Bill > HR975

This bill, the Rachael Booth Act, makes changes to the transitional compensation available to dependents of members of the Armed Forces who have been convicted of dependent abuse or are accused of dependent abuse but have forfeited all pay and allowances for an unrelated offense. The key provisions include: 1) expanding the covered punitive actions to include members who are convicted of dependent abuse but separated for another offense, as well as those accused but not convicted who have had all pay and allowances forfeited for another offense; 2) clarifying the recipients of the payments and the timing of when payments begin; and 3) allowing the Secretary concerned to delegate the authority to authorize eligibility for these benefits to the first general or flag officer (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command of the member.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/975/all-info