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(c) SUBMITTAL OF REPORTS.—Subsection (e) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘not later than’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘annually through 2012, and there-
after not later than March 31 of each of 2015, 2018, and 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 558. CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT AU-
THORITY TO ISSUE ARMS, TENTAGE, AND 
EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
NOT MAINTAINING UNITS OF THE JUNIOR 
ROTC. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITY.—Chapter 152 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2552 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational 
institutions not maintaining units of Jun-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may issue 
arms, tentage, and equipment to an educational institution 
at which no unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps is maintained if the educational institution— 
‘‘(1) offers a course in military instruction pre-
scribed by that Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) has a student body of at least 50 students 
who are in a grade above the eighth grade.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 4651, 7911, and 
9651 of such title are repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 152 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2552 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institutions not maintaining 
units of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 441 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 4651. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 667 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 7911. 
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 941 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 9651. 
SEC. 559. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS 
IN FEDERAL REGISTER ON INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION INELIGIBLE FOR CON-
TRACTS AND GRANTS FOR DENIAL OF ROTC 
OR MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO CAM-
PUS. 
Section 983 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (f). 
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SEC. 560. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
REPORT ON THE RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAIN-
ING CORPS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth the assess-
ment of the Comptroller General regarding the following: 
(1) Whether the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
(ROTC) programs of the Departments of the Army, 
the Navy, and the Air Force are effectively meeting, 
and structured to meet, current and projected require-
ments for newly commissioned officers in the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) The cost-effectiveness and unit productivity 
of the current Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
grams. 
(3) The adequacy of current oversight and cri-
teria for unit closure for the Reserve Officers’ Train-
ing Corps programs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A list of the units of the Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps programs by Armed Force, and by 
college or university, and the number of cadets and 
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midshipman currently enrolled by class or year 
group. 
(2) The number of officers commissioned in 2012 
from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs, 
and the number projected to be commissioned over the 
period of the current future-years defense program 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, 
from each unit listed under paragraph (1). 
(3) An assessment of the requirements of each 
Armed Force for newly commissioned officers in 2012 
and the strategic planning regarding such require-
ments over the period of the current future-years de-
fense program. 
(4) The number of military and civilian per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense assigned to lead 
and manage Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
gram units, and the grades of the military personnel 
so assigned. 
(5) An assessment of Department of Defense-wide 
and Armed-Force specific standards regarding the 
productivity of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
gram units, and an assessment of compliance with 
such standards. 
(6) An assessment of the projected use by the 
Armed Forces of the procedures available to the 
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Armed Forces to respond to overages in the number 
of cadets and midshipmen in the Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps programs. 
(7) A description of the plans of the Armed 
Forces to retain or disestablish Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps program units that do not meet pro-
ductivity standards. 
SEC. 561. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS 
TO 
STANDARDIZE 
EDUCATIONAL 
TRAN-
SCRIPTS ISSUED TO SEPARATING MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the efforts of the Department of Defense to standardize the 
educational transcripts issued to members of the Armed 
Forces on their separation from the Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the similarities and dif-
ferences between the educational transcripts issued to 
members separating from the various Armed Forces. 
(2) A description of any assessments done by the 
Department, or in conjunction with educational insti-
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tutions, to identify shortcomings in the transcripts 
issued to separating members in connection with their 
ability to qualify for civilian educational credits. 
(3) A description of the implementation plan for 
the Joint Services Transcript, including a schedule 
and the elements of existing educational transcripts to 
be incorporated into the Transcript. 
SEC. 562. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
REPORTS ON JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION MATTERS. 
(a) REPORT ON REVIEW OF MILITARY EDUCATION CO-
ORDINATION COUNCIL REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW
OF
METHODOLOGY.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States shall review the 
methodology used by the Military Education Coordi-
nation Council in compiling the report on joint pro-
fessional military education that is to be submitted to 
the Director of Joint Force Development by March 1, 
2013, pursuant to the Joint Staff Memorandum, 
Joint Staff Review, dated July 16, 2012. The review 
shall include an examination of the analytical ap-
proach used by the Council for that report, including 
the types of information considered, the cost savings 
identified, the benefits of options considered, the time 
frames for implementation, and transparency. 
