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family support professionals to enhance the awareness
of such professionals of their role in assisting families
in addressing and mitigating the potential adverse
implications of such deployment (including the death
or injury of such members during such deployment)
for such children; and
(4) conduct or sponsor research on best practices
for building psychological and emotional resiliency in
such children in coping with the deployment of such
members.
(b) REPORTS.—
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—At the end of the 18-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, and at the end of the 36-month period be-
ginning on that date, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report on the services provided
under subsection (a).
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the extent to which
outreach to parents and other caretakers of chil-
dren, or infants and toddlers, as applicable, of
members of the Armed Forces was effective in
reaching such parents and caretakers and in
mitigating any adverse effects of the deployment
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of such members on such children or infants and
toddlers.
(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of
training materials for education, mental health,
health, and family support professionals in in-
creasing awareness of their role in assisting fam-
ilies in addressing and mitigating the adverse ef-
fects on children, or infants and toddlers, of the
deployment of deployed members of the Armed
Forces, including National Guard and Reserve
personnel.
(C) A description of best practices identified
for building psychological and emotional resil-
iency in children, or infants and toddlers, in
coping with the deployment of deployed members
of the Armed Forces, including National Guard
and Reserve personnel.
(D) A plan for dissemination throughout
the military departments of the most effective
practices for outreach, training, and building
psychological and emotional resiliency in the
children of deployed members.
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SEC. 585. STUDY ON IMPROVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN, INFANTS, AND TODDLERS OF
MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE
COMPONENTS UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a study to evaluate the feasibility and advis-
ability of entering into a contract or other agreement
with a private sector entity having expertise in the
health and well-being of families and children, in-
fants, and toddlers in order to enhance and develop
support services for children of members of the Active
and Reserve Components who are deployed.
(2) TYPES
OF
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall consider the
need—
(A) to develop materials for parents and
other caretakers of children of members of the Ac-
tive and Reserve Components who are deployed
to assist such parents and caretakers in respond-
ing to the adverse implications of such deploy-
ment (and the death or injury of such members
during such deployment) for such children, in-
cluding the role such parents and caretakers can
play in addressing and mitigating such implica-
tions;
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(B) to develop programs and activities to
increase awareness throughout the military and
civilian communities of the adverse implications
of such deployment (and the death or injury of
such members during such deployment) for such
children and their families and to increase col-
laboration within such communities to address
and mitigate such implications;
(C) to develop training for early child care
and education, mental health, health care, and
family support professionals to enhance the
awareness of such professionals of their role in
assisting families in addressing and mitigating
the adverse implications of such deployment (and
the death or injury of such members during such
deployment) for such children; and
(D) to conduct research on best practices for
building psychological and emotional resiliency
in such children in coping with the deployment
of such members.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the
study conducted under subsection (a).
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SEC. 586. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM
ON FAMILY-TO-FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMI-
LIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE
AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out
a study to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of estab-
lishing a pilot program on family-to-family support for
families of deployed members of the Active and Reserve
Components. The study shall include an assessment of the
following:
(1) The effectiveness of family-to-family support
programs in—
(A) providing peer support for families of
deployed members of the Active and Reserve
Components;
(B) identifying and preventing family prob-
lems in such families;
(C) reducing adverse outcomes for children
of such families, including poor academic per-
formance, behavioral problems, stress, and anx-
iety; and
(D) improving family readiness and post-
deployment transition for such families.
(2) The feasibility and advisability of utilizing
spouses of members of the Armed Forces as counselors
for families of deployed members of the Active and
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Reserve Components, in order to assist such families
in coping throughout the deployment cycle.
(3) Best practices for training spouses of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to act as counselors for fami-
lies of deployed members of the Active and Reserve
Components.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 587. PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY FAMILY READI-
NESS AND SERVICEMEMBER REINTEGRATION.
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of providing assistance and support to
the Adjutant General of a State or territory of the
United States to create comprehensive soldier and
family preparedness and reintegration outreach pro-
grams for members of the Armed Forces and their
families to further the purposes described in section
1781b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
section 582(a) of this Act.
