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Sec. 557 · S. 2296

Improved counseling and access to information relating to foster care for military families

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title V — Military Personnel Policy › Subtitle F — Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education › Part I — Dependents' Education

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(a) Training for counselors (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall require all counselors assigned to a Family Advocacy Program or Military and Family Life program at a military installation in the United States to be trained in the requirements and resources relating to foster care of the State in which the installation is located. (2) Foster care liaisons A counselor who has received training under paragraph (1) shall be known as a foster care liaison. (b) Inclusion of foster care information on Military OneSource The Secretary shall require Military OneSource to include a mechanism for military families to obtain information on foster care, including the requirements and resources relating to foster care of each State. (c) Consultation with Administration for Children and Families The Secretary shall seek guidance from the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services with respect to obtaining resources relating to foster care for military families, including curricula for training under paragraph (1).

•S 2296 ESSEC. 557

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