ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO RESIDE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

SEC. 561. ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO RESIDE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)(A) Under the circumstances described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, permit a dependent of a member of the armed forces to enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection without regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to residence on a military installation.“(B) Subparagraph (A) applies only if—“(i) the dependents reside in temporary housing (regardless of whether the temporary housing is on Federal property)—“(I) because of the unavailability of adequate permanent living quarters on the military installation to which the member is assigned; or124 STAT. 4222“(II) while the member is wounded, ill, or injured; and“(ii) the Secretary determines that the circumstances of such living arrangements justify extending the enrollment authority to include the dependents.”.