Total Force Family Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5987 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5987

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure equitable access to 
  Department of Defense Education Activity schools for dependents of 
  certain members of the reserve components performing active service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure equitable access to 
  Department of Defense Education Activity schools for dependents of 
  certain members of the reserve components performing active service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Total Force Family Education Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING ACCESS TO DODEA SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Eligibility of Dependents of Certain Members of the Reserve 
Components.--(1) A dependent of a member described in paragraph (2) 
shall be eligible to attend a school established under this section at 
the military installation that is the permanent station of such member 
and such dependent shall automatically be granted enrollment at such 
school at the request of such member if there is sufficient space in 
the school to accommodate the dependent. In the event there is not 
sufficient space available at such school at the time the dependent 
seeks to enroll, the dependent shall be placed on a wait-list for 
enrollment in the school.
    ``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member--
            ``(A) of a reserve component;
            ``(B) performing active service; and
            ``(C) pursuant to an order for accompanied permanent change 
        of station.''.
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