3.0.0 4818 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z House H HR 2014-06-09 113 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-01T17:37:24Z Referred to 2014-06-09T16:00:26Z 2014-07-01 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2014-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 N C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2014-06-09 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2014-07-22 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2014-07-23 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2014-07-23 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2014-07-24 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2014-07-25 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-07-25 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-07-25 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2014-07-29 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-07-29 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] William Owens D NY L. 21 2014-07-29 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2014-07-29 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2014-07-29 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2014-07-29 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-07-30 False G000572 Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] Pete Gallego D TX P. 23 2014-07-30 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2014-07-31 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-07-31 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2014-07-31 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2014-07-31 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2014-07-31 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-07-31 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2014-08-01 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2014-09-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Vocational and technical education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-09 Introduced in House 2014-09-17T15:35:54Z Military Spouse Career Advancement Act - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish programs to provide education and training opportunities for military spouses to expand employment and portable career opportunities.

Directs the Secretary to continue to carry out the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program, under which the spouse of a member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty may receive up to the amount that the Secretary determines is equal to the average amount of in-state tuition at public four-year colleges and universities located in the state in which the spouse resides in tuition assistance for education and training courses and licensing and credentialing fees.

Requires financial assistance provided under the program to be available to cover the costs of:

  • state certifications for teachers, medical professionals, and other occupations;
  • licensing exams and related preparation courses;
  • continuing education classes;
  • degree programs leading to employment in portable careers; and
  • secondary education completion courses, GED tests, and English as a Second Language classes.

Prohibits the Secretary from restricting participation in the program to spouses of members serving in particular grades.

]]> Military Spouse Career Advancement Act Display Title Military Spouse Career Advancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program conducted by the Department of Defense to assist spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty to pursue educational opportunities and career training, to ensure that such educational opportunities and training are available to all military spouses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Spouse Career Advancement Act Introduced in House 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4818ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4818ih.xml 2014-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.