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SEC. 
563. 
TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS 
PROGRAM 
ENHANCE-
MENTS. 
(a) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Education shall enter into a 
memorandum of agreement pursuant to which the Secretary 
of Education will undertake the following: 
(1) Disseminate information about the Troops- 
to-Teachers Program to eligible schools (as defined in 
section 2301(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671(3)), as added 
by subsection (b)(2)). 
(2) Advise the Department of Defense on how to 
prepare eligible members of the Armed Forces de-
scribed in section 2303(a) of such Act to become par-
ticipants in the Program to meet the requirements 
necessary to become a teacher in an eligible school. 
(3) Advise the Department of Defense on how to 
identify teacher preparation programs for partici-
pants in the Program. 
(4) Inform the Department of Defense of aca-
demic subject areas with critical teacher shortages. 
(5) Identify geographic areas with critical teach-
er shortages, especially in high-need schools (as de-
fined in section 2301(4) of such Act, as added by sub-
section (b)(2)). 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2301 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) 
as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The term ‘charter 
school’ has the meaning given that term in section 
5210. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligible 
school’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public school, including a charter 
school, at which— 
‘‘(i) at least 30 percent of the students 
enrolled in the school are from families with 
incomes below 185 percent of poverty level 
(as defined by the Office of Management 
and Budget and revised at least annually 
in accordance with section 9(b)(1) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)) applicable to a 
family of the size involved; or 
‘‘(ii) at least 13 percent of the students 
enrolled in the school qualify for assistance 
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under part B of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act; or 
‘‘(B) a Bureau-funded school as defined in 
section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021). 
‘‘(4) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—Except for purposes 
of section 2304(d), the term ‘high-need school’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an elementary school or middle school 
in which at least 50 percent of the enrolled stu-
dents are children from low-income families, 
based on the number of children eligible for free 
and reduced priced lunches under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.), the number of children in families 
receiving assistance under the State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the number 
of children eligible to receive medical assistance 
under the Medicaid program, or a composite of 
these indicators; 
‘‘(B) a high school in which at least 40 per-
cent of enrolled students are children from low- 
income families, which may be calculated using 
comparable data from feeder schools; or 
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‘‘(C) a school that is in a local educational 
agency that is eligible under section 6211(b).’’. 
(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2302 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6672(b)) is amended by striking subsections (b) 
through (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
carry out a program (to be known as the ‘Troops-to-Teach-
ers Program’) to assist eligible members of the Armed Forces 
described in section 2303(a) to obtain certification or li-
censing as elementary school teachers, secondary school 
teachers, or vocational or technical teachers to meet the re-
quirements necessary to become a teacher in an eligible 
school.’’. 
(d) YEARS
OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
2303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘6 or more years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 or more 
years’’. 
