[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3490]
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  SA 404. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Perdue) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle F of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 569. BRIEFING ON REQUIREMENTS OF MILITARY FAMILIES OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ROTATION AWAY 
                   FROM HOME BASE BUT NOT DEPLOYED TO A COMBAT 
                   ZONE.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall brief the congressional defense committees on 
     requirements of military families of members of the Armed 
     Forces in units that are on rotation away from home base but 
     are not deployed to a combat zone in connection with such 
     rotations.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall address the following:
       (1) The anticipated and unmet need of military families 
     described in subsection (a) for each of the following:
       (A) Access to family counseling.
       (B) Access to childcare services.
       (2) The need for support of Department or Defense Education 
     Activity or other public schools in connection with such 
     families.
       (3) The differences, if any, in the needs of such families 
     depending on the component of the members concerned, whether 
     regular, Reserve, or National Guard.
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