Sec. 568. Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the wage gap between military spouses and their civilian counterparts
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In addition to monitoring the number of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who obtain employment through military spouse employment programs, the Secretary of Defense shall collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of military spouse employment programs— in addressing the underemployment of military spouses; in matching military spouses’ education and experience to available employment positions; and in closing the wage gap between military spouses and their civilian counterparts.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the progress of military spouse employment programs— in reducing military spouse unemployment and underemployment; and in reducing the wage gap between military spouses and their civilian counterparts. In this section, the term military spouse employment programs means the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP).