ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

SEC. 571. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.(a) Assessment Required.—(1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of military deployment on the dependent children of deployed members of the Armed Forces.(2) Consideration of separate categories of children.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall separately address each of the following categories of dependent children of deployed members:(A) Preschool-age children.(B) Elementary-school age children.(C) Teenage or adolescent children.(3) Consideration of separate categories of members.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall separately address children of deployed members in the following circumstances:(A) Two-parent families with only one parent in the Armed Forces.(B) Members who are single parents.(C) Parents who are both members and subject to dual deployments.(b) Elements.—The assessment undertaken under subsection (a) shall specifically address the following:(1) The impact that separation due to the deployment of a military parent or parents has on children.(2) The impact that multiple deployments of a military parent or parents have on children.(3) The impact that the return from deployment of a severely wounded or injured military parent or parents has on children.(4) The impact that the death of a military parent or parents in connection with a deployment has on children.(5) The impact that deployment of a military parent or parents has on children with preexisting psychological conditions, such as anxiety and depression.123 STAT. 2317(6) The impact that deployment of a military parent or parents has on risk factors, such as child abuse, child neglect, family violence, substance abuse by children, or parental substance abuse.(7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.(c) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment undertaken under subsection (a), including the findings and recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the assessment.