(e) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 2304 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6674) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection 
(a) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible member of the 
Armed Forces selected to participate in the Program 
under section 2303 and to receive financial assistance 
under this section shall be required to enter into an 
agreement with the Secretary in which the member 
agrees— 
‘‘(A) within such time as the Secretary may 
require, to obtain certification or licensing as an 
elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher to 
meet the requirements necessary to become a 
teacher in an eligible school; and 
‘‘(B) to accept an offer of full-time employ-
ment as an elementary school teacher, secondary 
school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher 
for not less than 3 school years in an eligible 
school, to begin the school year after obtaining 
that certification or licensing.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (f) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(f) 
REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—A participant who is paid a stipend or 
bonus shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
373 of title 37, United States Code under the following cir-
cumstances: 
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‘‘(1) FAILURE TO OBTAIN QUALIFICATIONS OR 
EMPLOYMENT.—The participant fails to obtain teach-
er certification or licensing or to meet the require-
ments necessary to become a teacher in an eligible 
school or to obtain employment as an elementary 
school teacher, secondary school teacher, or vocational 
or technical teacher as required by the participation 
agreement. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.—The par-
ticipant voluntarily leaves, or is terminated for cause 
from, employment as an elementary school teacher, 
secondary school teacher, or vocational or technical 
teacher during the 3 years of required service in vio-
lation of the participation agreement. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE
TO
COMPLETE
SERVICE
UNDER 
RESERVE
COMMITMENT
AGREEMENT.—The partici-
pant executed a written agreement with the Secretary 
concerned under section 2303(e)(2) to serve as a mem-
ber of a reserve component of the Armed Forces for a 
period of 3 years and fails to complete the required 
term of service.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (b) through (e) shall take effect on the first day 
of the first month beginning more than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle 
G—Defense 
Dependents’ 
Education and Military Family 
Readiness Matters 
SEC. 571. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS-
ABILITIES. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2013 pursuant to section 301 and available for oper-
ation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall 
be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
SEC. 572. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 
by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 
in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen-
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cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
SEC. 573. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM.— 
Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 8002 (20 U.S.C. 7702)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘ag-
gregate assessed’’ and inserting ‘‘estimated 
taxable’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR 
ELIGIBLE FEDERAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining the esti-
mated taxable value of such acquired Federal 
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property for fiscal year 2010 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) first determine the total taxable 
value for the purpose of levying property 
tax for school purposes for current expendi-
tures of real property located within the 
boundaries of such local educational agency; 
‘‘(ii) then determine the total taxable 
value of the eligible Federal property by di-
viding the total taxable value as determined 
in clause (i) by the difference between the 
total acres located within the boundaries of 
the local educational agency and the num-
ber of Federal acres eligible under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) multiply the per acre value as 
calculated under clause (ii) by the number 
of Federal acres eligible under this section. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of Fed-
eral property eligible under this section that is 
within the boundaries of 2 or more local edu-
cational agencies, such a local educational agen-
cy may ask the Secretary to calculate the per 
acre value of each such local educational agency 
as provided under subparagraph (A) and apply 
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the average of these per acre values to the acres 
of the Federal property in such agency.’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘FOR PRE-1995 RECIPIENTS’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘is eligible’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘was eligible to receive a 
payment under this section for fiscal 
year 2010.’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘38 percent’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘90 percent of the average 
payment the local educational agency 
received in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 
2009.’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) through 
(4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FOUNDATION PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL
AGENCIES
DETERMINED
ELIGIBLE
AFTER 
FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 
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‘‘(A) FIRST YEAR.—From any amounts re-
maining after making payments under para-
graph (1) and subsection (i)(1) for the fiscal 
year involved, the Secretary shall make a pay-
ment, in an amount determined in accordance 
with subparagraph (C), to each local educational 
agency that the Secretary determines eligible for 
a payment under this section for a fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2010, for the fiscal year for 
which such agency was determined eligible for 
such payment. 
‘‘(B) SECOND AND SUCCEEDING YEARS.— 
For any succeeding fiscal year after the first fis-
cal year that a local educational agency receives 
a foundation payment under subparagraph (A), 
the amount of the local educational agency’s 
foundation payment under this paragraph for 
such succeeding fiscal year shall be equal to the 
local educational agency’s foundation payment 
under this paragraph for the first fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS.—The amount of a payment 
under subparagraph (A) for a local educational 
agency shall be determined as follows: 
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imum amounts for all such agencies) bears to the per-
centage share determined (in the same manner) for 
all local educational agencies eligible to receive a pay-
ment under this section for the fiscal year involved, 
except that, for the purpose of calculating a local edu-
cational agency’s maximum amount under subsection 
(b), data from the most current fiscal year shall be 
used.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary shall use the remainder described in 
subsection (h)(3) for the fiscal year involved’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary shall use amounts 
remaining after making payments under sub-
section (h)(1) for the fiscal year involved’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
8003(a)(4) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
7703(a)(4))— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘RENOVATION
