Reimbursement of guardianship costs incurred as a result of relocations

Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Reimbursement of qualifying guardianship costs (1) From amounts otherwise made available for a fiscal year to provide travel and transportation allowances under this chapter, the Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the uniformed services for qualified guardianship costs if— (A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction or geographic area as the result of— (i) an assignment to a duty station; (ii) a reassignment, either as a result of a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations; (iii) a transfer from a regular component of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if the member is authorized a final move from the last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geographic area; or (iv) placement on the temporary disability retired list under chapter 61 of title 10; and (B) the movement of the member's dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under this section as part of the relocation. (2) (A) Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection for qualified guardianship costs may not exceed $1,000 in connection with each relocation described in paragraph (1). (3) No reimbursement may be provided under this subsection for qualified guardianship costs paid or incurred after December 31, 2029. (4) In this subsection, the term qualified guardianship costs means costs, including paperwork, travel, or court, legal, or other administrative fees, incurred by a member or the spouse of a member if— (A) a State appoints the member or spouse as the guardian of a minor child or an adult adjudicated to be in need of a guardian; and (B) the member or spouse needs to seek a new appointment in a new jurisdiction because of the member's relocation described in paragraph (1)..