To exempt certain members of the Armed Forces from duty assignments that require the separation of the members from the minor children of the members.
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Directs the Secretary of Defense, upon request, to relieve the following members of the armed forces from performing duty in a region designated as an area of hostile fire or imminent danger: (1) the husband or wife if both are assigned to duty in such region and they have a minor child; and (2) a single parent with a minor child who is assigned to duty in such a region.
Directs the Secretary to endeavor to reassign a person relieved of such duty to another assignment which does not require the separation of the member from such minor child. Authorizes the Secretary to delay the date of discharge or retirement of a member so relieved, as appropriate.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 537: To exempt certain members of the Armed Forces from duty assignments that require the separation of the members from the minor children of the members.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-537/
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