(a) Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall require that there be at each military installation a youth sponsorship program to facilitate the integration of dependent children of members of the armed forces into new surroundings when moving to that military installation as a result of a parent’s permanent change of station.
(b) Description of Programs.—The program at each installation shall provide for involvement of dependent children of members presently stationed at the military installation and shall be directed primarily toward children in their preteen and teenage years.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
CHAPTER 88— MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE
SUBCHAPTER I— MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS
§ 1781. Office of Military Family Readiness Policy
§ 1781a. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council
§ 1781b. Department of Defense policy and plans for military family readiness
§ 1781c. Office of Special Needs
§ 1782. Surveys of military families
§ 1783. Family members serving on advisory committees
§ 1784. Employment opportunities for military spouses
§ 1785. Youth sponsorship program
§ 1786. Dependent student travel within the United States
§ 1787. Reporting of child abuse
§ 1788. Additional family assistance
§ 1788a. Support programs: special operations forces personnel; immediate family members