SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Spouse Career 
Advancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ADVANCEMENT AC-
COUNT PROGRAM. 
(a) CODIFICATION
OF
MYCAA PROGRAM.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1784a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) As one of the programs established under 
this section to assist spouses of members of the armed 
forces, the Secretary shall continue to carry out the Mili-
tary Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) pro-
gram, under which an eligible spouse may receive up to 
the amount that the Secretary determines is equal to the 
average amount of in-state tuition at public four-year col-
leges and universities located in the State in which the 
spouse resides in tuition assistance for education and 
training courses and licensing and credentialing fees. 
‘‘(B) Financial assistance provided under the MyCAA 
program shall be available to cover the costs of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) State certifications for teachers, medical 
professionals, and other occupations requiring recog-
nized certifications. 
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‘‘(ii) Licensing exams and related preparation 
courses. 
‘‘(iii) Continuing education classes, including 
classes offered through professional associations. 
‘‘(iv) Degree programs, including programs at 
four-year colleges and universities, leading to em-
ployment in portable careers. 
‘‘(v) Secondary education completion courses, 
GED tests, and English as a Second Language 
(ESL) classes. 
‘‘(C) Financial assistance provided under the MyCAA 
program may not be used to pay for computers, applica-
tion, graduation or membership fees, student activity 
cards, child care, parking, transportation, or medical serv-
ices. 
‘‘(D) An eligible spouse must obtain an approved 
MyCAA Financial Assistance document before incurring 
the tuition fees for which payment under the program is 
sought. The MyCAA program does not provide reimburse-
ments of any kind to spouses for any reason. Once the 
eligible spouse obtains the MyCAA Financial Assistance 
document, the spouse must commence the education or 
training courses for which assistance is sought under the 
program while the member of the armed forces who is 
married to the spouse is serving on active duty.’’. 
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(b) GUARANTEE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OP-
PORTUNITIES
FOR
MILITARY
SPOUSES.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘may estab-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘shall establish’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES.—Subsection (b) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Assistance’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may not restrict par-
ticipation in the MyCAA program required by subsection 
(a)(3) to the spouses of members serving in particular 
grades. Instead, subject to the availability of funds for the 
MyCAA program, the Secretary shall make the MyCAA 
program available to all eligible spouses.’’. 
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