by the pilot program. 575. Pilot program on participation of military spouses in Transition Assistance Program activities (a) Pilot program required The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasability and advisability of permitting military spouses to participate in activities under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, on military installations. (b) Locations The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five military installations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. (c) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Participation (1) In general Under the pilot program, the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces assigned to a military installation at which the pilot program is carried out who is participating in activities under the Transition Assistance Program may participate in such activities under the Program as the spouse considers appropriate, regardless of whether the member is also participating in such activities at the time of the spouse's participation. (2) Adequate facilities The Secretary shall ensure that the facilities for the carrying out of activities under the Transition Assistance Program at each installation at which the pilot program is carried out are adequate to permit the participation in such activities of any spouse of a member of the Armed Forces at the installation who seeks to participate in such activities. (e) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program, including a comprehensive description of the pilot program. (2) Final report Not later than six months after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the