Sec. 1663. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS

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## SEC. 1663 STUDY AND REPORT ON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS ###

(a)Study Required The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the provision of support services for families of recovering service members. ###

(b)Matters Covered The study under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A determination of the types of support services, including job placement services, that are currently provided by the Department of Defense to eligible family members, and the cost of providing such services. ####

(2)A determination of additional types of support services that would be feasible for the Department to provide to such family members, and the costs of providing such services, including the following types of services: #####

(A)The provision of medical care at military medical treatment facilities. #####

(B)The provision of additional employment services, and the need for employment protection, of such family members who are placed on leave from employment or otherwise displaced from employment while caring for a recovering service member for more than 45 days during a one-year period. #####

(C)The provision of meals without charge at military medical treatment facilities. ####

(3)A survey of military medical treatment facilities to estimate the number of family members to whom the support services would be provided. ####

(4)A determination of any discrimination in employment that such family members experience, including denial of retention in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of the person's absence from employment, and a determination, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, of the options available for such family members. ###

(c)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study, with such findings and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.