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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stonewall National Historic Site 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Stonewall National Historic Landmark in New York 
        City, designated in 2000, commemorates the site of the citizen 
        uprising of June 28-July 3, 1969, that inspired the modern 
        Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights 
        movement in America;
            (2) the Stonewall uprising became the major catalyst for 
        change in the self-awareness of the LGBT community, as well as 
        in the perception and acceptance of LGBT individuals within the 
        United States, and now represents to the Nation and the world 
        the struggle for LGBT civil rights; and
            (3) the Stonewall National Historic Landmark, within the 
        Greenwich Village Historic District, consists of the former 
        Stonewall Inn at 51-53 Christopher Street, that was raided by 
        police on June 28, 1969, as well as Christopher Park, 
        Christopher Street, Grove Street, Gay Street, Waverly Place, 
        Greenwich Avenue, Sixth Avenue, and West 10th Street between 
        Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue South, which are all associated 
        with the uprising.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the site of 
        the Stonewall uprising for the benefit of present and future 
        generations; and
            (2) to enhance understanding of the discrimination against 
        LGBT individuals that led to the Stonewall uprising and of the 
        ongoing struggle to achieve civil rights.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
        Site'' means the Stonewall National Historic Site in New York 
        City, New York, authorized to be established as a unit of the 
        National Park System under section 4(a) of this Act.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Stonewall National Historic Site, Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 668/129,921, and dated September 2015.
            (3) City of new york.--The term ``City'' means the 
        government of the City of New York in the State of New York.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 4. STONEWALL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established in the State a unit of the National Park System to 
        be known as the ``Stonewall National Historic Site''.
            (2) Conditions for establishment.--The National Historic 
        Site shall not be established as a unit of the National Park 
        System until the date on which the Secretary has determined 
        that--
                    (A) the Secretary has acquired sufficient land or 
                an interest in land within the boundary of the National 
                Historic Site to constitute a manageable unit, as 
                determined by the Secretary; and
                    (B) the Secretary has entered into a written 
                agreement with the City, as authorized and described in 
                subsection (c).
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the National Historic Site 
        shall be identical to the boundary of the Stonewall National 
        Historic Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The Map shall be available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
        Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (c) Agreement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into an 
agreement with the City that delineates the respective roles and 
responsibilities of the National Park Service and the City in the 
operation, maintenance, and interpretation of the National Historic 
Site.
    (d) Publication of Notice.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the conditions in subsection (a)(2) are satisfied, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
establishment of the National Historic Site as a unit of the National 
Park System.
    (e) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds from a willing 
seller, or exchange--
            (1) lands or interests in land within the boundary of the 
        National Historic Site; and
            (2) lands or interests in land in the vicinity of the 
        National Historic Site for the purpose of providing park 
        administration and visitor service facilities, as determined by 
        the Secretary.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Historic Site in accordance with this Act and with the 
        laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
        including--
                    (A) the National Park Service Organic Act (section 
                100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 
                100752, 100753 and 102101 of title 54, United States 
                Code); and
                    (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
                cooperative agreements with the State, City, units of 
                local government, organizations, or individuals to 
                further the purposes of this Act.
                    (B) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                            (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of 
                        the total cost of any activity carried out 
                        under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 
                        percent.
                            (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                        Federal share of the cost of carrying out an 
                        activity under this paragraph may be in the 
                        form of in-kind contributions or goods or 
                        services, fairly valued.
    (g) General Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the City, shall prepare a general 
management plan for the National Historic Site in accordance with 
section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
Example Output: Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act This bill establishes the Stonewall National Historic Site in New York as a unit of the National Park System.  The boundary of the Historic Site shall be identical to that of the Stonewall National Historic Landmark.  The Department of the Interior may enter into an agreement with New York City, New York, delineating the respective roles and responsibilities of the National Park Service and New York City in operating, maintaining, and interpreting the Historic Site.  Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the Historic Site. 

