H.R. 5100 — Military FAMILY Dependents Act

This bill requires a commanding officer to determine, within five calendar days, whether to grant a request for the reassignment of certain members of the Armed Forces on the basis of the residence of a dependent child. Specifically, commanding officers must make such determinations for members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty and are assigned to a duty station located more than 300 miles from the residence of their dependent child who is registered under the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System. If a commanding officer denies a reassignment request, the member may request review of such denial, and the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command of t...