Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§1046 Overseas Temporary Foster Care Program
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 53 — MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 1046
Summary
The Secretary can set up a program to give temporary foster care overseas for children who are with military members stationed abroad. The foster care must be like the kind provided by state and local governments in the United States. The Secretary may pay the costs from the Secretary’s appropriated funds, following rules the Secretary creates.
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Title 10, §1046
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(a)Program Authorized.—
The Secretary concerned may establish a program to provide temporary foster care services outside the United States for children accompanying members of the armed forces on duty at stations outside the United States. The foster care services provided under such a program shall be similar to those services provided by State and local governments in the United States.
(b)Expenses.—
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the expenses related to providing foster care services under subsection (a) may be paid from appropriated funds available to the Secretary.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1046, added Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 708(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2572, related to preseparation counseling, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 502(b)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1557.
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10 U.S.C. § 1046
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110