[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1480. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Insert after section 588 the following:

     SEC. 588A. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON 
                   PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) programs under the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program 
     provide community-based outreach services that coordinate 
     state and local resources into a single network to offer 
     critical support to members of the Armed Forces before, 
     during, and after military service deployments;
       (2) services under the Beyond Yellow Ribbon program include 
     substance abuse treatment, mental health, suicide prevention, 
     employment services, educational assistance, military sexual 
     assault referrals, health care, marriage and financial 
     counseling and other related services;
       (3) programs under the Beyond Yellow Ribbon program have 
     helped thousands of members of the Armed Forces, veterans and 
     their family members cope with the challenges associated with 
     deployments and military service;
       (4) programs under the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program 
     have seen significant outcomes in areas including suicide 
     prevention, access to mental health care, homelessness 
     prevention, and access to employment for veterans; and
       (5) the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program has enduring 
     value; and
       (6) the Department of Defense should identify permanent 
     funding and continue its support for the Beyond the Yellow 
     Ribbon program as the needs of our men and women in the Armed 
     Forces and their families for outreach and reintegration 
     services continue to increase.
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