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10 U.S.C. § 1781a — Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council
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**(a) In General.—** There is in the Department of Defense the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”).
**(b) Members.—**
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the Council and who may designate a representative to chair the council in the Under Secretary’s absence.
(B) The following persons, who shall be appointed or designated by the Secretary of Defense:
(i) One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, each of whom shall be a member or civilian employee of the armed force to be represented.
(ii) One representative, who shall be a member or civilian employee of the National Guard Bureau, to represent both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(iii) One spouse or parent of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of an active component member, two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a reserve component member, and one of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a member of the Space Force.
(C) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among representatives of military family organizations, including military family organizations of families of members of the regular components and of families of members of the reserve components.
(D) The senior enlisted advisor from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, except that two of these members may instead be selected from among the spouses of the senior enlisted advisors.
(E) The Director of the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy.
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**(a) In General.—** There is in the Department of Defense the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”).
**(b) Members.—**
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the Council and who may designate a representative to chair the council in the Under Secretary’s absence.
(B) The following persons, who shall be appointed or designated by the Secretary of Defense:
(i) One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, each of whom shall be a member or civilian employee of the armed force to be represented.
(ii) One representative, who shall be a member or civilian employee of the National Guard Bureau, to represent both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(iii) One spouse or parent of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of an active component member, two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a reserve component member, and one of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a member of the Space Force.
(C) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among representatives of military family organizations, including military family organizations of families of members of the regular components and of families of members of the reserve components.
(D) The senior enlisted advisor from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, except that two of these members may instead be selected from among the spouses of the senior enlisted advisors.
(E) The Director of the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy.
(2)
(A) The term on the Council of the members appointed or designated under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) The term on the Council of the members appointed under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be two years.
**(c) Meetings.—** The Council shall meet not less often than twice each year.
**(d) Duties.—** The duties of the Council shall include the following:
(1) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding the policy and plans required under [section 1781b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1781b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) To monitor requirements for the support of military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense.
(3) To evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense.
(4) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to improve collaboration, awareness, and promotion of accurate and timely military family readiness information and support services by policy makers, service providers, and targeted beneficiaries.
**(e) Military Family Readiness Working Group for Military Housing.—**
(1) There is in the Council the Military Family Readiness Working Group for Military Housing (in this section referred to as the “Housing Working Group”).
(2)
(A) The Housing Working Group shall be composed of the following members:
(i) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, who shall serve as chair of the Housing Working Group on a nondelegable basis.
(ii) One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force—
(I) each of whom shall be a member of the armed force to be represented; and
(II) not fewer than two of whom shall be enlisted members.
(iii) One spouse of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force on active duty, not fewer than two of which shall be the spouse of an enlisted member.
(iv) One commander or senior official of a military installation from each military department with responsibility for the public works or civil engineering systems of such installation.
(v) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense among representatives of a voluntary consensus standards body that develops personnel certification standards for building maintenance, inspections, or restoration.
(vi) The Director of the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy.
(B) The term of Housing Working Group members specified under clauses (ii) through (v) of subparagraph (A) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Secretary of Defense.
(C) The chair of the Housing Working Group shall extend an invitation to all landlords for one representative of each landlord to attend such meetings of the Housing Working Group as the chair considers appropriate but at a minimum of once per year.
(3) The Housing Working Group shall meet at least two times each year.
(4) The duties of the Housing Working Group shall include the following:
(A) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on policies for covered military housing, including inspections practices and resident surveys.
(B) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to improve—
(i) awareness and promotion of accurate and timely information about covered military housing, accommodations available through the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department, and other support services; and
(ii) collaboration among policymakers, providers of such accommodations and other support services, and targeted beneficiaries of such accommodations and other support services.
(5) In this subsection:
(A) The term “landlord” has the meaning given that term in [section 2871 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2871&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The term “covered military housing” means housing acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title that is owned by an entity other than the Federal Government.
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**(a) Policy and Plans Required.—** The Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy and plans for the Department of Defense for the support of military family readiness.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the policy and plans required under subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To ensure that the military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense are comprehensive, effective, and properly supported.
(2) To ensure that support is continuously available to military families in peacetime and in war, as well as during periods of force structure change and relocation of military units.
(3) To ensure that the military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense are available to all military families, including military families of members of the regular components, the reserve components, and the Space Force.
(4) To make military family readiness an explicit element of applicable Department of Defense plans, programs, and budgeting activities, and that achievement of military family readiness is expressed through Department-wide goals that are identifiable and measurable.
(5) To ensure that the military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense undergo continuous evaluation in order to ensure that resources are allocated and expended for such programs and activities to achieve Department-wide family readiness goals.
**(c) Elements of Policy.—** The policy required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) A list of military family readiness programs and activities.
(2) Department of Defense-wide goals for military family support, including joint programs, for military families of members of the regular components, members of the reserve components, and members of the S
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In this subchapter and subchapter V of this chapter:
(1) The term “ancillary supporting facilities” means facilities related to housing units, including facilities to provide or support elementary or secondary education, child care centers, day care centers, child development centers, tot lots, community centers, housing offices, dining facilities, unit offices, and other similar facilities for the support of military housing.
(2) The term “child development center” includes a facility, and the utilities to support such facility, the function of which is to support the daily care of children aged six weeks old through five years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly service.
(3) The term “construction” means the construction of housing units and ancillary supporting facilities or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing units or ancillary supporting facilities.
(4) The term “contract” includes any contract, lease, or other agreement entered into under the authority of this subchapter. The fact that an agreement between an eligible entity and the Secretary concerned is designated as an agreement rather than a contract shall not be construed to exclude the agreement from the term “contract” for purposes of this subchapter and subchapter V.
(5) The term “eligible entity” means any private person, corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or local government, or housing authority of a State or local government that is prepared to enter into a contract as a partner with the Secretary concerned for the construction of housing units and ancillary supporting facilities.
(6) The term “Fund” means the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund or the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established under [section 2883(a
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and immigration and citizenship services for these
service members, veterans, and their families. The
Working Group shall convene its first meeting within
10 days of the date of this memorandum.
(a) The Working Group shall consist of representa-
tives from:
(i) the Department of State;
(ii) the Department of Defense;
(iii) the Department of Justice;
(iv) the Department of Labor;
(v) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(vi) the Department of Homeland Security.
(b) The Working Group shall consult with additional
agencies or offices, as appropriate.
SEC. 2. Mission and Functions of the Working Group. (a)
The Working Group shall coordinate agency efforts to
support service members, veterans, and their families
who are navigating the immigration, veterans, and
military systems. Such efforts shall include:
(i) coordinating the sharing of military records and
other information relevant to immigration or veterans
benefits;
(ii) enhancing awareness of naturalization and immi-
gration benefits to provide timely assistance and infor-
mation to service members, veterans, and their fami-
lies;
(iii) coordinating and facilitating the process of adju-
dicating immigration applications and petitions; and
(iv) other efforts that further support service mem-
bers, veterans, and their families.
(b) Within 30 days of the date of this memorandum,
the Working Group shall develop an initial 3-year stra-
tegic action plan that details broad approaches to be
taken to enhance access to services and benefits. This
initial plan shall be supplemented by a more detailed
plan, to be published within 120 days of the date of this
memorandum that discusses the steps to be taken in
greater detail. The Working Group shall also repo
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