[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 886 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 886

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2017

  Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Continuity of Education for Military 
Retired Dependents Act''.

SEC. 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.''.
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