S.Amdt. 2993

SA 2993. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Cramer)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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, add the
following:

SEC. 578. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR ENROLLMENT IN
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Section 2164(j) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking
``an individual described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``a member of a foreign armed force residing on a military
installation in the United States (including territories,
commonwealths, and possessions of the United States)''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2)(A) The Secretary may authorize the enrollment in a
Department of Defense education program provided by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of a dependent not
otherwise eligible for such enrollment who is the dependent
of a member of the armed forces who died in--
``(i) an international terrorist attack against the United
States or a foreign country friendly to the United States, as
determined by the Secretary;
``(ii) military operations while serving outside the United
States (including the commonwealths, territories, and
possessions of the United States) as part of a peacekeeping
force; or
``(iii) the line of duty in a combat-related operation, as
designated by the Secretary.
``(B)(i) Except as provided by clause (ii), enrollment of a
dependent described in subparagraph (A) in a Department of
Defense education program provided pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be on a tuition-free, space available basis.
``(ii) In the case of a dependent described in subparagraph
(A) residing on a military installation in the United States
(including territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the
United States), the Secretary may authorize enrollment of the
dependent in a Department of Defense education program
provided pursuant to subsection (a) on a tuition-free, space
required basis.''.
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