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 124 STAT. 4231 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (1) The number of child development centers currently located on military installations. (2) The number of dependents of members of the Armed Forces utilizing such child development centers. (3) The number of dependents of members of the Armed Forces that are unable to utilize such child development centers due to capacity limitations. (4) The types of financial assistance available for child care provided by the Department of Defense off-installation to members of the Armed Forces (including eligible members of the reserve components). (5) The extent to which members of the Armed Forces are utilizing such financial assistance for child care off-installa- tion. (6) The methods by which the Department of Defense reaches out to eligible military families to increase awareness of the availability of such financial assistance. (7) The formulas used to calculate the amount of such financial assistance provided to members of the Armed Forces. (8) The funding available for such financial assistance in the Department of Defense and in the military departments. (9) The barriers to access, if any, to such financial assist- ance faced by members of the Armed Forces, including whether standards and criteria of the Department of Defense for child care off-installation may affect access to child care. (10) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate in connection with such report, including with respect to the enhancement of access to Department of Defense child care development centers and financial assistance for child care off-installation for members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle J—Other Matters SEC. 591. AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCEPT GIFTS FROM NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. (a) CODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY TO COVER ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Chapter 155 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2601 the following new section: ‘‘§ 2601a. Direct acceptance of gifts by members of the armed forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) shall issue regulations to provide that, subject to such limitations as may be specified in such regula- tions, the following individuals may accept gifts from nonprofit organizations, private parties, and other sources outside the Depart- ment of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security: ‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b). ‘‘(B) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard described in subsection (c).