OR
REBUILDING’’ and inserting 
‘‘RENOVATION, 
REBUILDING, 
OR
AUTHORIZED 
FOR DEMOLITION’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ren-
ovation or rebuilding’’ both places the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘renovation, rebuilding, or 
authorized for demolition’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘renovation or rebuild-
ing’’ each place the term appears and in-
serting ‘‘renovation, rebuilding, or author-
ized for demolition’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘3 fis-
cal years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 fiscal years 
(which are not required to run consecu-
tively)’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘3 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 fiscal years 
(which are not required to run consecu-
tively)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE HOUSING.—Renovation, re-
building, or authorized for demolition shall be 
defined as projects considered as recapitalization, 
modernization, or restoration as defined by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Inte-
rior (as the case may be) and are projects that 
last more than 30 days, but do not include 
‘sustainment projects’ such as painting, car-
peting, or minor repairs.’’; and 
(3) in section 8010 (20 U.S.C. 7710)— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3) of this subsection’’ both 
places the term appears and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking 
‘‘under section 8003(b)’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘under this title.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TIMELY PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall pay a local educational agency the 
full amount that the agency is eligible to receive 
under this title for a fiscal year not later than Sep-
tember 30 of the second fiscal year following the fiscal 
year for which such amount has been appropriated if, 
not later than 1 calendar year following the fiscal 
year in which such amount has been appropriated, 
such local educational agency submits to the Sec-
retary all the data and information necessary for the 
Secretary to pay the full amount that the agency is 
eligible to receive under this title for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT OF FISCAL YEARS 
IN
WHICH
INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS
ARE
APPRO-
PRIATED.—For a fiscal year in which the amount ap-
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propriated under section 8014 is insufficient to pay 
the full amount a local educational agency is eligible 
to receive under this title, paragraph (1) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘is available to pay the agency’ 
for ‘the agency is eligible to receive’ both places the 
term appears.’’. 
(c) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Notwithstanding 
section 
8005(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705(d)), subsection (b)(1), and the 
amendments made by subsection (b)(1), shall take effect 
with respect to applications submitted under section 8002 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7702) for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 574. MILITARY SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3330d. Appointment of certain military spouses 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘active duty’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(d)(1) of title 10; 
‘‘(B) includes full-time National Guard 
duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10); 
and 
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‘‘(C) for a member of a reserve component 
(as described in section 10101 of title 10), does 
not include training duties or attendance at a 
service school; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘agency’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘Exec-
utive agency’ in section 105; and 
‘‘(B) does not include the Government Ac-
countability Office; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘geographic area of the permanent 
duty station’ means the area from which individuals 
reasonably can be expected to travel daily to and from 
work at the location of a member’s permanent duty 
station; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘permanent change of station’ 
means the assignment, detail, or transfer of a member 
of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and serv-
ing at a permanent duty station under a competent 
authorization or order that does not— 
‘‘(A) specify the duty as temporary; 
‘‘(B) provide for assignment, detail, or 
transfer, after that different permanent duty sta-
tion, to a further different permanent duty sta-
tion; or 
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‘‘(C) direct return to the initial permanent 
duty station; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘relocating spouse of a member of 
the Armed Forces’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is married to a member of the Armed 
Forces (without regard to whether the individual 
married the member before a permanent change 
of station of the member) who is ordered to ac-
tive duty for a period of more than 180 consecu-
tive days; 
‘‘(B) relocates to the member’s permanent 
duty station; and 
‘‘(C) before relocating as described in sub-
paragraph (B), resided outside the geographic 
area of the permanent duty station; and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘spouse of a disabled or deceased 
member of the Armed Forces’ means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who is married to a member of the 
Armed Forces who— 
‘‘(i) is retired, released, or discharged 
from the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) on the date on which the member 
retires, is released, or is discharged, has a 
disability rating of 100 percent under the 
standard schedule of rating disabilities in 
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use by the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
or 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) was married to a member of the 
Armed Forces on the date on which the 
member dies while on active duty in the 
Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) has not remarried. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The head of an agency may ap-
point noncompetitively a relocating spouse of a member of 
the Armed Forces or a spouse of a disabled or deceased 
member of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(c) RELOCATING SPOUSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An appointment of a relo-
cating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces under 
this section may only be to a position the duty sta-
tion for which is within the geographic area of the 
permanent duty station of the member of the Armed 
Forces, unless there is no agency with a position with 
a duty station within the geographic area of the per-
manent duty station of the member of the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(2) SINGLE
APPOINTMENT
PER
DUTY
STA-
TION.—A relocating spouse of a member of the Armed 
Forces may not receive more than 1 appointment 
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under this section for each time the spouse relocates 
as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub-
section (a)(5).’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall amend section 315.612 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations (relating to noncompetitive ap-
pointment of certain military spouses) in accordance with 
the amendment made by subsection (a) and promulgate or 
amend any other regulations necessary to carry out the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 3330c the following: 
‘‘3330d. Appointment of certain military spouses.’’. 
