Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Act

Bill: 115-hr-886
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to permit dependents of retired members of the Armed Forces who reside on military installations to attend DOD-provided elementary or secondary schools if DOD determines that appropriate educational programs are not available through a local educational agency. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 886 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2017 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit dependents of retired members of the Armed Forces who reside in military housing to attend Department of Defense elementary and secondary schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Act . 2. Education for dependents of certain retired members of the Armed Forces Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting , dependents of retirees, after dependents of members of the armed forces ; and (B) by inserting and the dependents of such retirees after such members of the armed forces ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term retiree means a member or former member of the armed forces who is entitled to retired or retainer pay under this title, or who, but for age, would be eligible for retired or retainer pay under chapter 1223 of this title. .