Editorial Notes
Amendments

2023—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(iii). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 1722(k)(1), substituted “active component member,” for “active component member and” and inserted “, and one of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a member of the Space Force” after “parent of a reserve component member”.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 2821(a), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) related to annual reports on military family readiness.

2021—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 116–283 substituted “Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “Marine Corps, and Air Force” wherever appearing.

2018—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(i). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(a)(1)(A), substituted “a member or civilian employee of the armed force to be represented” for “a member of the armed force to be represented”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(a)(1)(B), added cl. (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: “One representative of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, who may be a member of the National Guard.”

Subsec. (span)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(a)(2)(A), struck out “clauses (i) and (iii) of” before “subparagraph (B)” and “Representation on the Council under clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall rotate between the Army National Guard and Air National Guard every two years on a calendar year basis.” after “Secretary of Defense.”

Subsec. (span)(2)(B). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(a)(2)(B), substituted “two years” for “three years”.

Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(span)(1), substituted “military family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense” for “military family readiness by the Department of Defense”.

Subsec. (d)(4). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(span)(2), added par. (4).

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 571(c), substituted “July 1” for “February 1”.

2016—Subsec. (span)(1)(E). Puspan. L. 114–328 substituted “Office of Military Family Readiness Policy” for “Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs”.

2011—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 112–81 amended subsec. (span) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (span) related to members.

Subsec. (span)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(d)(1)(A), struck out “, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense” after “Air Force”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(d)(1)(B), struck out “, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense” after “Air National Guard” in cl. (i) and after “Air Force Reserve” in cl. (ii).

Subsec. (span)(1)(D). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(d)(1)(C), struck out “by the Secretary of Defense” after “appointed”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(E). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(a)(1)(B), added subpar. (E). Former subpar. (E) redesignated (F).

Subsec. (span)(1)(F). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(c), amended subpar. (F) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (F) read as follows: “In addition to the representatives appointed under subparagraphs (B) and (C), the senior enlisted advisors of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, or the spouse of a senior enlisted member from each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.”

Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(a)(1)(A), redesignated subpar. (E) as (F).

Subsec. (span)(1)(G). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(span), added subpar. (G).

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(a)(2), substituted “subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E)” for “subparagraphs (C) and (D)”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 581(d)(2), added par. (3).

2009—Subsec. (span)(1)(C) to (E). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 562(a), added subpar. (C), redesignated former subpars. (C) and (D) as (D) and (E), respectively, and substituted “subparagraphs (B) and (C)” for “subparagraph (B)” in subpar. (E).

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 562(span), substituted “subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1)” for “paragraph (1)(C)” and inserted at end “Representation on the Council required by clause (i) of paragraph (1)(C) shall rotate between the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Representation required by clause (ii) of such paragraph shall rotate among the reserve components specified in such clause.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Puspan. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 571(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1778, provided that:

“(1)In general.—The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 2018].
“(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.”