Sec. 567. STUDY ON EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES

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## SEC. 567 STUDY ON EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES ###

(a)Study ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify employment barriers affecting military spouses. ####

(2)Elements The study conducted under paragraph

(1)shall determine the following: #####

(A)The rate or prevalence of military spouses who are currently employed and whether such military spouses have children. #####

(B)The rate or prevalence of military spouses who are underemployed. #####

(C)In connection with subparagraph (B), whether a military spouse would have taken a different position of employment if the military spouse were not impacted by the spouse who is a member of the Armed Forces. #####

(D)The rate or prevalence of military spouses who, due to military affiliation, have experienced discrimination by civilian employers, including loss of employment, denial of a promotion, and difficulty in being hired. #####

(E)Any other barriers of entry into the local workforce for military spouses, including— ######

(i)state licensure requirements; ######

(ii)availability of childcare; ######

(iii)access to broadband; ######

(iv)job availability in military communities; and ######

(v)access to housing. ###

(b)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the study conducted under this section, including any policy recommendations to address employment barriers identified by the study. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Military spouse The term “military spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty. ####

(2)Congressional defense committees The term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.