S.Amdt. 5480
What it does: Adds SEC. 572. REPORT ON CREATING CAREERS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES at the end of subtitle F of title V
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 572. REPORT ON CREATING CAREERS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES at the end of subtitle F of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
"(B) The term 'portable career' includes an occupation identified by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, as requiring education and training that results in a credential that is recognized nationwide by industry or specific businesses.".
Inserted: SEC. 572. REPORT ON CREATING CAREERS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.
Inserted: (a) Study.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, shall conduct a study of the challenges that face qualified military spouses in finding and maintaining employment during the terms of service of their active duty spouses.
Inserted: (b) Report.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to the congressional committees a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
Inserted: (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
Inserted: (A) A description of the major challenges that face qualified military spouses in finding and maintaining employment during the terms of service of their spouses.
Inserted: (B) A listing of significant incentive programs the Department of Defense could utilize to create incentives for the hiring of qualified military spouses, including those the Department can implement independently and those that require statutory changes.
Inserted: (C) A description of the resources available to qualified military spouses for assistance in finding and maintaining employment.
Inserted: (D) An examination of the implications for retention of military service members of insufficient employment opportunities for qualified military spouses.
Inserted: (E) A description of current programs to assist qualified military spouses in securing telecommuting and home office employment.
Inserted: (c) Qualified Military Spouse Defined.--In this section, the term "qualified military spouse" means a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving on a period of extended active duty which includes the hiring date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "extended active duty" means any period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite period.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
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SA 5480. Mr. CORKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 572. REPORT ON CREATING CAREERS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.
(a) Study.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, shall conduct a study of the challenges that face qualified military spouses in finding and maintaining employment during the terms of service of their active duty spouses.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to the congressional committees a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
(A) A description of the major challenges that face qualified military spouses in finding and maintaining employment during the terms of service of their spouses.
(B) A listing of significant incentive programs the Department of Defense could utilize to create incentives for the hiring of qualified military spouses, including those the Department can implement independently and those that require statutory changes.
(C) A description of the resources available to qualified military spouses for assistance in finding and maintaining employment.
(D) An examination of the implications for retention of military service members of insufficient employment opportunities for qualified military spouses.
(E) A description of current programs to assist qualified military spouses in securing telecommuting and home office employment.
(c) Qualified Military Spouse Defined.--In this section, the term “qualified military spouse” means a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving on a period of extended active duty which includes the hiring date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “extended active duty” means any period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite period.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 11, 2008