[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2325. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
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 VII, add the following:

     SEC. 7__. 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 amended by subsection (a), for 
     purposes of the budget of the President for fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 2019, 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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