S.Amdt. 3198

SA 3198. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 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 II of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 562. REPORTS ON EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on operation of the Exceptional Family Member Program in each
of the Armed Forces that includes the following:
(1) Identification of specific military installations
with--
(A) unavailable or significantly limited access to medical
or educational services for individuals enrolled in the
Program; or
(B) access to medical or educational services for such
individuals, but with significant barriers to accessing such
services.
(2) Recommendations for addressing such limited access and
barriers, including relocation assistance and service
expansion plans.
(3) Recommendations for improving case management and post-
separation resources for members of the Armed Forces
transitioning out of the Armed Forces with a family member
enrolled in the Program.
(4) An assessment of the potential impact of mandatory
screening for assignment to military installations in the
continental United States for members of the Armed Forces
with a family member enrolled in the Program to ensure access
to medical and educational services for individuals enrolled
in the Program and career opportunities for members of the
Armed Forces.
(5) The metrics the Department of Defense and the Armed
Forces use to measure success of the Program and the current
levels of those metrics.
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