POLICY ON CONCURRENT DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT ZONES OF BOTH MILITARY SPOUSES OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN.

SEC. 585. POLICY ON CONCURRENT DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT ZONES OF BOTH MILITARY SPOUSES OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN.(a) Publication of Policy.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—(1) prescribe the policy of the Department of Defense on concurrent deployment to a combat zone of both spouses of a dual-military family with one or more minor children; and(2) transmit the policy to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.117 STAT. 1493(b) Dual-Military Family Defined.—In this section, the term “dual-military family” means a family in which both spouses are members of the Armed Forces.