3.0.0 6489 2023-01-11T13:43:14Z 2023-01-11T13:43:14Z House HR 2020-04-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THORNBERRY:H.R. 6489.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution, which provides Congress with the power to makerules for the government and regulation of the land and navalforces.[Page H1883]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-10T13:01:40Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2020-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 N K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2020-04-10 True H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2020-04-17 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2020-05-08 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-06-15 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child care and development Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Employment and training programs Family relationships Financial literacy Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Higher education Homeland security Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Lawyers and legal services Mental health Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Performance measurement Prescription drugs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-04-10 Introduced in House 2021-02-12T16:49:57Z This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address military family readiness and resiliency.

Specifically, DOD must

  • establish and implement a strategy regarding communication with military families;
  • develop an Exceptional Family Member Program case-management model;
  • if feasible, provide child care to service members or DOD employees working on rotating shifts at military installations;
  • develop a policy and tracking mechanism for monitoring and prohibiting the overprescribing of opioids;
  • conduct a pilot program to recruit military spouses into paid internships; and
  • comply with various requirements for studies and reports.

The Government Accountability Office must report on disputes between military families and schools.

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