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Attachment 2

Additional benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners

Eligibility for the following benefits shall be extended to service members, their same-sex domestic partners and, where applicable, childrenof same-sex domestic partners, where the service member and the same-sex domestic partner have signed a declaration attesting to the existence of a committed relationship, a porposed draft of which is in attachment 3:

-dependent ID cards, which will be renewed in accordance with existing policies
-commissary privileges
-exchange privileges
-moral, welfare and recreation programs
-surveys of military families
-quadrennial quality of life review
-emergency leave
-emergency leave of absence
-youth sponsorship program
-youth programs
-family center programs
-sexual assault counseling program
-joint duty assignments
-exemption from hostile fire areas
-transportation ato and from certain places of employment and on military installations
-transportation to and from primary and secondary school for minor dependents
-authority of service secretary to transport remains of a dependent
-disability and death compensation: dependents of members held as captives
-payments to missing persons
-space-available travel on DoD aircraft
-child care
-legal assistance