(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary shall—
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(A) coordinate with the Department of De-
fense Military Family Readiness Council (estab-
lished under section 1781a of title, United States
Code, as added by section 581 of this Act); and
(B) consult with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
(3) DESIGNATION.—The pilot program estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as
the ‘‘National Military Family Readiness and
Servicemember Reintegration Outreach Program’’ (in
this section referred to as ‘‘the pilot program’’).
(b) ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED.—The Secretary shall
carry out the pilot program through assistance and support
to the Adjutant General of a State or territory of the United
States.
(c) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.—
(1) The pilot program may develop programs of
outreach to members of the Armed Forces and their
family members to educate such members and their
family members about the assistance and services
available to them that meet the purposes of section
1781b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
section 582(a) of this Act, and to assist such members
and their family members in obtaining such assist-
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ance and services. Such assistance and services may
include the following:
(A) Marriage counseling.
(B) Services for children.
(C) Suicide prevention.
(D) Substance abuse awareness and treat-
ment.
(E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
(F) Financial counseling.
(G) Anger management counseling.
(H) Domestic violence awareness and pre-
vention.
(I) Employment assistance.
(J) Development of strategies for living with
a member of the Armed Forces with post trau-
matic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
(K) Other services that may be appropriate
to address the unique needs of members of the
Armed Forces and their families who live in
rural or remote areas with respect to family
readiness and servicemember reintegration.
(L) Assisting members of the Armed Forces
and their families find and receive assistance
with 
military 
family 
readiness 
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servicemember reintegration, including referral
services.
(M) Development of strategies and programs
that recognize the need for long-term follow-up
services for reintegrating members of the Armed
Forces and their families for extended periods
following deployments, including between deploy-
ments.
(N) Assisting members of the Armed Forces
and their families in receiving services and as-
sistance from the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, including referral services.
(2) PROVISION OF OUTREACH SERVICES.—A re-
cipient of a grant under this section shall carry out
programs of outreach in accordance with paragraph
(1) to members of the Armed Forces and their fami-
lies before, during, between, and after deployment of
such members of the Armed Forces.
(d) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—
(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a
grant under the pilot program shall submit to the
Secretary an application therefor in such form and in
such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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(2) 
ELEMENTS.—An 
application 
submitted
under subparagraph (A) shall include such elements
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to
receive grants under the pilot program, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible entities that propose
programs with a focus on personal outreach to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their families by
trained staff (with preference given to veterans and,
in particular, veterans of combat) conducted in per-
son.
Subtitle H—Other Matters
SEC. 591. ENHANCEMENT OF CARRYOVER OF ACCUMU-
LATED LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) INCREASE
IN ACCUMULATION
OF CARRYOVER
AMOUNT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 701
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’.
(2) HIGH DEPLOYMENT MEMBERS.—Paragraph
(1) of subsection (f) of such section is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘third
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth fiscal year’’.
(3) MEMBERS SERVING IN SUPPORT OF CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (f)
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘except for this
paragraph—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘ex-
cept for this paragraph, would lose any accumulated
leave in excess of 90 days at the end of that fiscal
year, shall be permitted to retain such leave until the
end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal year in
which such service on active duty is terminated.’’.
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (g)
of such section is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘60-day’’ and inserting ‘‘90-
day’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘90-day’’ and inserting
‘‘120-day’’.
(b) PAY.—Section 501(b) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6) An enlisted member of the armed forces who would
lose accumulated leave in excess of 120 days of leave under
section 701(f)(1) of title 10 may elect to be paid in cash
or by a check on the Treasurer of the United States for any
leave in excess so accumulated for up to 30 days of such
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leave. A member may make an election under this para-
graph only once.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) INCREASE IN ACCUMULATION.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 2008.
(2) PAY.—The amendment made by subsection
(b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 592. UNIFORM POLICY ON PERFORMANCES BY MILI-
TARY BANDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 49 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 988. Performances by military bands
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Department of Defense bands, en-
sembles, choruses, or similar musical units, including indi-
vidual members thereof performing in an official capacity,
may not—
‘‘(1) engage in the performance of music in com-
petition with local civilian musicians; or
‘‘(2) receive remuneration for official perform-
ances.
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC IN COMPETITION WITH
LOCAL CIVILIAN MUSICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, the