[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1751. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 721. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF VETS4WARRIORS 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not terminate 
     the peer support program of the Department of Defense known 
     as the Vets4Warriors program unless the Secretary determines, 
     through a public process established by the Secretary, that 
     members of the Armed Forces will receive adequate mental 
     health care and resources in the absence of such program.
       (b) Evaluation of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of peer-to-peer 
     counseling in assisting members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families.
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