Sec. 641. Transitional compensation and benefits for the former spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who allegedly committed a dependent-abuse offense during marriage
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Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the heading— by striking and inserting separated for ; and who commit by inserting after ; health care ; exchange benefits in subsection (b)— in the heading, by striking and inserting Punitive and Other Adverse Actions Covered ; Covered members in paragraph (2), by striking offense. and inserting offense; or ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: who is not described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)and whose former spouse alleges that the member committed a dependent-abuse offense— during the marriage to the former spouse; for which the applicable statute of limitations has not lapsed; and that an incident determination committee determines meets the criteria for abuse. ; in subsection (e)(1)— in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(3), shall commence upon the date of the final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment of that member from the former spouse described in such subsection. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary concerned shall treat a former spouse described in subsection (b)(3) as an abused dependent described in section 1076(e) of this title. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1059 and inserting the following: 1059. Dependents of members who commit dependent abuse: transitional compensation; commissary and exchange benefits; health care. . The amendments made by this Act shall apply to a former spouse described in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1059, as added by subsection (a)(2) of this section, whose final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment described in subsection (e)(1)(C) of such section 1059, as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.