[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2394]
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  SA 214. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 subtitle F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 565. FULL-TIME TELEWORK FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SPOUSES 
                   EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 calendar days after 
     receiving a request from a covered individual under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) authorize such covered individual to work 100 percent 
     remotely if the Secretary determines that the duties of such 
     covered individual do not require the presence of the covered 
     individual in the workplace; or
       (2) in the case of a covered individual who does not 
     receive authorization under paragraph (1)--
       (A) reassign the covered individual to a position in the 
     Department at the new permanent duty location of the spouse 
     of such covered individual; or
       (B) grant the covered individual terminal leave without pay 
     for the greater of--
       (i) the duration of the service of the spouse of the 
     covered individual at such permanent duty location; or
       (ii) the period of 36 consecutive months following the 
     permanent change of station.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     individual'' means an individual--
       (1) who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces;
       (2) who is employed by the Department of Defense; and
       (3) who relocates because such member receives a permanent 
     change of station.
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