Military Spouse Relocation and Contract Reimbursement Act

Bill: 116-s-3801
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-05-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Contracts and agency

Higher education

Labor-management relations

Licensing and registrations

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Military Spouse Relocation and Contract Reimbursement Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes reimbursements from the My Career Advancement Account Program account of a military spouse to pay fines imposed by an employer for breaking an employment contract in connection with the spouse's relocation due to a permanent change of station. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3801 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2020 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize use of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with permanent changes of station.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Relocation and Contract Reimbursement Act . 2. Availability to military spouses of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with member permanent changes of station (a) In general Amounts in the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Program account of a military spouse may be used to reimburse the military spouse for payment by the military spouse of a fine imposed on the military spouse by an employer in connection with the breaking of an employment contract if the military spouse breaks the employment contract for purposes of relocation with the member of the Armed Forces concerned due to a permanent change of station. (b) Limitation The total amount used by a military spouse for a reimbursement under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of— (1) the amount in the My Career Advancement Account Program account of the military spouse at the time of the reimbursement; or (2) $4,000.