Sec. 578. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 578 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ###
(a)In General The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a review of all current Department of Defense military spouse employment programs. ###
(b)Elements The review required by subsection
(a)shall, address, at a minimum, the following: ####
(1)All current Department of Defense military spouse employment programs, and the efficacy and effectiveness of each such program. ####
(2)The types of military spouse employment programs that have been considered or used in the past by the Department. ####
(3)The ways in which military spouse employment programs have changed in recent years. ####
(4)The benefits or programs that are specifically available to provide employment assistance to spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, or any other contingency operation being conducted by the Armed Forces as of the date of such review. ####
(5)Existing mechanisms available to military spouses to express their views on the effectiveness and future direction of Department programs and policies on employment assistance for military spouses. ####
(6)The oversight provided by the Office of Personnel and Management regarding preferences for military spouses in Federal employment. ####
(7)The total funding available to the Department for each military spouse employment program and the amount obligated by the Department for each such program. ####
(8)The number (or a reasonable estimate if a precise number is not available) of military spouses who have obtained employment following participation in a Department military spouse employment program, as a whole and for each military spouse employment program. ###
(c)Comptroller General Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review carried out under subsection (a). The report shall set forth the following: ####
(1)The results of the review concerned. ####
(2)Such clear and concrete metrics as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for the current and future evaluation and assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense military spouse employment programs. ####
(3)A description of the assumptions utilized in the review, and an assessment of the validity and completeness of such assumptions. ####
(4)Such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for improving Department military spouse employment programs. ## Subtitle H Improved Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces