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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5100 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for timely determination 

and action on applications by a member of one of certain Armed Forces 

for consideration of a reassignment to a duty station within a certain 

distance to the residence of a dependent child. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2023 

Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for timely 

determination and action on applications by a member 

of one of certain Armed Forces for consideration of 

a reassignment to a duty station within a certain distance to the residence of a dependent child. 

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 ‘‘Military Family’s Abil5 ity to Move In Line with Your Dependents Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘Military FAMILY Dependents Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REASSIGNMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 

2 ARMED FORCES ON THE BASIS OF THE RESI3 DENCE OF A DEPENDENT CHILD. 

4 Chapter 39 of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed by inserting, after item 674, the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 675. Permanent change of station or unit transfer 

7 for a member on active duty on the basis 

8 of the residence of a dependent child 

9 ‘‘(a) TIMELY CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.—(1) A 

10 commanding officer shall determine whether to grant a re11 quest for a covered reassignment not later than five cal12 endar days after the covered member makes such request. 

13 ‘‘(2) If a commanding officer denies a request under 

14 paragraph (1), the covered member may request review 

15 of such denial by the first general officer or flag officer 

16 in the chain of command of the covered member. Such 

17 general officer or flag officer shall determine whether to 

18 affirm or reverse such denial not later than two weeks 

19 after the covered member makes such request. 

20 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 prescribe regulations to ensure that this section is carried 

22 out as uniformly as possible across the military depart23 ments. 

24 ‘‘(c) PRIVACY.—A commanding officer shall, to the 

25 greatest extent practicable, protect the privacy of a cov26 ered member who requests a covered reassignment. 


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1 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—No covered member may be 

2 subject to any adverse action for requesting a covered re3 assignment. 

4 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered child’ means a depend6 ent child of a member of the armed forces who is 

7 registered under the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 

8 Reporting System (or successor system). 

9 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered member’ means a mem10 ber— 

11 ‘‘(A) serving on active duty; 

12 ‘‘(B) who has a covered child; and 

13 ‘‘(C) assigned to a duty station located 

14 more than 300 miles from the residence of such 

15 covered child. 

16 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered reassignment’ means a 

17 request— 

18 ‘‘(A) by a covered member; and 

19 ‘‘(B) for a permanent change of station, or 

20 a unit transfer, to a duty station located within 

21 300 miles of the residence of the covered child 

22 of such covered member.’’. 

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