SEC. 575. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOW DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPEND-
ENT 
ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS TO ENROLL CERTAIN STUDENTS. 
Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(k) TUITION-FREE ENROLLMENT IN DOMESTIC DE-
PENDENT SCHOOLS
FOR CERTAIN OVERSEAS DEPEND-
ENTS.—Tuition-free enrollment in the domestic dependent 
elementary and secondary schools is authorized for depend-
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ents who are currently enrolled in the defense dependents’ 
education school system pursuant to the Defense Depend-
ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) if— 
‘‘(1) such dependents departed their overseas lo-
cation due to an authorized departure or evacuation 
order; 
‘‘(2) the designated safe haven of such dependents 
is located within commuting distance of a school op-
erated by the domestic dependent elementary and sec-
ondary schools; and 
‘‘(3) the school concerned already possesses the 
capacity and resources for such dependents to attend 
the school. 
‘‘(l) TUITION-PAYING ENROLLMENT IN VIRTUAL ELE-
MENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CER-
TAIN DEPENDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM OVERSEAS.— 
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, tuition-pay-
ing enrollment in the virtual elementary and secondary 
education program of the Department for dependents of 
members of the armed forces on active duty is authorized 
when such dependents— 
‘‘(1) transition from an overseas defense depend-
ents’ education system school into a school operated 
by a local educational agency or another accredited 
educational program in the United States, and 
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‘‘(2) are not otherwise eligible to enroll in a do-
mestic dependent elementary or secondary school pur-
suant to subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 576. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR 
YELLOW RIBBON DAY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The hopes and prayers of the people of the 
United States for the safe return of members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States serving overseas 
are often demonstrated through the proud display of 
yellow ribbons. 
(2) The designation of a ‘‘Yellow Ribbon Day’’ 
would serve as an additional reminder for all people 
of the United States of the continued sacrifice of 
members of the Armed Forces. 
(3) Yellow Ribbon Day would also recognize the 
history and meaning of the yellow ribbon as the sym-
bol of support for members of the Armed Forces and 
other individuals of the United States who are serving 
in combat or crisis situations overseas. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—Congress supports the 
goals and ideals of Yellow Ribbon Day in honor of members 
of the Armed Forces of the United States who are serving 
overseas apart from their families and loved ones. 
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SEC. 577. REPORT ON FUTURE OF FAMILY SUPPORT PRO-
GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the anticipated future of the family support 
programs of the Department of Defense during the five-year 
period beginning on the date of the submittal of the report 
as end strengths for the Armed Forces are reduced and the 
Armed Forces are drawn down from combat operations in 
Afghanistan. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the current family support 
programs of each of the Armed Forces and the De-
partment of Defense, including the name, scope and 
intended purpose of each program. 
(2) An assessment of the current costs of the fam-
ily support programs covered by paragraph (1), and 
an estimate of the costs of anticipated family support 
programs of the Department over the period covered 
by the report. 
(3) An assessment of the costs and other con-
sequences associated with the elimination or reduction 
of any current family support programs of the De-
partment over the period covered by the report. 
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(4) An assessment by the Secretary of the Army 
of the Family Readiness Support Assistant program, 
and a description of any planned or anticipated 
changes to that program over the period covered by 
the report. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 581. FAMILY BRIEFINGS CONCERNING ACCOUNTINGS 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EM-
PLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING. 
Section 1501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) coordination of periodic briefing of families 
of missing persons about the efforts of the Department 
of Defense to account for those persons.’’. 
