0790-AI49 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0790 Office of the Secretary OS 0700 Department of Defense DOD Family Advocacy Program

This final rule will establish policy and assign responsibilities for addressing child abuse and domestic abuse through the Family Advocacy Program (FAP). The FAP "Guidelines for Clinical Intervention for Persons Reported as Domestic Abusers" provides clinical guidelines for the FAP assessment, clinical rehabilitative treatment, and ongoing monitoring and risk management of individuals who have reported to FAP by means of an unrestricted report for domestic abuse against current or former spouses, or intimate partners. This rule broadens the scope of FAP services to include former and current same-sex spouses in a legal union recognized as a marriage by a State or other jurisdiction. This rule will extend benefits to same-sex spouses of military service members and DoD civilians following the June 26, 2013, U.S. Supreme Court decision to declare Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Other 32 CFR 61 5 U.S.C. 552a 10 U.S.C. 1058(b) 10 U.S.C. 1783 10 U.S.C. 1787 10 U.S.C. 1794 Pub. L. 103-337 No Interim Final Rule 03/04/2015 80 FR 11778 Interim Final Rule Effective 03/04/2015 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/04/2015 Final Rule 10/00/2018 DoD Instruction 6400.01 ("Family Advocacy Program") and DoD Manual 6400.01 Volume 1 ("Family Advocacy Program (FAP): FAP Standards"). No No None No No No No Mary Campise 0790 Office of the Secretary OS 571 372-5346 mary.e.campise.civ@mail.mil 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria VA 22350