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency 
Agricultural Response Act of 1998''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Use of disaster reserve authority to provide disaster 
                            assistance to certain producers.
Sec. 3. Increase in loan rates for marketing assistance loans for 
                            certain crops.
Sec. 4. Extension of marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 5. Reinstatement of farmer-owned reserve program.
Sec. 6. Strategic food reserve of loan commodities.
Sec. 7. Improved delivery of Farm Service Agency services at local and 
                            area level.
Sec. 8. Temporary conservation reserve to respond to disease 
                            infestations.
Sec. 9. Special crop insurance rules for counties subject to disaster 
                            declaration.
Sec. 10. Doubling of budget authority and appropriations for direct 
                            loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate 
                            reduction programs for fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 2. USE OF DISASTER RESERVE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISASTER 
              ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN PRODUCERS.

    (a) Provision of Assistance.--Section 813(a) of the Agricultural 
Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``The Secretary shall use funds appropriated for the purposes of 
this section to make cash payments to agricultural producers to augment 
crop insurance benefits for the purpose of alleviating distress caused 
by multiple year crop losses.''
    (b) Appropriations.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,200,000,000 for the 
reserve established under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 
(7 U.S.C. 1427a).
    (c) Designation of Emergency.--The amount appropriated under 
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent that the President 
submits to Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar 
amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
an emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). The 
entire amount of the funds is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR 
              CERTAIN CROPS.

    (a) Wheat.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Agricultural 
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by striking paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate.--Subject to paragraph (2), the loan rate 
        for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for wheat 
        shall be equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the 
                year in which the average price was the highest and the 
                year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
                period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for 
        corn shall be equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the 
                year in which the average price was the highest and the 
                year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
                period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
was the highest and the year in which the average price was the lowest 
in the period.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by 
striking ``or more than $0.5192 per pound''.
    (d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--The loan rate for a marketing 
assistance loan under section 131 for extra long staple cotton shall be 
equal to the greater of--
            ``(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the 
        Secretary, during 3 years of the 5-year period ending July 31 
        of the year preceding the year in which the crop is planted, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period; and
            ``(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the 
        Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing years, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period.''.
    (e) Rice.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Rice.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under 
section 131 for rice shall be equal to the greater of--
            ``(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the 
        marketing years for the immediately preceding 5 crops of rice, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period; and
            ``(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the 
        1994 through 1998 marketing years, excluding the year in which 
        the average price was the highest and the year in which the 
        average price was the lowest in the period; and
            ``(3) $6.50 per hundredweight.''.
    (f) Oilseeds.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(1) Soybeans.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
        loan under section 131 for soybeans shall be equal to the 
        greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of soybeans, excluding 
                the year in which the average price was the highest and 
                the year in which the average price was the lowest in 
                the period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.
            ``(2) Sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard 
        seed, and flaxseed.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
        loan under section 131 for sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, 
        safflower, mustard seed, and flaxseed, individually, shall be 
        equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by 
                the Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of such oilseed, 
                excluding the year in which the average price was the 
                highest and the year in which the average price was the 
                lowest in the period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by 
                the Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

    Section 133 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 
7233) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the term of marketing 
assistance loans made to producers under this subtitle for any loan 
commodity for a 6-month period if the Secretary determines that the 
extension will promote the orderly delivery of the loan commodity, 
materially reduce program costs to the Government, or result in a 
significant improvement in income for producers.''.

SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF FARMER-OWNED RESERVE PROGRAM.

    Section 171(b)(1) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
U.S.C. 7301(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE OF LOAN COMMODITIES.

    Subtitle C of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 138. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE.

    ``(a) Reserve Required.--The Secretary shall build a reserve stock 
of a loan commodity whenever prices for that commodity fall below 75 
percent of the loan rate for marketing assistance loans for that 
commodity.
    ``(b) Methods of Acquisition.--Loan commodities for inclusion in 
the reserve may be acquired--
            ``(1) through purchases--
                    ``(A) from producers; or
                    ``(B) in the market, if the Secretary determines 
                that the purchases will not unduly disrupt the market; 
                or
            ``(2) by designation by the Secretary of stocks of loan 
        commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
    ``(c) Release of Eligible Commodities.--The Secretary may release 
stocks of a loan commodity in the reserve only when there is such a 
domestic shortage of the loan commodity that--
            ``(1) widespread concern exists about the supply of 
        affordable food for residents of the United States; and
            ``(2) prices for the commodity exceed 200 percent of the 
        loan rate for marketing assistance loans for the commodity.
    ``(d) Administration.--To the maximum extent practicable consistent 
with the fulfillment of the purposes of this section and the effective 
and efficient administration of this section, the Secretary shall use 
the usual and customary channels, facilities, arrangements, and 
practices of trade and commerce to release stocks of a loan commodity 
maintained in the reserve. The Secretary shall administer the release 
of stocks from the reserve so as to ensure that the prices received by 
agricultural producers of that commodity are not depressed as a result 
of the release.
    ``(e) Limitation on Total Quantity Acquired.--The Secretary may not 
acquire for inclusion in the reserve more than 25 percent of the 
average annual production of a loan commodity.
    ``(f) Management of Commodities.--The Secretary shall provide--
            ``(1) for the management of loan commodities in the 
        reserve, including the selection of storage locations; and
            ``(2) for the periodic rotation or replacement of stocks of 
        loan commodities in the reserve to avoid spoilage and 
        deterioration of the commodities.
    ``(g) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The funds, facilities, 
and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used by 
the Secretary in carrying out this section, except that any restriction 
applicable to the acquisition, storage, or disposition of commodities 
owned or controlled by the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
apply.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVED DELIVERY OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY SERVICES AT LOCAL AND 
              AREA LEVEL.

    (a) Transfer of Funds for Fiscal Year 1999.--To ensure the prompt 
response of the Farm Service Agency during fiscal year 1999 to requests 
submitted by producers, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to 
the Farm Service Agency from other appropriations or funds available to 
the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture an amount 
equal to not more than 25 percent of the operating budget for that 
fiscal year of local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency. 
Amounts transferred under this subsection may be used only for 
activities at local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency.
    (b) Subsequent Years.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall include 
in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget request 
for the Department of Agriculture for each fiscal year a certification 
that the amount requested for the operation of local and area offices 
of the Farm Service Agency will be sufficient to meet the expected 
needs of agricultural producers for services.

SEC. 8. TEMPORARY CONSERVATION RESERVE TO RESPOND TO DISEASE 
              INFESTATIONS.

    Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1256 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 1257. THREE-YEAR CONSERVATION RESERVE FOR DISEASED CROPLANDS.

    ``(a) Reserve Required.--Using the authority provided in subchapter 
B, the Secretary shall formulate and carry out the enrollment of lands 
described in subsection (b) in a conservation reserve program through 
the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of such lands to 
combat plant diseases that have devastated the lands.
    ``(b) Eligible Lands.--The Secretary shall include in the program 
only those croplands that have been devastated by a plant disease for 
which effective responses are reasonably anticipated within four years, 
but are otherwise suitable for the production of crops or livestock.
    ``(c) Term of Contract.--A contract under this section shall have a 
term of three years.''.

SEC. 9. SPECIAL CROP INSURANCE RULES FOR COUNTIES SUBJECT TO DISASTER 
              DECLARATION.

    (a) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance.--For purposes of administering the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for producers 
operating in a county described in subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Agriculture may not--
            (1) include the producer in any nonstandard classification 
        list on account of the inclusion of the county in a designated 
        disaster area; or
            (2) determine, without the consent of the producer, the 
        actual production history of the producer using production 
        records of any crop year during which the county was included 
        in a designated disaster area.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a disaster that 
the Secretary of Agriculture determines is a reoccurring, frequent, and 
well-known risk of farming in the locale, and the risks cannot 
reasonably be expected to be controlled or eliminated by crop 
protection efforts within a 7-year period.
    (c) Covered Counties.--This section applies with respect to a 
county that is included in whole or in part in a designated disaster 
area.
    (d) Designated Disaster Area Defined.--In this section, the term 
``designated disaster area'' means an area--
            (1) covered by a Presidential declaration of major disaster 
        issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) on account 
        of damaging weather or a related condition in the area; or
            (2) determined to be a disaster area by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture under subpart A of part 1945 of title 7, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, on account of damaging weather or a 
        related condition in the area.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply beginning with the 
1999 crop year for each commodity that is grown in a covered county and 
for which multi-peril crop insurance is generally available in the 
United States.

