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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6369 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the Military Spouse Career 

Advancement Account program (MyCAA) conducted by the Department 

of Defense to assist spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving 

on active duty to pursue educational opportunities and career training, 

to ensure that such educational opportunities and training are available 

to all military spouses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. NYE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the Military 

Spouse Career Advancement Account program (MyCAA) 

conducted by the Department of Defense to assist 

spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving on 

active duty to pursue educational opportunities and career training, to ensure that such educational opportunities and training are available to all military spouses, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘MyCAA Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ADVANCEMENT AC2 COUNT PROGRAM (MYCAA). 

3 (a) CODIFICATION OF MYCAA PROGRAM.—Sub4 section (a) of section 1784a of title 10, United States 

5 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3)(A) As one of the programs established under 

8 this section to assist spouses of members of the armed 

9 forces, the Secretary shall continue to carry out the Mili10 tary Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) pro11 gram, under which an eligible spouse may receive up to 

12 $6,000 in tuition assistance for education and training 

13 courses and licensing and credentialing fees. 

14 ‘‘(B) Financial assistance provided under the MyCAA 

15 program shall be available to cover the costs of the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(i) State certifications for teachers, medical 

18 professionals, and other occupations requiring recog19 nized certifications. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Licensing exams and related preparation 

21 courses. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Continuing education classes, including 

23 classes offered through professional associations. 

24 ‘‘(iv) Degree programs, including programs at 

25 four-year colleges and universities, leading to em26 ployment in portable careers. 


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1 ‘‘(v) Secondary education completion courses, 

2 GED tests, and English as a Second Language 

3 (ESL) classes. 

4 ‘‘(C) Financial assistance provided under the MyCAA 

5 program may not be used to pay for computers, applica6 tion, graduation or membership fees, student activity 

7 cards, child care, parking, transportation, or medical serv8 ices. 

9 ‘‘(D) An eligible spouse must obtain an approved 

10 MyCAA Financial Assistance document before incurring 

11 the tuition fees for which payment under the program is 

12 sought. The MyCAA program does not provide reimburse13 ments of any kind to spouses for any reason. Once the 

14 eligible spouse obtains the MyCAA Financial Assistance 

15 document, there is no deadline before which the spouse 

16 must complete the education or training courses for which 

17 assistance is sought under the program.’’. 

18 (b) GUARANTEE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OP19 PORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.—Subsection 

20 (a)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘may estab21 lish’’ and inserting ‘‘shall establish’’. 

22 (c) ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES.—Subsection (b) 

23 of such section is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Assistance’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may not restrict par4 ticipation in the MyCAA program required by subsection 

5 (a)(3) to the spouses of members serving in particular 

6 grades. Instead, subject to the availability of funds for the 

7 MyCAA program, the Secretary shall make the MyCAA 

8 program available to all eligible spouses.’’. 

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