[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1624. Mr. TESTER 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:

       At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 706. PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH READINESS SERVICES 
                   TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE 
                   BASED ON NEED.

       (a) Provision Authorized.--Section 1074a(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may also provide to any 
     member of the Selected Reserve not described in subsection 
     (d)(1) or (f) care for behavioral health conditions if the 
     Secretary determines, based on the most recent medical exam 
     or mental health assessment of such member, that the receipt 
     of such care by such member will ensure that such member 
     meets applicable standards of medical readiness.''.
       (b) Funding.--Subject to applicable provisions of 
     appropriations Acts, amounts available to the Department of 
     Defense for the Defense Health Program shall be available for 
     the provision of behavioral health services under section 
     1074a(g) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by 
     subsection (a)).
       (c) Budgeting for Health Care.--In determining the amounts 
     to be required for behavioral health services for members of 
     the Selected Reserve under section 1074a(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code (as so amended), for purposes of the 
     budget of the President for fiscal years after fiscal year 
     2016, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Health Affairs shall consult with appropriate 
     officials having responsibility for the administration of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the Chief 
     of the National Guard Bureau with respect to the National 
     Guard.
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