SEC. 10. DOUBLING OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR DIRECT 
              LOAN, LOAN GUARANTEE, AND INTEREST RATE REDUCTION 
              PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

    (a) Budget Authority.--
            (1) Direct loan and loan guarantee programs.--Section 
        346(b)(1)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 
        ``$3,325,000,000'', ``$585,000,000'', ``$85,000,000'', 
        ``$500,000,000'', $2,740,000,000'', ``$690,000,000'', and 
        ``$2,050,000,000'' and inserting ``$6,650,000'', 
        ``$1,170,000,000'', ``$170,000,000'', ``$1,000,000,000'', 
        ``$5,480,000,000'', ``$1,380,000,000'', and ``$4,100,000,000'', 
        respectively.
            (2) Interest rate reduction program.--Section 351 of such 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 1999) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``4'' and 
                inserting ``8''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking 
                ``$490,000,000'' and inserting ``$980,000,000''.
    (b) Appropriations.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999:
            (1) For gross obligations for the principal amount of 
        direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 308 and 
        309 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to be 
        available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, 
        as follows:
                    (A) Farm ownership loans, $1,021,298,000, of which 
                $850,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
                    (B) Operating loans, $3,576,756,000, of which 
                $1,985,812,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
                loans and $470,000,000 shall be for subsidized 
                guaranteed loans.
            (2) For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
        the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:
                    (A) Farm ownership loans, $39,160,000, of which 
                $13,516,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
                    (B) Operating loans, $140,674,000, of which 
                $23,036,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans 
                and $41,078,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 
                loans.
Example Output: Emergency Agricultural Response Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the use of disaster reserve authority to augment crop insurance benefits for producers affected by multiple year crop losses.  Appropriates funds subject to presidential emergency budget designation. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to revise marketing assistance loan rates for:  (1) wheat; (2) feed grains (corn); (3) upland cotton; (4) extra long staple cotton; (5) rice; and (6) oilseeds.  Authorizes six-month loan extensions. 
(Sec. 5) Repeals the temporary suspension of the farmer owned reserve program. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to build and manage a reserve stock of a loan commodity whenever such commodity's prices fall below 75 percent of its marketing assistance loan rate. 
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer specified Department of Agriculture funds to the Farm Service Agency in order to improve local and area Agency services. 
(Sec. 8) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to carry out a three-year conservation reserve for certain diseased croplands. 
(Sec. 9) Sets forth specified crop insurance rules for disaster- designated counties. 
(Sec. 10) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase FY 1999 budget authority and appropriations for direct loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate reduction programs.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Stability Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. PERIOD FOR RELOCATION OF SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE 
              OF STATION.