SEC. 582. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS 
AND SERVICES. 
(a) ACTIVITIES BENEFITTING EDUCATION AS SERV-
ICES SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE.—Section 2601(i)(2) of title 
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10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘edu-
cation,’’ before ‘‘morale,’’. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES IN CON-
NECTION WITH ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING PERSONS.—Sec-
tion 1588(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Voluntary services to facilitate accounting 
for missing persons.’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR 
ACCEPTANCE
BY MILITARY MUSEUMS
AND EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS OF NONPROFIT SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 2615. Military museums and military education 
programs: cooperative agreements for re-
ceipt of support from nonprofit entities 
‘‘The Secretary concerned may enter into a cooperative 
agreement (as described in section 6305 of title 31) with 
a nonprofit entity for purposes related to support of a mili-
tary educational institution program or military museum 
program if a cooperative agreement is the appropriate 
mechanism to obtain such support under the provisions of 
section 6305 of title 31.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 155 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2615. Military museums and military education programs: cooperative agree-
ments for receipt of support from nonprofit entities.’’. 
SEC. 583. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED FISHER HOUSE 
RESIDENTS AT THE FISHER HOUSE FOR THE 
FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN AND MEDITATION 
PAVILION AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELA-
WARE. 
(a) TREATMENT OF FISHER HOUSE FOR THE FAMI-
LIES OF THE FALLEN AND MEDITATION PAVILION.—Sub-
section (a) of section 2493 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘by 
patients’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such pa-
tients;’’ and inserting ‘‘by authorized Fisher 
House residents;’’; and 
(B) by adding after subparagraph (C) the 
following new flush sentence: 
‘‘The term includes the Fisher House for the Families 
of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air 
Force Base, Delaware, so long as such facility is 
available for residential use on a temporary basis by 
authorized Fisher House residents.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘authorized Fisher House resi-
dents’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) With respect to a facility described in 
the first sentence of paragraph (1) that is located 
in proximity to a health care facility of the 
Army, the Air Force, or the Navy, the following 
persons: 
‘‘(i) Patients of that health care facil-
ity. 
‘‘(ii) Members of the families of such 
patients. 
‘‘(iii) Others providing the equivalent 
of familial support for such patients. 
‘‘(B) With respect to the Fisher House for 
Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion 
at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, the following 
persons: 
‘‘(i) The primary next of kin of a 
member of the armed forces who dies while 
located or serving overseas. 
‘‘(ii) Other family members of the de-
ceased member who are eligible for trans-
portation under section 411f(e) of title 37. 
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‘‘(iii) An escort of a family member de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (b), (e), 
(f), and (g) of such section are amended by striking ‘‘health 
care’’ each place it appears. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
643 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1466) is repealed. 
SEC. 584. REPORT ON ACCURACY OF DATA IN THE DEFENSE 
ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY REPORTING SYS-
TEM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a plan to improve the completeness and 
accuracy of the data contained in the Defense Enrollment 
Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) in order to provide 
for the standardization of identification credentials re-
quired for eligibility, enrollment, transactions, and updates 
across all Department of Defense installations and to ensure 
that those issued military identification cards and receiving 
benefits based on such data are actually eligible for such 
cards and benefits. 
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SEC. 585. POSTHUMOUS HONORARY PROMOTION OF SER-
GEANT PASCHAL CONLEY TO SECOND LIEU-
TENANT IN THE ARMY. 
Notwithstanding the time limitation specified in sec-
tion 1521 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
limitation with respect to posthumous promotions for per-
sons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is au-
thorized to issue an appropriate posthumous honorary com-
mission promoting to second lieutenant in the Army under 
section 1521 of such title Sergeant (retired) Paschal Conley, 
a distinguished Buffalo Soldier who was recommended for 
promotion to second lieutenant under then-existing proce-
dures by General John J. Pershing. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD MEMBERS ON FULL-TIME NATIONAL 
GUARD DUTY. 
Section 403(g) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6)(A) The rate of basic allowance for housing to be 
paid to a member of the Army National Guard of the 
United States or the Air National Guard of the United 
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SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
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(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
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