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Text of Senate Amendment 6181

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6181" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6181

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3369] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6181. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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, insert the following: SEC. 553. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. Section 2164(n) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve Components'' and inserting ``Armed Forces''; (2) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``at the military installation that is the permanent station of such member''; (B) by striking ``automatically''; (C) by inserting ``, on a tuition-free basis,'' after ``granted enrollment''; and (D) by striking ``shall'' each place it appears and inserting ``may''; and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member of the armed forces-- ``(A) serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty; ``(B) not residing on an installation supported by a school established under this section; and ``(C) who has relocated to the member's permanent station pursuant to an order for a permanent change of station accompanied by dependents. ``(3) This subsection-- ``(A) applies only with respect to schools located within the several States; and ``(B) does not apply with respect to schools-- ``(i) on installations selected under subsection (c) of section 2164b of this title for participation in the program under subsection (a) of that section; or ``(ii) located in the territories or possessions of the United States.''. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6181 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3369] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6181. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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, insert the following: SEC. 553. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. Section 2164(n) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve Components'' and inserting ``Armed Forces''; (2) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``at the military installation that is the permanent station of such member''; (B) by striking ``automatically''; (C) by inserting ``, on a tuition-free basis,'' after ``granted enrollment''; and (D) by striking ``shall'' each place it appears and inserting ``may''; and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member of the armed forces-- ``(A) serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty; ``(B) not residing on an installation supported by a school established under this section; and ``(C) who has relocated to the member's permanent station pursuant to an order for a permanent change of station accompanied by dependents. ``(3) This subsection-- ``(A) applies only with respect to schools located within the several States; and ``(B) does not apply with respect to schools-- ``(i) on installations selected under subsection (c) of section 2164b of this title for participation in the program under subsection (a) of that section; or ``(ii) located in the territories or possessions of the United States.''. ______