[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2311

To expand eligibility for the My Career Advancement Account program of 
 the Department of Defense to certain military spouses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2019

Mr. Booker (for himself and Ms. McSally) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand eligibility for the My Career Advancement Account program of 
 the Department of Defense to certain military spouses, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Spouse Employment Reciprocity and 
Vocational Instruction for Career Enhancement Act of 2019'' or the 
``SERVICE Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT 
              PROGRAM TO CERTAIN MILITARY SPOUSES.

    (a) Eligibility for Participants Whose Spouses Receive 
Promotions.--A military spouse who is participating in the My Career 
Advancement Account program of the Department of Defense (in this 
section referred to as the ``Program'') may not become ineligible for 
the Program solely because the member of the Armed Forces to whom the 
military spouse is married receives a promotion in grade.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report regarding the Program. The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of employment rates for military spouses 
        that identifies--
                    (A) the career fields most military spouses 
                frequently pursue; and
                    (B) the extent to which such rates may be improved 
                by expanding the Program to include reimbursements for 
                licensing reciprocity.
            (2) An assessment of costs required to expand the Program 
        as described in paragraph (1)(B).
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