DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL MATTERS.

SEC. 571. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL MATTERS. (a) Member Matters.— (1) Membership.—Paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (b) of section 1781a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking “a member of the armed force to be represented” and inserting “a member or civilian employee of the armed force to be represented”; and (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause (ii): “(ii) One representative, who shall be a member or civilian employee of the National Guard Bureau, to represent both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.” . (2) Terms.—Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking “clauses (i) and (iii) of”; and (ii) by striking the second sentence; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “three years” and inserting “two years”. (b) Duties.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “military family readiness by the Department of Defense” and inserting “military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to improve collaboration, awareness, and promotion of accurate and timely military family readiness information and support services by policy makers, service providers, and targeted beneficiaries.” . (c) Annual Reports.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking “February 1” and inserting “July 1”. (d) [10 U.S.C. 1781a note] Effective Date.— (1) In general.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applicability of membership and term amendments.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to members of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act.