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HR 1081 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Military dependents Military personnel Parent and child Single-parent families

Sullivan Act

Introduced: February 21, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1991
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Mar 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 15, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 21, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 21, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sullivan Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, in prescribing policies for the exemption of certain members of the armed forces from duty assignments in imminent danger zones, to provide that: (1) requests by military personnel who are members of the same family for all but one of such family to be assigned to duty outside a danger zone may be approved and that such request with respect to at least one such family member shall be approved; and (2) a request by an unmarried member who has sole custody of a child to be assigned to duty outside an imminent danger zone shall be approved. Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned to deny such requests in individual cases based on national security requirements.

What's happening now July 22, 1991

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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