REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN PARENTAL GUARDIANSHIP RIGHTS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.

SEC. 559A. [10 U.S.C. 7431 note] REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN PARENTAL GUARDIANSHIP RIGHTS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. (a) Regulations Required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Superintendent of each military service academy, shall prescribe regulations that include the option to preserve parental guardianship rights of a cadet or midshipman who becomes pregnant or fathers a child while attending a military service academy, consistent with the individual and academic responsibilities of such cadet or midshipman. (b) Briefings; Report.— (1) Interim briefing.—Not later than May 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an interim briefing on the development of the regulations prescribed under subsection (a). (2) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on any legislation the Secretary determines necessary to implement the regulations prescribed under subsection (a). (3) Final briefing.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final briefing on the regulations prescribed under subsection (a). (c) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to change, or require a change to, any admission requirement at a military service academy. (d) Military Service Academy Defined.—In this section, the term “military service academy” means the following: (1) The United States Military Academy. (2) The United States Naval Academy. (3) The United States Air Force Academy.