MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.

SEC. 631. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. (a) Covered Punitive Actions.—Subsection (b) of section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) who is— “(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district court of the United States or a State court; and “(B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial, or administratively separated, voluntarily or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense other than the dependent-abuse offense.” . (b) Commencement of Payment.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting after “offense” the following: “or an offense described in subsection (b)(3)(B)”; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “(if the basis” and all that follows through “offense)”. (c) Definition of Dependent Child.—Subsection (l) of such section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (1) by striking “resulting in the separation of the former member or” and inserting “referred to in subsection (b) or”; and (2) by striking “resulting in the separation of the former member and” and inserting “and”. (d) Delegation of Determinations Relating to Exceptional Eligibility.—Subsection (m)(4) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority under paragraph (1) to authorize eligibility for benefits under this section for dependents and former dependents of a member or former member to the first general or flag officer (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command of the member.” .