[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2909]
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  SA 5852. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND HOMESCHOOLING 
                   LAWS OF STATES UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL 
                   RELIEF ACT.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 708. COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND HOMESCHOOLING LAWS OF 
                   STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--A dependent child of a servicemember who 
     is educated at home and is covered by military orders for a 
     permanent change of station to a location shall be considered 
     in compliance with all compulsory education and homeschooling 
     provisions of law of the State of the location, if such 
     dependent child is in compliance with all the compulsory 
     education and homeschooling provisions of law of such State 
     or the State of the legal residence of the servicemember.
       ``(b) Definition of Child.--In this section, the term 
     `child' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 
     title 38, United States Code.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 707 the following new item:
``Sec. 708. Compulsory education and homeschooling laws of States.''.
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