2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 501 - 1805)
Chapter 88 - MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE (§§ 1781 - 1800)
Subchapter I - MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS (§§ 1781 - 1790)
Section 1781 - Office of Family Policy
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 88 - MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE SUBCHAPTER I - MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS Sec. 1781 - Office of Family Policy |
Contains | section 1781 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, §568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330; amended Pub. L. 111-383, div. A, title IX, §901(h), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4323. |
Statutes at Large References | 99 Stat. 678 110 Stat. 330 117 Stat. 1489 120 Stat. 2273 122 Stat. 133 123 Stat. 2302, 2307 124 Stat. 4323, 4228 |
Public Law References | Public Law 99-145, Public Law 104-106, Public Law 108-136, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 110-181, Public Law 111-84, Public Law 111-383 |
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(a)
(b)
(1) shall coordinate programs and activities of the military departments to the extent that they relate to military families; and
(2) shall make recommendations to the Secretaries of the military departments with respect to programs and policies regarding military families.
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, §901(h), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4323.)
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this subchapter were contained in Pub. L. 99–145, title VIII, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 678, as amended, which was set out as a note under section 113 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–106, §568(e)(1).
Amendments2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “the Director” for “the Office” before “of the Secretary” and “The office shall be headed by the Director of Family Policy, who shall serve within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.” for “The Office shall be under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel.”
Effective Date of 2011 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–383 effective Jan. 1, 2011, see section 901(p) of Pub. L. 111–383, set out as a note under section 131 of this title.
Establishment of Online Resources To Provide Information About Benefits and Services Available to Members of the Armed Forces and Their FamiliesPub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, §561, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2302, provided that:
“(a)
“(1)
“(2)
“(b)
“(1) Financial compensation, including financial counseling.
“(2) Health care and life insurance programs.
“(3) Death benefits.
“(4) Entitlements and survivor benefits for dependents, including offsets in the receipt of such benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan and in connection with the receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation.
“(5) Educational assistance benefits, including limitations on and the transferability of such assistance.
“(6) Housing assistance benefits, including counseling.
“(7) Relocation planning and preparation.
“(8) Maintaining military records.
“(9) Legal assistance.
“(10) Quality of life programs.
“(11) Family and community programs.
“(12) Employment assistance upon separation or retirement of a member or for the spouse of the member.
“(13) Reserve component service for members completing service in a regular component.
“(14) Disability benefits, including offsets in connection with the receipt of such benefits.
“(15) Benefits and services provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
“(16) Such other benefits and services as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
“(c)
“(d)
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, §587, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 133, which related to comprehensive assessment of the availability of Federal, State, and local education and treatment services for military dependent children with autism, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, §563(a)(3), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2307.
Joint Family Support Assistance ProgramPub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, §675, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2273, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, §584, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4228, provided that:
“(a)
“(1) Financial and material assistance.
“(2) Mobile support services.
“(3) Sponsorship of volunteers and family support professionals for the delivery of support services.
“(4) Coordination of family assistance programs and activities provided by Military OneSource, Military Family Life Consultants, counselors, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, and non-profit entities.
“(5) Facilitation of discussion on military family assistance programs, activities, and initiatives between and among the organizations, agencies, and entities referred to in paragraph (4).
“(6) Such other assistance that the Secretary considers appropriate.
“(b)
“(c)
“(d)
“(e)
“(f)
“(1)
“(2)
“(A) A description of the actions taken to select the areas in which the program will be conducted.
“(B) A description of the procedures established under subsection (d).
“(C) A review of proposed actions to be taken under the program to improve coordination of family assistance program and activities between and among the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, and non-profit entities.
“(g)
“(1)
“(2)
“(A) A description of the program, including the areas in which the program is conducted, the procedures established under subsection (d) for operation of the program, and the assistance provided through the program for families of members of the Armed Forces.
“(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program in providing assistance to families of members of the Armed Forces.
“(C) An assessment of the advisability of extending the program or making it permanent.
“(h)
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, §581, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489, provided that:
“(a)
“(1) The families of both active and reserve component members of the Armed Forces, through their sacrifices and their dedication to the Nation and its values, contribute immeasurably to the readiness of the Armed Forces.
“(2) Without the continued support of military families, the Nation's ability to sustain a high quality all-volunteer military force would be undermined.
“(3) In the perilous and challenging times of the global war on terrorism, with hundreds of thousands of active and reserve component military personnel deployed overseas in places of combat and other imminent danger, military families are making extraordinary sacrifices and will be required to do so for the foreseeable future.
“(4) Beginning in 1997, military family service and support centers have responded to the encouragement and support of private, non-profit organizations to recognize and honor the American military family during the Thanksgiving period each November.
“(b)
“(c)
“(1) implement and sustain programs, including appropriate ceremonies and activities, to recognize and honor the contributions and sacrifices of the American military family, including families of both active and reserve component military personnel;
“(2) focus the celebration of the American military family during a specific period of each year to give full and proper recognition to those families; and
“(3) seek the assistance and support of appropriate civilian organizations, associations, and other entities (A) in carrying out the annual celebration of the American military family, and (B) in sustaining other, longer-term efforts to support the American military family.”
1 So in original. Probably should be “Office”.
2 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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