REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL INTRAFAMILIAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 570. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL INTRAFAMILIAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretaries of the military departments, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the total number of children abducted from and returned to members of the Armed Forces in international intrafamilial abductions during the years 2007 through 2009, as such number was included in the numbers and elements of the annual Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction with respect to such years.123 STAT. 2316(b) Elements.—The report shall include an assessment of the following:(1) The current availability of, and the additional need for, assistance (including general information, psychological counseling, financial assistance, leave for travel, and legal services) provided by the military departments to left-behind members of the Armed Forces involved in international intrafamilial child abductions for the purpose of obtaining the return of their abducted children and ensuring the military readiness of such members of the Armed Forces.(2) The measures taken by the Department of Defense and the military departments, including any written policy guidelines, to prevent the abduction of children of members of the Armed Forces.(3) The means by which members of the Armed Forces are educated on the risks of international intrafamilial child abduction, particularly when they first arrive at a military installation overseas or when the Armed Forces receive notice that a member is considering marriage or divorce overseas.