12 2 STA T .479PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 SEC.16 6 2 . A CCESS OFR ECO V ER ING SERVICE M EM B ERS T OA D E QU ATE OUT P ATIENT RESIDENTIA L FACILITIES. (a)REQUIR E DINSP E CT I O NSO FFA CI L ITIES .—Al l qu a rte r sof t h e Uni te dS tates and housin g fa c ilities under the j urisdiction of the Ar m ed Forces that are occu p ied by reco v ering service members shall be inspected on a semiannual basis for the first t w o years after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter by the inspectors general of the regional medical commands. (b) INSPECTOR G ENERAL REPORTS.— T he inspector general for each regional medical command shall— ( 1 ) submit a report on each inspection of a facility conducted under subsection (a) to the post commander at such facility , the commanding officer of the hospital affiliated with such facility, the surgeon general of the military department that operates such hospital, the Secretary of the military department concerned, the Assistant Secretary of D efense for H ealth Affairs, and the congressional defense committees
and ( 2 ) post each such report on the Internet website of such regional medical command. SEC. 166 3 . STUD Y AND REPORT ON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS. (a) STUD Y REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the provision of support services for families of recovering service members. (b) M ATTERS C O V ERED.—The study under subsection (a) shall include the following
(1) A determination of the types of support services, including job placement services, that are currently provided by the Department of Defense to eligible family members, and the cost of providing such services. (2) A determination of additional types of support services that would be feasible for the Department to provide to such family members, and the costs of providing such services, including the following types of services: (A) The provision of medical care at military medical treatment facilities. ( B ) The provision of additional employment services, and the need for employment protection, of such family members who are placed on leave from employment or otherwise displaced from employment while caring for a recovering service member for more than 45 days during a one - year period. (C) The provision of meals without charge at military medical treatment facilities. ( 3 ) A survey of military medical treatment facilities to estimate the number of family members to whom the support services would be provided. (4) A determination of any discrimination in employment that such family members e x perience, including denial of reten- tion in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of the person ’ s absence from employment, and a determination, in consultation with the Secretary of L abor, of the options available for such family members. (c) REPORT.— N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Websit e .10USC 10 7 1 no te.
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