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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 88— MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE · SUBCHAPTER I— MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS · § 1782

§ 1782. Surveys of military families

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(a)Authority.— The Secretary of Defense, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal programs relating to military families and the need for new programs, may conduct surveys of—
(1)members of the armed forces who are on active duty, in an active status, or retired;
(2)family members of such members; and
(3)survivors of deceased retired members and of members who died while on active duty.
(b)Responses To Be Voluntary.— Responses to surveys conducted under this section shall be voluntary.
(c)Federal Recordkeeping Requirements.— With respect to a survey authorized under subsection
(a)that includes a person referred to in that subsection who is not an employee of the United States or is not otherwise considered an employee of the United States for the purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44, the person shall be considered as being an employee of the United States for the purposes of that section.
(d)Survey Required for Fiscal Year 2010.— Notwithstanding subsection (a), during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey otherwise authorized under such subsection. Thereafter, additional surveys may be conducted not less often than once every three fiscal years.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 572, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1122; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 581(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 122.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1)
  • 110 Stat. 330
  • Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 572
  • 115 Stat. 1122
  • Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 581(c)
  • 122 Stat. 122
  • Pub. L. 110–181
  • Pub. L. 107–107, § 572(a)
  • Pub. L. 107–107, § 572(b)
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§ 1782
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1)
Stat.110 Stat. 330
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 572
Stat.115 Stat. 1122
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 581(c)
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