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 112 STAT. 2034 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 diploma for the purpose of determining the eligibility of those persons to enlist in the Armed Forces. (2) A comparison (shown by armed force and by each fiscal year of the pilot program) of the performance of the persons who enlisted during the fiscal year as GED or home school diploma recipients treated under the pilot program as having graduated from high school with a high school diploma with the performance of the persons who enlisted in that armed force during the same fiscal year after having graduated from high school with a high school diploma, with respect to the following: (A) Attrition. (B) Discipline. (C) Adaptability to military life. (D) Aptitude for mastering the skills necessary for technical specialties. (E) Reenlistment rates. (g) STATE DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of the United States. SEC. 572. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING NEW PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM AND MILITARY FAMILIES. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— I t is the sense of Congress that— (1) the New Parent Support Program that was begun as a pilot program of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California, has been an effective tool in curbing family violence within the military community; (2) such program is a model for future New Parent Support Programs throughout the Marine Corps, Navy, Army, and Air Force; and (3) in light of the pressures and strains placed upon military families and the benefits of the New Parent Support Program in helping "at-risk" families, the Department of Defense should seek ways to ensure that in future fiscal years funds are made available for New Parent Support Programs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in amounts sufficient to meet requirements for those programs. (b) REPORT. —Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the New Parent Support Program of the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include in the report the following: (1) A description of how the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are each implementing a New Parent Support Program and how each such program is organized, (2) A description of how the implementation of programs for the Army, Navy, and Air Force compare to the fully implemented Marine Corps program. (3) The number of installations that the four Armed Forces have each scheduled to receive support for the New Parent Support Program. (4) The number of installations delayed in providing the program. (5) The number of programs terminated. (6) The number of programs with reduced support.

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