Sec. 580. Comptroller General of the United States report on Exceptional Family Member Programs
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of each Exceptional Family Member Program
(EFMP)of the Armed Forces. The report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of the differences between the Exceptional Family Member Programs of the Armed Forces. A description and assessment of the manner in which Exceptional Family Member Programs are implemented on joint bases and installations. An assessment whether all children of members of each Armed Forces are screened for potential coverage under the Exceptional Family Member Program. An assessment of the degree to which conditions of children of members of the Armed Forces who qualify for coverage under an Exceptional Family Member Program are taken into account in making assignments of military personnel. An assessment of the degree to which medical and educational services are available to address the conditions identified by the screening described in
(3)in children of members of the Armed Forces who qualify for coverage under an Exceptional Family Member Program. An assessment whether the Department of Defense has implemented specific directives for providing family support and enhanced case management services, such as special needs navigators, to families with special needs children. An assessment whether the Department has conducted periodic reviews of best practices in the United States for the provision of medical and educational services to children with special needs. An assessment whether the Department has established an advisory panel on community support for military families with special needs. An assessment of the uniform policy for the Department regarding families with special needs required by section 1781c(e) of title 10, United States Code. An assessment of the implementation of the uniform policy described in paragraph (9). An assessment of the implementation by each Armed Force of the recommendations in the Government Accountability Report entitled Military Dependent Students, Better Oversight Needed to Improve Services for Children with Special Needs (GAO–12–680).