    (a) Period of Relocation.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1784a 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 1784b. Relocation of spouses and dependents in connection with 
              the permanent change of station of certain members
    ``(a) Election of Timing of Relocation of Spouses in Connection 
With PCS.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a member of 
        the armed forces undergoing a permanent change of station and 
        the member's spouse may jointly elect that the spouse may 
        relocate to the location to which the member will relocate in 
        connection with the permanent change of station at such time 
        during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse 
        jointly select.
            ``(2) Members and spouses eligible to make elections.--A 
        member and spouse may make an election pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) as follows:
                    ``(A) If the spouse either--
                            ``(i) is gainfully employed at the 
                        beginning of the covered relocation period 
                        concerned; or
                            ``(ii) is enrolled in a degree, 
                        certificate, or license granting program at the 
                        beginning of the covered relocation period.
                    ``(B) If the member and spouse have one or more 
                dependents at the beginning of the covered relocation 
                period concerned, either--
                            ``(i) at least one dependent is a child in 
                        elementary or secondary school at the beginning 
                        of the covered relocation period;
                            ``(ii) the spouse or at least one such 
                        dependent are covered by the Exceptional Family 
                        Member Program at the beginning of the covered 
                        relocation period; or
                            ``(iii) the member and spouse are caring at 
                        the beginning of the covered relocation period 
                        for an immediate family member with a chronic 
                        or long-term illness, as determined pursuant to 
                        the regulations applicable to the members' 
                        armed force pursuant to subsection (g).
                    ``(C) If the member is undergoing a permanent 
                change of station as an individual augmentee or other 
                deployment arrangement specified in the regulations 
                applicable to the member's armed force pursuant to 
                subsection (g).
                    ``(D) If the member, spouse, or both, meet such 
                other qualification or qualifications as are specified 
                in the regulations applicable to the member's armed 
                force pursuant to subsection (g).
                    ``(E) In the case of a member and spouse who do not 
                otherwise meet any qualification in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (D), if the commander of the member at the 
                beginning of the covered relocation period determines 
                that eligibility to make the election is in the 
                interests of the member and spouse for family stability 
                during the covered relocation period and in the 
                interests of the armed force concerned. Any such 
                determination shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(b) Election of Timing of Relocation of Certain Dependents of 
Unmarried Members in Connection With PCS.--
            ``(1) In general.--A member of the armed forces undergoing 
        a permanent change of station who has one or more dependents 
        described in paragraph (2) and is no longer married to the 
        individual who is or was the parent (including parent by 
        adoption) of such dependents at the beginning of the covered 
        period of relocation may elect that such dependents may 
        relocate to the location to which the member will relocate in 
        connection with the permanent change of station at such time 
        during the covered relocation period as elected as follows:
                    ``(A) By the member alone if such individual is 
                dead or has no custodial rights in such dependents at 
                the beginning of such period.
                    ``(B) By the member and such individual jointly in 
                all other circumstances.
            ``(2) Dependents.--The dependents described in this 
        paragraph are as follows:
                    ``(A) Dependents over the age of 19 years for whom 
                the member has power of attorney regarding residence.
                    ``(B) Dependents under the age of 20 years who will 
                reside with a caregiver according to the Family Care 
                Plan of the member during the covered period of 
                relocation until relocated pursuant to an election 
                under this subsection.
    ``(c) Housing.--(1) If the spouse of a member relocates before the 
member in accordance with an election pursuant to subsection (a), the 
member shall be assigned to quarters or other housing facilities of the 
United States as a bachelor, if such quarters are available, until the 
date of the member's permanent change of station.
    ``(2) If a spouse and any dependents of a member covered by an 
election under this section reside in housing of the United States at 
the beginning of the covered period of relocation, the spouse and 
dependents may continue to reside in such housing throughout the 
covered period of relocation, regardless of the date of the member's 
permanent change of station.
    ``(3) If a spouse and any dependents of a member covered by an 
election under this section are eligible to reside in housing of the 
United States following the member's permanent change of station, the 
spouse and dependents may commence residing in such housing at any time 
during the covered relocation period, regardless of the date of the 
member's permanent change of station.
    ``(d) Basic Allowance for Housing; Stipend.--(1)(A) In the case of 
a member undergoing a permanent change of station who is paid basic 
allowance for housing at the with dependents' rate at the beginning of 
the covered relocation period, the member shall be paid basic allowance 
for housing at the with dependents' rate for months beginning during 
the covered relocation period regardless of the date on which the 
member's spouse and any dependents relocate pursuant to an election 
under this section or the assignment of the member to quarters or 
facilities on a bachelor basis pursuant to subsection (c)(1).
    ``(B) In determining the portion of basic allowance for housing 
payable to a member under this paragraph that is payable with respect 
to the member's dependents, the geographic location of the dependents 
shall govern rather than the geographic location of the member.
    ``(2) If quarters are not available for the assignment of a member 
as described in subsection (c)(1), the member shall be paid an amount 
(determined in accordance with the regulations applicable to the 
member's armed force pursuant to subsection (g)) appropriate to 
compensate the member for cost of the housing in which the member 
resides in lieu of such quarters until the date on which the member and 
the member's spouse reside in the same geographic area after the 
member's permanent change of station. Any amount payable to a member 
pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to amounts payable to the 
member under paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Transportation of Personal Property.--(1) Any transportation 
allowances authorized for the transportation of the personal property 
of a member and spouse making an election under subsection (a) may be 
allocated among the personal property of the member and spouse in such 
manner as the member and spouse shall select.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the terms `transportation allowances' and 
`personal property' have the meaning given such terms in section 451(b) 
of title 37.
    ``(f) Approval.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
single approval process for applications for coverage under this 
section. The process shall apply uniformly among the armed forces.
    ``(2) Applications for approval for coverage under this section 
shall consist of such elements (including documentary evidence) as the 
Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of the approval process required 
by this subsection.
    ``(3) The approval process required by this subsection shall ensure 
that the processing of applications for coverage under this section is 
completed in a timely manner that permits a spouse and any dependents 
to relocate whenever during the covered relocation period selected in 
the election concerned. In meeting that requirement, the approval 
process shall provide for the processing of applications at the lowest 
level in the chain of command of members as it appropriate to ensure 
proper administration of this section.
    ``(g) Regulations.--Each Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this section with respect to the 
armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
    ``(h) Covered Relocation Period Defined.--In this section, the term 
`covered relocation period', in connection with the permanent change of 
station of a member, means the period that--
            ``(1) begins 180 days before the date of the permanent 
        change of station; and
            ``(2) ends 180 days after the date of the permanent change 
        of station.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1784a 
        the following new item:

``1784b. Relocation of spouses and dependents in connection with the 
                            permanent change of station of certain 
                            members.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        shall apply with respect to permanent changes of station of 
        members of the Armed Forces that occur on or after the date 
        that is 180 days after such effective date.
    (b) Comptroller General of the United States Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to Congress a report on 
        potential actions of the Department of Defense to enhance the 
        stability of military families undergoing a permanent change of 
        station.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A comparison of the current percentage of 
                spouses in military families who work with the 
                percentage of spouses in military families who worked 
                in the recent past, and an assessment of the impact of 
                the change in such percentage on military families.
                    (B) An assessment of the effects of relocation of 
                military families undergoing a permanent change of 
                station on the employment, education, and licensure of 
                spouses of military families.
                    (C) An assessment of the effects of relocation of 
                military families undergoing a permanent change of 
                station on military children, including effect on their 
                mental health.
                    (D) An identification of potential actions of the 
                Department to enhance the stability of military 
                families undergoing a permanent change of station and 
                to generate cost savings in connection with such 
                changes of station.
                    (E) Such other matters as the Comptroller General 
                considers appropriate.
Example Output:
Military Family Stability Act of 2015 This bill allows a member of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station and the member's spouse to jointly elect that the spouse may relocate to the new location at the time during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse jointly select. The following families are eligible:   the spouse is employed, or enrolled in a degree, certificate or license-granting program, at the beginning of the covered relocation period;  the member and spouse have one or more children in school;  the spouse or children are covered under the Exceptional Family Member Program;  the member and spouse are caring for an immediate family member with a chronic or long-term illness; or  the member is undergoing a permanent change of station as an individual augmentee or other deployment arrangement.  Families with other needs may receive exceptions granted by military commanders on a case-by-case basis. A member undergoing a permanent change of station who has one or more specified dependents and is no longer married to the individual who is or was the parent of such dependents at the beginning of the covered period of relocation may elect that such dependents relocate to the new location as follows:   by the member alone if the former spouse is dead or has no custodial rights, or  by the member and the former spouse jointly in all other circumstances.  Housing provisions are as follows:   if a member's spouse relocates first the member shall be assigned to quarters or other U.S. housing facilities as a bachelor until the date of the member's permanent change of station;  if a member's spouse and dependents reside in U.S. housing at the beginning of the covered relocation period, the spouse and dependents may continue to reside in such housing throughout the covered period of relocation regardless of the date of the member's permanent change of station; and  if a member's spouse and dependents are eligible to reside in U.S. housing following the member's permanent change of station, the spouse and dependents may commence residing in such housing at any time during the covered relocation period regardless of the date of the member's permanent change of station.   In the case of a member undergoing a permanent change of station who is paid basic housing allowance at the "with dependents" rate at the beginning of the covered relocation period, the member shall be paid at such rate for months beginning during the covered relocation period regardless of the date on which the member's spouse and dependents relocate or the member is assigned to bachelor's quarters or facilities. The geographic location of the dependents shall govern in determining the portion of basic housing allowance payable to a member with respect to the member's dependents.  A member shall be provided with housing reimbursement if quarters are not available for the member's assignment until the date on which the member and the member's spouse reside in the same geographic area after the permanent change of station. Transportation allowances authorized for personal property of a member and spouse may be allocated as the member and spouse select. The Department of Defense shall establish a single application approval process for coverage under this Act which shall apply uniformly among the Armed Forces.