[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7994 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7994
To expand and improve the advisory panel on community support for
military families with special needs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2022
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To expand and improve the advisory panel on community support for
military families with special needs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Expanded Representation
FOR Military families with Special Needs Act'' or the ``PERFORMS Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVISORY PANEL ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS.
Section 563(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 1781c note) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Members.--The advisory panel shall consist of the
following members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense:
``(A) Nine individuals from military families with
special needs, with respect to which the Secretary
shall ensure that--
``(i) one individual is the spouse of an
enlisted member;
``(ii) one individual is the spouse of an
officer in a grade below O-6;
``(iii) one individual is a junior enlisted
member;
``(iv) one individual is a junior officer;
``(v) individuals reside in different
geographic regions;
``(vi) one individual is a member serving
at a remote installation or is a member of the
family of such a member; and
``(vii) at least two individuals are
members serving on active duty, each with a
dependent who--
``(I) is enrolled in the
Exceptional Family Member Program; and
``(II) has an individualized
education program.
``(B) One representative of the Defense Health
Agency.
``(C) One representative of the Department of
Defense Education Activity.
``(D) One representative of the Office of Special
Needs of the Department of Defense.
``(E) One or more representatives of advocacy
groups with missions relating to the Exceptional Family
Member Program of the Department of Defense.
``(F) One or more adult dependents enrolled in the
Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of
Defense.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Transparency and accessibility.--The advisory panel
shall--
``(A) provide advice that is relevant, objective,
and transparent;
``(B) ensure that any meetings or other proceedings
of the advisory panel are accessible to the public; and
``(C) make available on a publicly accessible
website--
``(i) meeting announcements;
``(ii) minutes of meetings;
``(iii) the names of council
representatives; and
``(iv) regular updates on the progress of
the panel in fulfilling the duties specified in
paragraph (3).''.
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