[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3369]
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  SA 6181. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 end of part I of subtitle F of title V, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 553. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164(n) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve 
     Components'' and inserting ``Armed Forces'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``at the military installation that is the 
     permanent station of such member'';
       (B) by striking ``automatically'';
       (C) by inserting ``, on a tuition-free basis,'' after 
     ``granted enrollment''; and
       (D) by striking ``shall'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``may''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member of 
     the armed forces--
       ``(A) serving on active duty or full-time National Guard 
     duty;
       ``(B) not residing on an installation supported by a school 
     established under this section; and
       ``(C) who has relocated to the member's permanent station 
     pursuant to an order for a permanent change of station 
     accompanied by dependents.
       ``(3) This subsection--
       ``(A) applies only with respect to schools located within 
     the several States; and
       ``(B) does not apply with respect to schools--
       ``(i) on installations selected under subsection (c) of 
     section 2164b of this title for participation in the program 
     under subsection (a) of that section; or
       ``(ii) located in the territories or possessions of the 
     United States.''.
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