Sec. 572. Improvements to Exceptional Family Member Program
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Section 1781c of title 10, United States Code is amended— in subsection (b), by striking enhance and inserting standardize, enhance, ; in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and standard after comprehensive ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1), by striking update from time to time and inserting regularly update ; in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: Ability to request a second review of the approved assignment within or outside the continental United States if the member believes the location is inappropriate for the member's family and would cause undue hardship.
Protection from having a medical recommendation for an approved assignment overriden by the commanding officer. Ability to request continuation of location when there is a documented substantial risk of transferring medical care or educational services to a new provider or school at the specific time of permanent change of station. If an order for assignment is declined for a military family with special needs, the member will receive a reason for the decline of that order. ; and in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
Procedures to right-size the Department's Exceptional Family Member Program to ensure efficient and effective enrollment, for sufficient staffing dedicated to providing family support services, to include comprehensive training, education and outreach services, and sufficient oversight and administrative support for effective program operation. Requirements to prohibit disenrollment from the Exceptional Family Member Program unless there is new supporting medical or educational information that indicates the original condition is no longer present, and to track disenrollment data per military service. ; by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and
(h)as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense shall implement performance metrics for measuring, across the Department and with respect to each military department, the following: Assignment coordination and support for military families with special needs, including a systematic process for evaluating each military department’s program for the support of military families with special needs. The reassignment of military families with special needs, including how often members request reassignments, for what reasons, and from what military installations. The level of satisfaction of military families with special needs with the family and medical support they are provided. .