To improve military family readiness.
United States116th CongressHR-6489House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 10, 2020
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address military family readiness and resiliency. Specifically, DOD must establish and implement a strategy regarding communication with military families; develop an Exceptional Family Member Program case-management model; if feasible, provide child care to service members or DOD employees working on rotating shifts at military installations; develop a policy and tracking mechanism for monitoring and prohibiting the overprescribing of opioids; conduct a pilot program to recruit military spouses into paid internships; and comply with various requirements for studies and reports. The Government Accountability Office must report on disputes between military families and schools.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
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