§1781. Office of Family Policy
(a) Establishment.-There is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense an Office of Family Policy (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Office"). The Office shall be under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel.
(b) Duties.-The Office-
(1) shall coordinate programs and activities of the military departments to the extent that they relate to military families; and
(2) shall make recommendations to the Secretaries of the military departments with respect to programs and policies regarding military families.
(c) Staff.-The Office shall have not less than five professional staff members.
(Added
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330
.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this subchapter were contained in
Pub. L. 99–145, title VIII, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 678
, as amended, which was set out as a note under section 113 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–106, §568(e)(1).