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 123STA T . 23 06PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9ofap p r opr i a tenumb er s of c ase mana g ers to pro v i d e individua l- i z ed support for militar y families w it h special needs .‘ ‘ (F)R e q uirements regarding the development and contin- uous updating of an individualized services plan (medical and educational) for each military family with special needs. ‘‘( G ) Requirements for record k eeping , reporting, and continuous monitoring of available resources and family needs under individualized services support plans for military families with special needs, including the establishment and mainte- nance of a central or various regional databases for such pur- poses. ‘‘(f) PROG R AMS . — ( 1 ) T he O ffice shall establish, maintain, and oversee a program to provide information and referral services on special needs matters to military families with special needs on a continuous basis regardless of the location of the member ’ s assignment. The program shall provide for timely access by mem- bers of such military families to individual case managers and counselors on matters relating to special needs. ‘‘( 2 ) The Office shall establish, maintain, and oversee a program of outreach on special needs matters for military families with special needs. The program shall— ‘‘( A ) assist military families in identifying whether or not they have a member with special needs and ‘‘( B ) provide military families with special needs with information on the services, support, and assistance available through the D epartment of Defense regarding such members with special needs, including information on enrollment in pro- grams of the military departments for such services, support, and assistance. ‘‘( 3 )(A) The Office shall provide support to the S ecretary of each military department in the establishment and sustainment by such Secretary of a program for the support of military families with special needs under the j urisdiction of such Secretary. E ach program shall be consistent with the policy developed by the Office under subsection (e). ‘‘(B) Each program under this paragraph shall provide for appropriate numbers of case managers for the development and oversight of individualized services plans for educational and med- ical support for military families with special needs. ‘‘( C ) Services under a program under this paragraph may be provided by contract or other arrangements with non-Department of Defense entities qualified to provide such services. ‘‘(g) R E SO U R C ES.—The Secretary of Defense shall assign to the Office such resources, including personnel, as the Secretary con- siders necessary for the discharge of the responsibilities of the Office, including a sufficient number of members of the armed forces to ensure appropriate representation by the military depart- ments in the personnel of the Office. ‘‘(h) RE P OR T S.—(1) N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y ear 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the Office. ‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the fol- lowing