[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65462-65463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26837]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee;
Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 581 of Public Law 110-181, the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-
3.65, the Department of Defense announces that it is renewing the
charter for the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council
(hereafter referred to as the ``Council'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is a non-discretionary federal
advisory committee and its mission is to review and make
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on: (a) The policy and
plans required under 10 U.S.C. 1781b; (b) monitor requirements for the
support of military family readiness by the Department of Defense; and
(c) evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the DoD military family
readiness programs and activities.
The Council, no later than February 1st of each year, shall submit
to the Secretary of Defense and the Defense congressional oversight
committees a report on military family readiness. Each report, at a
minimum, shall include the following:
a. An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the military
family readiness programs and activities of the Department of Defense
during the preceding fiscal year in meeting the needs and requirements
of military families.
b. Recommendations on actions to be taken to improve the capability
of the military family readiness programs and activities of the
Department of Defense to meet the needs and requirements of military
families, including actions relating to the allocation of funding and
other resources to and among such programs and activities.
The Council, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1781a(b), as amended by section
562 of Public Law 111-84, shall be comprised of no more than 14
members, appointed as specified below:
a. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, who
shall serve as chair of the Council.
b. One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and
Air Force, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
c. The senior enlisted advisors of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force, or the spouse of a senior enlisted advisor in lieu of
that Military Services' senior listed advisor.
d. One representative from the Army National Guard or Air National
Guard, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
e. One representative from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine
Corps Reserve or Air Force Reserve, who shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense.
f. Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from
among representatives of military family organizations, including
military family organizations that represent the Regular and Reserve
Components.
With regard to membership requirements of subparagraph ``b'' above,
the Secretary of Defense has appointed the Vice Chief of Staff, U.S.
Army; the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; the Vice Chief of
Staff, U.S. Air Force; and the Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine
Corps. With regard to membership requirements of subparagraph ``c''
above, the Secretary of Defense has appointed the senior enlisted
members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. The appointments
of these members pursuant to subparagraphs ``b'' and ``c'', unless
otherwise amended by the Secretary of Defense, shall remain in effect
for the life of the Council, and these appointments will be based upon
the specified DoD ex-officio positions. Thus, Council membership of the
particular individual serving as the member in a specified position
shall be terminated at the conclusion of the member's qualifying status
in that position. The successor in office shall assume the position as
a Council member.
If the Secretary of Defense amends his standing appointment
pursuant to subparagraph ``c'' above for the senior enlisted members of
the Military Services to serve based upon the specified DoD ex-officio
positions, and the Secretary appoints a spouse of a senior enlisted
member in lieu of the senior enlisted member from a particular Military
Service, the spouse would be appointed as a special government
employee, unless the spouse was a regular government employee in his or
her own right. The appointment of special government employees shall
not be for more than one year, but may be renewed. However, if a spouse
of a senior listed member is appointed pursuant to subparagraph c, such
membership shall terminate at the conclusion of the senior enlisted
member's tour of duty during which the spouse was appointed to the
Council.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1781a, as amended by section 562b of Public
Law 111-84, individuals selected and appointed to positions covered by
the membership requirements of subparagraphs ``d'' through ``f'' above
shall serve three year terms on the Council.
Representation on the Council for subparagraph ``d'' above
alternate every three years between the Army National Guard and the Air
National Guard. Representation on the Council for subparagraph ``e''
above shall rotate among the Reserve Components listed in subparagraph
``d'' above and pursuant to a set rotational scheme approved by the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Council membership pursuant to
subparagraphs ``d'' and ``f'' above shall terminate at the conclusion
of the member's qualifying status. The successor in office shall assume
the position as a Council member for the remainder of the three-year
term.
Members of the National Guard and Reserve Components, who are
assigned to title 10, United States Code positions, when appointed to
the Council, shall serve as regular government employees.
Council members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time employees of the federal government,
shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government employees, whose
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis.
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the
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Joint Chief of Staff and pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(g), may appoint
the spouse of a senior U.S. military flag officer (military pay grade
O-9 or O-10) to serve as an advisor to the Council. This senior spouse
advisor shall be appointed as an expert and consultant under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as a special government
employee, unless he or she is a regular government employee in his or
her own right. As an expert and consultant under Section 3109, this
senior spouse advisor shall have no voting rights on the Council or its
subcommittees; nor shall this senior spouse advisor participate in the
deliberations of the Council or its subcommittees.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
Council members appointed as special government employees shall serve
without compensation.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations are reminded that they may submit written
statements to the committee membership about the committee's mission
and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Department of
Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness
Council, and this individual will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact
information for the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness
Council's Designated Federal Officer, may be obtained from the GSA's
FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Military Family
Readiness Council. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
Dated: October 20, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-26837 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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