BRIEFING ON LEGAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM.

SEC. 569A. BRIEFING ON LEGAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM. (a) Briefing Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the provision of legal services, under section 582(b)(7) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), to families enrolled in EFMP. (b) Elements.—The briefing shall include the following elements: (1) Training, provided by civilian attorneys or judge advocates general, regarding special education. (2) Casework, relating to special education, of such civilian attorneys and judge advocates general. (3) Information on how such legal services tie in to broader EFMP support under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 91-230), including the geographic support model. (4) Other matters regarding such legal services that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (5) Costs of such elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4). (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “EFMP” means the Exceptional Family Member Program. (2) The terms “child with a disability”, “free appropriate public education”, and “special education” have the meanings given those terms in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401).