistance       
available under other provisions of law 
relating to a change of permanent       
station2 and  7,d7 assess the           
satisfaction of members of the ,armed   
,forces and their families with the     
information provided under this         
subsection4  4  7b7 ,report ,not later  
than one year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter for three years1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall provide to 
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a briefing on the      
implementation of the amendments made by
 this section4 ,such briefing shall     
include-- 7#a7 the status of efforts to 

integrate information required to be    
provided by subsection 7e7 of section   
#ajef of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as added by subsection 7a7 of    
this section1 into accessible materials 
and briefings provided to members of the
 ,armed ,forces and their families      
relating to a change of permanent       
station2  7#b7 an assessment of the     
awareness by members of the ,armed      
,forces and their families of available 
programs in support of a change of      
permanent station2 and  7#c7 any        
recommendations of the ,secretary for   
improving the dissemination of          
information related to relocation and   
family assistance programs4