; and (ii) ends 180 days after the date of the permanent change of station. (B) The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section may provide for a lengthening of the covered relocation period of a member for purposes of this section. (2) Dependent The term dependent has the meaning given that term in section 401 of this title. (3) Permanent change of station The term permanent change of station means a permanent change of station described in section 452(b)(2) of this title. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 403 the following new item: 403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the armed forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to permanent changes of station of members of the Armed Forces that occur on or after October 1 of the fiscal year that begins after such date of enactment. (c) Comptroller General of the United States report (1) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on potential actions of the Department of Defense to enhance the well-being of military families undergoing a permanent change of station. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A comparison of the current percentage of spouses in military families who work with the percentage of spouses in military families who worked in the recent past, and an assessment of the impact of the change in such percentage on military families. (B) An assessment of the effects of relocation of military families undergoing a permanent change of station on the employment, education, and licensure of spouses of military families. (C) An identification of potential