TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ABUSED DEPENDENT CHILDREN NOT RESIDING WITH THE SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE OF A MEMBER CONVICTED OF DEPENDENT ABUSE.

SEC. 570. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ABUSED DEPENDENT CHILDREN NOT RESIDING WITH THE SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE OF A MEMBER CONVICTED OF DEPENDENT ABUSE. (a) Entitlement Not Conditioned on Forfeiture of Spousal Compensation.— subsection (d) of section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking out “(except as otherwise provided in this subsection)”; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: “, including an amount (determined under subsection (f)(2))for each, if any, dependent child of the individual described in subsection (b) who resides in the same household as that spouse or former spouse”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking out “(but for subsection (g)) would be eligible” and inserting in lieu thereof “is or, but for subsection (g), would be eligible”; and (B) by striking out “such compensation” and inserting in lieu thereof “compensation under this section”; and (3) in paragraph (4), by striking out “For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “For purposes of this subsection”. (b) Amount of Payment.— subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by striking out “has custody of a dependent child or children of the member” and inserting in lieu thereof “has custody of a dependent child of the member who resides in the same household as that spouse or former spouse”. (c) Prospective Applicability.— No benefits shall accrue by reason of the amendments made by this section for any month that begins before the date of the enactment of this Act.112 STAT. 2033