(a) Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may provide for the families of members of the armed forces serving on active duty, in addition to any other assistance available for such families, any assistance that the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the children of such members obtain needed child care, education, and other youth services.
(b) Primary Purpose of Assistance.—The assistance authorized by this section should be directed primarily toward providing needed family support, including child care, education, and other youth services, for children of members of the armed forces who are deployed, assigned to duty, or ordered to active duty in connection with a contingency operation.
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