Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/2329

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123STA T . 23 09PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2009 (c)FUNDI N GSO U RCE.—Amountsa ut h o rized to b ea p propriated f or operation and maintenance , for D efense -w ide acti v ities, sha l l be available to carr y out this section. (d) DE F INI T ION S .— I n this section

( 1 ) T he term ‘ ‘authorized costs ’ ’ includes the costs of the salary, benefits and allowances, and trainin g for an eligible military spouse during the first year of the participation of the military spouse in an internship program pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a). ( 2 ) The term ‘‘internship’’ means a professional, analytical, or administrative position in the Federal G overnment that oper- ates under a developmental program leading to career advance- ment. (e) TER M IN A TION OF AGREEMENT AUT H ORIT Y .— N o agreement may be entered into under subsection (a) after September 30 , 2011. Authorized costs incurred after that date may be reimbursed under an agreement entered into before that date in the case of eligible military spouses who begin their internship by that date. (f) R E P ORTING RE Q UIREMENT.—Not later than J anuary 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that provides information on how many eligible military spouses received internships pursuant to agreements entered into under subsection (a) and the types of internship posi- tions they occupied. The report shall specify the number of interns who subse q uently obtained permanent employment with the depart- ment or agency administering the internship program or with another department or agency. The Secretary shall include a rec- ommendation regarding whether, given the investment of Depart- ment of Defense funds, the authority to enter into agreements should be e x tended, modified, or terminated. SEC.56 5. FAMILY A ND MEDICAL LEA V EF OR FAMILY OF SERVICEMEM B ERS. (a) GENERA L REQUIREMENTS FOR L EA V E.— (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED ACTIVE DUTY.— (A) DEFINITION.—Section 101 of the Family and M ed- ical Leave Act of 1 9 93 (29 U .S. C . 2 6 11) is amended— (i) by stri k ing paragraph (1 4 ) and inserting the following: ‘‘(14) COVERED ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘covered active duty’ means— ‘‘(A) in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country

and ‘‘( B ) in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code.’’; and (ii) by striking paragraph (1 5 ) and redesignating paragraphs (16) through (19) as paragraphs (15) through (1 8 ), respectively. (B) LEAVE.—Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended— (i) in subsection (a)(1)( E )—