[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3801 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3801

 To authorize use of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program 
accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with 
                     permanent changes of station.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize use of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program 
accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with 
                     permanent changes of station.

    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 ``Military Spouse Relocation and 
Contract Reimbursement Act''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY TO MILITARY SPOUSES OF AMOUNTS IN MY CAREER 
              ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM ACCOUNTS FOR FINES FOR 
              BREAKING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IN CONNECTION WITH MEMBER 
              PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION.

    (a) In General.--Amounts in the My Career Advancement Account 
(MyCAA) Program account of a military spouse may be used to reimburse 
the military spouse for payment by the military spouse of a fine 
imposed on the military spouse by an employer in connection with the 
breaking of an employment contract if the military spouse breaks the 
employment contract for purposes of relocation with the member of the 
Armed Forces concerned due to a permanent change of station.
    (b) Limitation.--The total amount used by a military spouse for a 
reimbursement under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of--
            (1) the amount in the My Career Advancement Account Program 
        account of the military spouse at the time of the 
        reimbursement; or
            (2) $4,000.
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