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 123STA T . 231 6PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9(b)ELEM E NTS.—Ther e po r ts h al l inc l ud e an assess m ent o f the follo w in g: ( 1 ) The current a v ailabilit y of , and the additional need for, assistance (including general information, psychological counseling, financial assistance, leave for travel, and legal serv - ices) provided by the military departments to left-behind mem- bers of the A rmed F orces involved in international intrafamilial child abductions for the purpose of obtaining the return of their abducted children and ensuring the military readiness of such members of the Armed Forces. ( 2 ) The measures ta k en by the D epartment of Defense and the military departments, including any written policy guidelines, to prevent the abduction of children of members of the Armed Forces. ( 3 ) The means by which members of the Armed Forces are educated on the risks of international intrafamilial child abduction, particularly when they first arrive at a military installation overseas or when the Armed Forces receive notice that a member is considering marriage or divorce overseas. SEC.571 . A SSESS M E NTOFI M P ACT OF D EP L O Y MENT OF MEM B E R S OFT H E ARMED FORCES ON THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. (a) ASSESSMENT R E QUIR E D .— (1) I N G ENER A L.—The S ecretary of Defense shall undertake a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of military deploy- ment on the dependent children of deployed members of the Armed Forces. (2) CO NSIDERATION O F SE P ARATE C ATEGORIES OF C H IL- DREN.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall separately address each of the following cat- egories of dependent children of deployed members: (A) P reschool-age children. ( B ) Elementary-school age children. (C) Teenage or adolescent children. (3) CONSIDERATION OF SEPARATE CATEGORIES OF MEM- B ERS.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall separately address children of deployed mem- bers in the following circumstances: (A) Two-parent families with only one parent in the Armed Forces. (B) M embers who are single parents. (C) Parents who are both members and sub j ect to dual deployments. (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment undertaken under subsection (a) shall specifically address the following: (1) The impact that separation due to the deployment of a military parent or parents has on children. (2) The impact that multiple deployments of a military parent or parents have on children. (3) The impact that the return from deployment of a severely wounded or injured military parent or parents has on children. ( 4 ) The impact that the death of a military parent or parents in connection with a deployment has on children. ( 5 ) The impact that deployment of a military parent or parents has on children with pree x isting psychological condi- tions, such as anxiety and depression.