(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall request each State to provide for the reporting to the Secretary of any report the State receives of known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect in which the person having care of the child is a member of the armed forces (or the spouse of the member).
(b) Definition.—In this section, the term “child abuse and neglect” has the meaning provided in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93–247; 42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
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