123STA T . 23 07PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9‘ ‘ (A) A descript i on o fa n yg aps in ser v ices avai l a b let h ro u gh the D epart m ent of Defense for military families w ith special needs that were identified under subsection (d)( 3 ) . ‘‘( B ) A description of the actions being ta k en , or planned, to address such gaps, including any plans developed under subsection (d)( 4 ). ‘‘( C ) S uch recommendations for legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to provide for the continuous improvement of support and services for military families with special needs. ‘‘(i) MIL I TARYF A M ILY W IT H S PEC IAL N EE DS . — For purposes of this section, a military family with special needs is any military family with one or more members who has a medical or educational special need (as defined by the Secretary in regulations for purposes of this section), including a condition covered by the Ex tended H ealth Care O ption P rogram under section 1079 f of this title. ’ ’. ( 2 ) CLERICAL AME N DMENT.— T he table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 8 8 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1781b the fol - lowing new item
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‘ 178 1 c.Of f i c eo f C o m m un i tyS u p po r t for M i l it a ry F amilie sW it h Special N ee d s. ’ ’. (3) R EPEAL OF S U PERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 5 87 of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 2008 (Public L aw 110 – 181
122 Stat. 133; 10 U .S.C. 1781 note) is repealed. (b) FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORT OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.— (1) ESTA B LISHMENT AUTHORI Z ED.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a foundation for the provision of assistance to the Department of Defense in providing support to military families with special needs. (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the foundation shall be to assist the Department of Defense as follows: (A) In conducting outreach to identify military families with special needs. (B) In developing programs to support and provide services to military families with special needs. (C) In developing educational curricula for the training of professional and paraprofessional personnel providing support and services on special needs to military families with special needs. (D) In conducting research on the following: (i) The uni q ue factors associated with a military career (including deployments of members of the Armed Forces) and their effects on families and individ- uals with special needs. (ii) Evidence-based therapeutic and medical serv- ices for members of military families with special needs, including research in con j unction with non- Department of Defense entities such as the National Institutes of Health. (E) In providing vocational education and training for adolescent and adult members of military families with special needs. (F) In carrying out other initiatives to contribute to improved support for military families with special needs. 10USC 1 78 1 cnote.
