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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6514. Mr. WARNER 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 III of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:
SEC. 566. DEPLOYMENT-READY EMPLOYER DESIGNATION WITHIN
MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.—Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish within the Military Spouse Employment Partnership a
voluntary recognition designation, to be known as the
“Deployment-Ready Employer” designation, for employers that
demonstrate exemplary support for military spouses and
military families during periods of military deployment.
(b) Criteria.—In establishing criteria for the designation
under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider whether an
employer maintains policies or practices relating to—
(1) workplace flexibility for military spouses during
periods of military deployment;
(2) telework or remote work opportunities, where duties
permit;
(3) flexible scheduling to accommodate military family
responsibilities;
(4) leave policies responsive to military family needs;
(5) employment continuity for military spouses following
permanent changes of station;
(6) recruitment, retention, and career advancement of
military spouses; and
(7) such other factors as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(c) Consultation.—In establishing criteria for the
designation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult
with military spouses, employers participating in the
Military Spouse Employment Partnership, military family
advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
(d) Recognition.—The Secretary shall—
(1) publicly recognize employers receiving the designation
under subsection (a);
(2) maintain on a publicly available website a list of
employers receiving the designation; and
(3) promote employers with the designation through outreach
and engagement activities of the Military Spouse Employment
Partnership.
(e) Annual Briefing.—Not later than March 1 of each year
beginning after the establishment of the designation under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a briefing on—
(1) participation in the designation program under
subsection (a);
(2) employer practices identified as effective in
supporting military families during deployments; and
(3) any recommendations for improving employment outcomes
for military spouses.